Papo 2018 News!

I like that blue whale a lot! Any idea when it will be released?

I wonder how large the Blue Whale will be...

Looks like this will be a Blue Whale year.

Here are some additional pictures from the new Papo catalog:
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A tamer to match the large number of bipedal animals such as Polar Bear, Grizzly, Black Bear, Tiger, Mountain Gorilla and all the carnivorous Dinosaurs, I think he will not survive.    
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The Rattlesnake seems to be bendable:
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New there are some displays: ice field (that looks quite ok), jungle, savannah and prehistoric times. I think it's a good idea, but they could have been more natural, not so comic-colorful. The animal models do not really come into their own. Let's see, maybe they really look better.
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...the jungle display can be combined with the savannah display
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Unfortunately, there is only a small, poorly printed picture of the blue whale's open mouth, but at least:
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...and an Inuit
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It continues for the horses and riding fans:
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...Papo wants to make Schleich competitors

And from the farm series these new models:
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That angora rabbit is so gona move in!

All very interesting, thanks for sharing!

Oh wow that's great farmlife! I love the chicken!

The models should be available as follows:

- in the first quarter: all wildlife models (except the giraffe and the tamer in the second quarter), Blacktip Reef Shark, Humpback Whale calf, Albatross, Alezan Hanovrian Horse, Prehistoric man, juvinile Spinosaurus, Amargasaurus,

- second quarter: all four displays, Sperm Whale, Whale Shark, Poitou Donkey, Therizinosaurus, Iguanodon

- in the third quarter the remaining models

Sold out to stock: White baby Crocodile, Gibbon, gift box Meerkats, Platypus, Limousine calf and the Rooster.

Nice Silkie chicken. ^^

Can you post the link to the Papo catalogue, please?

Wow, the angora rabbit is so cute! And the angora goats and the silky chicken, so lovely! 
No new cats or dogs? 
By the way, why did they put penguins on the cover next to that Inuit man? That can only cause confusion about the life on two different continents and people already confuse them way too often 
I just notice they made a model of a tamer , like in circus yes? Horrible, ithink it doesn't belong to our times and I think it's a shame that the toy company sees it as a good idea to make a model like that. Like, kids will play about abusing animals and see the circus with animals like it's a normal thing? i don't get it.

Thanks Ralf :)

Tupolew Tu-154 wrote:

Can you post the link to the Papo catalogue, please?

Sorry, there is no link, it's photos.

Thanks for sharing, in overall saddly very few models for me, but I really like the chicken. I heard that the hippo female and the anteater also won't be produced anymore, is that true?

Thanks for sharing
Wow, the angora rabbit is so cute! And the angora goats and the silky chicken, so lovely!

A very good catalogue! I also like the Silkie Chicken:)

Ana wrote:

Wow, the angora rabbit is so cute! And the angora goats and the silky chicken, so lovely! 
No new cats or dogs? 
By the way, why did they put penguins on the cover next to that Inuit man? That can only cause confusion about the life on two different continents and people already confuse them way too often 
I just notice they made a model of a tamer , like in circus yes? Horrible, ithink it doesn't belong to our times and I think it's a shame that the toy company sees it as a good idea to make a model like that. Like, kids will play about abusing animals and see the circus with animals like it's a normal thing? i don't get it.

Sorry, no new cats and dogs.

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I also find the front part of the zoo really bad, the cages are reminiscent of the prison more than a hundred years ago, that has nothing to do with a modern zoo today. The two free enclosures are okay, but a bit to small. Also it is not nice for children to play, everything is too tight.
I do not know what Papo thought.  
Please do not misunderstand, I like old animal houses in zoos and their history, but if they are contemporary and appropriate to the species with smaller animals.
Since I like the new displays much better, even if they look a bit unnatural.

Thanks dear friends

arafan wrote:

Thanks for sharing, in overall saddly very few models for me, but I really like the chicken. I heard that the hippo female and the anteater also won't be produced anymore, is that true?

I can not tell you now, I'm back to work on Monday, so I can check again. Now it's the weekend.

Hey, thank you, Yurumi:)
Yes, for example the Zoo Leipzig is a good example of how a modern zoo should look like.

Megaptera wrote:

Yes, for example the Zoo Leipzig is a good example of how a modern zoo should look like.

Not really. They shot two young lions, which arer escaped from their cage. There was no visitors at this time in the zoo, so they should use a tranquilizer gun or a net gun.

Yurumi, can you post the photos from fantasy and knights, please?

Tupolew Tu-154 wrote:

Megaptera wrote:

Yes, for example the Zoo Leipzig is a good example of how a modern zoo should look like.

Not really. They shot two young lions, which arer escaped from their cage. There was no visitors at this time in the zoo, so they should use a tranquilizer gun or a net gun.

Yurumi, can you post the photos from fantasy and knights, please?

Also not right, not out of cage, but broke out of the free enclosure and it only had to be shot a lion, as there was a danger that this breaks two security barriers of employees. It was previously tried to work with anesthesia, but this has not worked and the lion was unpredictable and unfortunately had to be shot as a last resort, for the safety of the zoo animal keepers. The second lion still lives in Leipzig Zoo with a female.

Sorry, of the fantasy and knights I did not take any pictures, we are here in an animal forum

It was terrible, that the anesthesia didn't work:(
But nonetheless the Zoo Leipzig is a very good zoo and it is my favourite zoo:)

Megaptera wrote:

It was terrible, that the anesthesia didn't work:(
But nonetheless the Zoo Leipzig is a very good zoo and it is my favourite zoo:)

I agree with you completely.

Very happy to see the Angora rabbit and goats so they will be on my wish list along with the Silkie.

Damn,..my papo wishlist grows..that silkie chick! aaah. And hooray for the angora bunny. It will come with the rattlesnake