2017 African wildlife from all brands - Updated 8 january

Here is a place to post and discuss all the 2017 African wildlife models from all brands.

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Thankyou for starting this topic too

Again, - isnt the antelope a re-launch, just skipping 2016 in the catalogue ? [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

SUSANNE wrote:

Thankyou for starting this topic too

Again, - isnt the antelope a re-launch, just skipping 2016 in the catalogue ? [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Yes it is... With a new coat! ... But I can't see where

Sable looks no different to me

SeanieP wrote:

Sable looks no different to me

It was a joke, I can't see a difference too .

So, are you agree i will remove it from the next map?

The sable antelope is a mistery, I tried to check if they had redesigned the facial mask but it looks identical.
It is listed on official website as a new 2017 figure but I can't find it in their online shop, contrarily to all new releases. Maybe it was just a mistake.
Although only Schleich and Safari are listed, it seems collections are getting less Africa centred. Maybe it is a result from a more diversified group of species, favouring other continents.
I also don't understand Safari's penguin choice, maybe anything related with a movie, they have a rich range of standard sized penguin figures, among them, a sliding South African penguin. Another African penguin, a creature quite similar to a humboldt penguin that Safari also have in their range. If they wanted to make a banded penguin, they could choose a Magellanic penguin or just a Galapagos as they have in their Toobs.

CollectA added

Thank you very much Christophe

My pleasure Jean-Luc

Papo added... I so badly wanted to do it before Christmas

Not a lot of animals for Africa this year. Liking the Bongo and Secretary Bird--different. I also like the light colored maned lion.

Africa used to represent almost half of the releases for a year. In my point of view, it is quite good that things are much more diversified now in terms of species and geography. We are so fortunate these days that, even if African animals are not many, we have a bongo, a chameleon, a fennec and a secretary bird. Christophe, I don't know where to find these pictures of Papo, I wanted to add the fennec to the list but...

Roger--did you see the new Papo 2017 catalog?

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The Fennec job is done now.

Merry Christmas

A must have for my specie zoo is the Cameroon sailfin chameleon, also interesting is that beautieful bongo and the secretary bird :)

Kiki! And when We,ll begin a voting about of the BEST model of 2016!!!!

It will come very soon Sergey

Bullyland added

The secretary bird, the chameleon and the Bongo are interesting for my zoo, especially the chameleon

widukind wrote:

The secretary bird, the chameleon and the Bongo are interesting for my zoo, especially the chameleon

Interresting list Andreas, especially teh chameleon and secretary bird. The Bongo is nice of course but with Kaiyodo, Starlux and Anna's one I already have two fantastic ones... Okay, there is always enough place for another good Bongo figure

I have the female Gorilla and I love this model

Kikimalou wrote:

widukind wrote:

The secretary bird, the chameleon and the Bongo are interesting for my zoo, especially the chameleon

Interresting list Andreas, especially teh chameleon and secretary bird. The Bongo is nice of course but with Kaiyodo, Starlux and Anna's one I already have two fantastic ones... Okay, there is always enough place for another good Bongo figure

I have the female Gorilla and I love this model

I have also the Starlux and the PV version, but it looks beautieful. It is not so high on my wishlist as the Saiga but i think i will add it :)