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PostSubject: Schleich seal as grey seal?   Schleich seal as grey seal? EmptyTue 29 Sep 2020 - 16:34

Dear collectors,
I have recently started to catalogue my collection and have arrived to the old retired Schleich seal (14702). I wanted to know if, in your wise opinion, it could be used as grey seal, so that I can use the more recent (14801) as harbour seal.
I have been looking to photographs, and I think that maybe the snout is not correct, since the real animal have a more "dog" style... but I'm not sure.
What do you think?

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PostSubject: Re: Schleich seal as grey seal?   Schleich seal as grey seal? EmptyTue 29 Sep 2020 - 18:54

It is a harbor seal i think

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PostSubject: Re: Schleich seal as grey seal?   Schleich seal as grey seal? EmptyTue 29 Sep 2020 - 20:00

Yes, it's designed to be the Eurasian Harbour Seal, which can also be found in Germany.
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PostSubject: Re: Schleich seal as grey seal?   Schleich seal as grey seal? EmptyTue 29 Sep 2020 - 22:05

You are right, the grey seal has a more dog-like face.
Even if this one is exaggerted cute, the harbour seals have a sweeter look, I think Very Happy

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PostSubject: Re: Schleich seal as grey seal?   Schleich seal as grey seal? EmptyTue 29 Sep 2020 - 22:58

Let me tell you that this figure already had some debat in the past and that was my fault. I decided to list it as a grey seal because it has a lanugo as a pup. These white seals pups do not ocur with harbour seals bso...
Though, this figure was described by the brand as (Phoca vitulina) and it is actually a harbour seal. That picture is enough to see it. Notice the concave head profile of this seal completely different from the straight head profile of a grey seal. Another way is watching the nostrils that are V shaped on harbour seals while they are paralel on grey seals. If you want a grey seal, use the Mojö Fun grey seal it works nicely with the Schleich models.

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PostSubject: Re: Schleich seal as grey seal?   Schleich seal as grey seal? EmptyTue 29 Sep 2020 - 23:30

Thank you all! Honestly :)
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PostSubject: Re: Schleich seal as grey seal?   Schleich seal as grey seal? EmptyWed 30 Sep 2020 - 1:25

I have it in my collection as a harbor seal, too.

EDIT: mine is the 2018 model, actually
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PostSubject: Re: Schleich seal as grey seal?   Schleich seal as grey seal? EmptyWed 30 Sep 2020 - 7:54

This topic already has been discussed before. Somebody have the link to the previous one? I'm lazy for search it haha Razz
Maybe is a good idea to merge both.

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PostSubject: Re: Schleich seal as grey seal?   Schleich seal as grey seal? EmptyWed 30 Sep 2020 - 21:18

Pardofelis wrote:
This topic already has been discussed before. Somebody have the link to the previous one? I'm lazy for search it haha Razz
Maybe is a good idea to merge both.

I think there isn't a topic about this subject but we already discussed it in several other topics, namely the thread about Benjamin's additions. We all now agree, it is a harbour seal with a pup wrongly painted in white color. It is more correct than when I listed it as a grey seal just because of the pup color.

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