The Curious Compendium 2023 Tour Finale: Griffons!

Nice family :)

Love both these groups. Like a lot of kids, as soon as I learned about okapi, I decided it was my favorite animal. They still rank very high! And look at those big honey badgers, wow!

Thank you everyone. :)

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Ok, this one is kind of a two-fer fact... I read that meerkats are quite adept at hunting scorpions. They can snatch one up before it can prepare an attack to sting them, they quickly bite off the stinger and then can enjoy a mostly safe meal. Apparently, scorpions can have venom on their exoskeleton (I could not 100% verify this albeit I was only able to do a quick Google search) so meerkats also rub them around in the sand to remove this excess before eating. Anyhow, that is what I read!

Beautiful meerkats colony!

Which brand are the 3 first honey badges from please?

Wonderful meerkats! The old Schleich ones are such gems. Really love the Papo trio too

The largue figure is very Nice.

Thank you everyone. @Alain, I don't remember the brand off the top of my head... I got them off of Amazon and I think they are PVC copies of an artist's resin sculpture (if I am remembering right). I will try to look them up in my data list to see if I know of a brand for them.

Warthogs!

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Warthogs have altruistic traits. They have been known to adopt piglets if the adult has lost their own litter or if the new piglets are orphans. This is known as "cooperative breeding" or "allosucking". They have been known to live for up to 17 years in the wild (though this is very rare). Lastly, when the family enters their burrow, piglets go in first and then mom backs in. This is so that if anything comes sniffing around the entrance she will be able to defend it.

So many wonderful warthog models in toy form. It's so hard to choose that I have about a dozen of them

Thank you Jolie and Andreas. They are a fun species IMO.

Quick comment here: there are 3 more photos to show for Africa and then a short 8 photos for the next category. Then my last and broadest mammal category will last a while...

Thank you Taylor.

Atlas bear, African crested porcupine, aardvark!

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I will address the Atlas bear in the room... this species went extinct (circa late 1800s). They were the only bear native to Africa. They were said to be rather dark in color but could bleach lighter from the sun. They are named after the Atlas mountains. They are largely famous for (and went extinct due to) intense sport hunting and capture by the Romans for colloseum-like fights.

Interesting bear. Is the figure marked as Atlas bear or a repaint?

Mine is a repaint, it was a black bear chinamal type figure.

Thanks

Mixed small mammals!

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Fun facts! These guys can eat things most other mammals can't including poisonous millipedes, very ripe carrion, and a fruit called Strychnos (you guessed it! This is where deadly strychnine comes from). If you are sprayed by their musk the odor can last as long as 3 months!

I love these P.V. viverrids!

Must haves, all

One of the nicest tube sized figures set of ever. Nobody was brave enough to release anything similar.

Thank you my friends!

Barbary sheep and red river hog!

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Fun facts on Barbary sheep! They are the species in the genus Ammotragus. If facing danger they usually try to stand perfectly still first instead of running. Reportedly, females are the ones who tend to be aggressive; males typically only show aggression during the mating season.

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Thank you everyone. @Alain, I don't remember the brand off the top of my head... I got them off of Amazon and I think they are PVC copies of an artist's resin sculpture (if I am remembering right). I will try to look them up in my data list to see if I know of a brand for them.

Warthogs!

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Warthogs have altruistic traits. They have been known to adopt piglets if the adult has lost their own litter or if the new piglets are orphans. This is known as "cooperative breeding" or "allosucking". They have been known to live for up to 17 years in the wild (though this is very rare). Lastly, when the family enters their burrow, piglets go in first and then mom backs in. This is so that if anything comes sniffing around the entrance she will be able to defend it.

what brand is the one on the top shelf at the right hand side - trotting

I really like how expressive this model is.

You've got a nice herd of warthogs here Paige!

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Thank you my friends!

Barbary sheep and red river hog!

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Fun facts on Barbary sheep! They are the species in the genus Ammotragus. If facing danger they usually try to stand perfectly still first instead of running. Reportedly, females are the ones who tend to be aggressive; males typically only show aggression during the mating season.

love these models! I have the red river hog on the right. These are really beautiful animals in person.

Beautieful figures. I have seen (long time ago) the K&M red river hog on collectorsquest page from Willy and the next weekend i found the figure on a flea market.

I love that brightly colored red river hog. They are such handsome animals. I have a red river hog plush that is one of my favorites. Also love all your little weird mammals, they are always great figures!