if you could choose 5 animals from each range for schleich to make what would they be

australia:numbat,echidna,possum(brush-tail),emu,dingo.
ocean:blue whale,narwhal,beluga whale,thresher shark,fish range
north america:beaver,coyote,puma,fallow deer,bighorn sheep
europe:chamois,mountain goat,barn owl,reindeer,chipmunk
artic & antarctic:wandering albatross,atlantic puffin,musk ox,elephant seal,adelie penguin
prehistoric beasts:wooly rhino,megaloceros,enteledont,maegatherium,(personal favourite )embolotheirium
dinosaurs:ankylosaurus,liopluerodon,megalodon,ornithocheirus,plateosaurus
asia:red panda,sun bear,silvery gibbon,orangutan,snow leopard
south america:capybara,brazilian tapir,toco toucan,anaconda,maned three-toed sloth
africa:bongo,hyena,gerenuk,silverback gorilla,AFRICAN PAINTED DOG

I will suggest some farm animals/pets :

Dogs : Saluki, borzoi, Podengo Portuguese, whippet and Pharao hound

Cats : Blue-masked siamese, Cornish rex, Bengal cat, Havana and American curl ( and a sphinx, but that makes 6 )

Farm : Yersey cow, Zebu, Jutland horse, Silk hens and the large donkey ( can`t remember the name)

And then lots and lots of different monkeys

Raptor wrote:

australia:numbat,echidna,possum(brush-tail),emu,dingo.
ocean:blue whale,narwhal,beluga whale,thresher shark,fish range
north america:beaver,coyote,puma,fallow deer,bighorn sheep
europe:chamois,mountain goat,barn owl,reindeer,chipmunk
artic & antarctic:wandering albatross,atlantic puffin,musk ox,elephant seal,adelie penguin
prehistoric beasts:wooly rhino,megaloceros,enteledont,maegatherium,(personal favourite )embolotheirium
dinosaurs:ankylosaurus,liopluerodon,megalodon,ornithocheirus,plateosaurus
asia:red panda,sun bear,silvery gibbon,orangutan,snow leopard
south america:capybara,brazilian tapir,toco toucan,anaconda,maned three-toed sloth
africa:bongo,hyena,gerenuk,silverback gorilla,AFRICAN PAINTED DOG

Any of your wishlist are real by schleich, so blue whale, narwhal, elephant seal...
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europe-wisent family
nord america-eaglle
south america-condor family
australia-dingo family ,,, aborichinals figures
asia-java rhino
prehistoric mammals,,new mammoth(attack pose),Eobasileus,deinotherium,,synteloceras,,mastodon
arctic-sea leppard
africa-new gorrila's

just my 2 cents

@ Suzanne

you mean a muel

STORMnl wrote:

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@ Suzanne

you mean a mule

Ohhh, yes, yes, OF COURSE
Imagine I forgot

half horse,half donkey

Africa: gerenuk, bontebok, blue crane,nothern bald ibis, klipspringer
Asia: blackbok, sarus crane, saiga antelope, dhole, sambar deer
Europe: sable, mediterranean monk seal, corsac fox,norway lemming, wild goat
America: american porcupine, bassariscus,greater rhea,spectacled bear,sunbittern
Australia:grey goshawk, greater glider,mesembriomys,austrlian brush-turkey,lesser bird-of-paradise
antartica and sea:crabeater seal,long-finned pilot whale,harbour porpoise, rough-toothed dolphin and bearded seal

STORMnl, I think Susanne meant Mammoth Jack, the biggest donkey breed

Africa: Gerenuk, Black Wildebeest, Dikdik, Gelada, Caracal
Asia: Dhole, Clouded Leopard, Manul
Americas: Maned Wolf, Brazilian Tapir
Australia: Palm Cockatoo
Europe: European Pine Marten
Sealife: Leopard Seal

I can't think of any more now

EDIT: Forgot domestic species - Carpathian goat (*click*) and Jersey cow.

Marsupials: Anything that isn't a red kangaroo or koala!

Domestic animals: Belgian blue cattle (because they look weird), new potbellied pig, and a plain ol' longhaired housecat - ie one that isn't some superfloofy Persian or other show breed!

Birds: Ground hornbill, harpy eagle, Egyptian vulture, gastornis or other terror bird, king condor (yes I know it's officially called the king vulture, but as it isn't one I refuse to call it that).

Dinosaurs* - Iguanodon, Compsognathus, Pachycephalosaurus, Therizinosaurus, any kind of feathered... anything!
* - provided they replace their current sculptor with one who knows a thing or two

Mangalarga wrote:

STORMnl, I think Susanne meant Mammoth Jack, the biggest donkey breed

Yes, you are right, Magda, I was thinking about the Mammoth Jack, but of course they should make a mule also

YES to sme mules, and more horses like a whole family of fjords, more wild and feral horses, (Brumbies and Kaimanawas Lol)

Cattle; Ayrshire family, Jersey family, the Swedish old Fjall cows (similar or the same? as Shetland cattle and Iceland cattle)

Africa: Forest Buffalo, Impala, Zebra Duiker, Bongo, Serval
America: Ocelot, Golden lion tamarin, Tayra , Bush Dog, Vicugna
Asia: Gaur, Fishing Cat, Saola, Banded Linsang, Marco Polo sheep
Australia: Tasmanian Devil, Western Quoll, Spotted Cuscus, Lyrebird, Bird-of-paradise
Europe: Iberian Lynx, Mouflon, Fallow Deer, Weasel, Hoopoe
Prehistoric: Entelodon, Arctodus, Elasmotherium, Indricotherium, Dire Wolf

twilighter wrote:

Africa: Forest Buffalo, Impala, Zebra Duiker, Bongo, Serval

No fossa ?

Wildlife: Bongo, Nyala, indian buffalo, Ocelot, Red panda
Farmlife: Belted Galloway (in any colour), Jersey, Shorthorn, goat, sheep
Horses: Suffolk punch, exmoor pony, fjord, belgian draft horse, fell pony

It would be nice is Schleich made a new Okapi

Wildlife - bongo, bontebok, serval, caracal, gerenuk

Farm - Ankole-watusi, belgian blue, Nguni cattle

Dogs - Amstaff, APBT, SBT, Bull terrier (with slightly better downface than CollectA's)

SUSANNE wrote:

twilighter wrote:

Africa: Forest Buffalo, Impala, Zebra Duiker, Bongo, Serval

No fossa ?

Dear Susanne, my list is soоо long, actually :)
In fact, my first choice was fossa, but I considered it's obvious :)
Bear in mind, that Madagascar is distinctive sub-region of the Afrotropic ecozone, I decided to use the slot for endemic animal from the Mainland.

Ahhh, yes, of course it is obvious

Dear Susanne,
Despite my special interest to Malagasy carnivores, like Falanouc and Narrow-striped Boky, I'd never hoped to see them in Schleich catalogue

I think it is good not to expect it, then you will not be disapointed

Previously Schleich had made wonderful "Series" of specific groups of animals, - tropical fish, birds of pray, pure bred cats etc.

They could make a fantastic series of animals of Madagascar, but from what I have seen lately they are stressing other things much more now, like the Fairies, knights, and now the warriors.
One can hope, but I don`t think they will make a special series of animals within reasonable time, - if ever

You're absolutely right, Susanne.
Schleich transforming from animal figures collector's favorite company to fast-food-type machine.