Megaptera's Collection

Last two years of Safari have been even better than CollectA's and this Sumatran rhinoceros, sculpted by Doug Watson, is a symbol of the new golden era.

That's right. Safari gets better and better. I have to thank Mr. Watson for that wonderful model. I like it, when they show their sculptors.

My newcomer: the Papo Giant Panda:)

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Nice panda

Great panda, we don't see it often being posted here and I think it is nice.

Thank you. It really is a great model of this species.

Today, the Play visions Amazon River Dolphin from PeGe has arrived:

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You received this rare figure from someone that loves river dolphins. Really hard to find, congratulations.

Thank you. I'm really happy that PeGe handed it over to me. This is a wonderful model.

Next must have for you :)

Thank you, Andreas

For some strange reason I have visited this topic for a while, - you got SO many wonderful models, and several great rarities

Thank you, Susanne. I'm really happy with this collection. But there are still many other wonderful species I want to add. And it's also good for my daughters. They like them very much and learn more about animals on our planet :)

Megaptera wrote:

.....And it's also good for my daughters. They like them very much and learn more about animals on our planet :)

Lucky daughters !!!!

It is not unusual that I get completly stunned by the lack of knowledge about animals, that people show, f.inst. on TV !
Many people can't distinguish a seagull from a blackbird.
Even once in a film about animals of the African desert : "And here comes a hyena" while the film showed a jackal

SUSANNE wrote:

Megaptera wrote:

.....And it's also good for my daughters. They like them very much and learn more about animals on our planet :)

Lucky daughters !!!!

It is not unusual that I get completly stunned by the lack of knowledge about animals, that people show, f.inst. on TV !
Many people can't distinguish a seagull from a blackbird.
Even once in a film about animals of the African desert : "And here comes a hyena" while the film showed a jackal

I know what you mean.
Last weekend we were in a Zoo and there was a father, who told his daughter that the bird in front of them is an Ostrich. But it was a Rhea. Some people in Germany can't even distinguish between a roe deer and a stag.

Really you even notice these very tiny errors by non-zoo-enthusiasts, that only experts could notice? I've seen people in zoos calling turkeys to cassowaries, squirrels to genets, pigeons to penguins (and of course "Dory" to any blue fish)... And buying figures can be a funny thing too. I bought my Tibetan fox by a seller that are calling raccoon to the red panda amongst others... and looking in TaoBao can be terrific! From reindeer to any kind of deer to whale shark or white shark to any species of shark.... or even, scorpion to a gallinule and squids to various fishes and crustaceans

Showing my recently bought Bullyland Asian black bear to a pal in my job, he stated that it's a monkey...

I'm a passionated zoologist. I feel every disruption of zoological knowledge

You are running out of space for new toys, but your collection is amazing.

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You are running out of space for new toys, but your collection is amazing.

Thank you very much. Yes, I need more space

My newcomer, the Maia and Borges Wood duck:

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My newcomer, the Maia and Borges Wood duck:

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That's one of my favorite figures of that wonderful series. It was a pity that it was not successful despite the high quality standard levels. I wished M&B released more series like this one but, unfortunately, they were often represented by the same distributors as Schleich and their animal series got depreciated. They are also a little pricey for a brand that is not so well known as it deserved.

Yes, M&B is doing a great job. I still need the Atlantic Right Whale from this company. Hopefully, they will create some new models in the future. In my opinion the price of the birds and the Dolphin was ok. After all, they are very well made. :)

Megaptera wrote:

Yes, M&B is doing a great job. I still need the Atlantic Right Whale from this company. Hopefully, they will create some new models in the future. In my opinion the price of the birds and the Dolphin was ok. After all, they are very well made. :)

You are right. They're not that expensive and they deserve all money invested on it. By the way, I still can find some M&B sea life locally. If you have troubles finding the right whale, I can take a look around.

Thanks. That would be great. The Right Whale is often out of stock in Germany.