Safari collector`s case, "Jungle".

A little while ago I discovered the Collector's case with wild animals, and bought one. I thought they might be similar to the Authentics-models.
They were not. They weren`t even marked "Safari", only "CHINA".
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One of the models that cought my eye was the caiman...wow, a brown variation !
But, no, he is more like a cheaper copy..but I like him anyway  
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Then, quite accidentally, Torben had a similar set on ebay, - with a GREEN caiman:cheers:
To make sure they are not mixed up, I put a thin, black thread on these loose ones.
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Here my little flock of Safari crocks  
The two to the right are the old ( front) and newer authentics crocodilles.
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So they are not Authentics-style.
But I was delighted that some of these little "China"-animals are actually copies of the regular ones , - just look at the camel here, esp the one from the case is clearly a mini-copy of the retired Safari camel  
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The hippoes are also copies, but here the "loose" hippo is more similar to the regular Safari hippo.
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I do not have that many Safari wildlife-models, but, LOOK !
The black panther is a tiny Vanishing Wild kitty    
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Perhaps some of you , who have more safari-models, can tell me if these are copies ?
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The elefant in the middle is the newer Authentics-elefant.
These  CHINA-models are actually nicer, IMHO  
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Same goes for the rhinos  
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The authentics-lion ( later model) is very cute. But the two Chinese ones aren? t bad..
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Giraffes and bears
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This is a very informative topic! Very interesting how these little figures are clearly based on larger ones.
The most impressive is the black jaguar based on Vanishing Wild figure. Thanks for sharing!

What you all find!!! Very interesting Susanne!! And big congrats

Thankyou Croger and Andreas

Fantastic little newcomers Susanne!! Congratulations!!
Also thanks for comparison photos!!
I think it is sometimes like that also with tube animals. My son has farm tube from Safari in which cow and little piglet as well as Shire horse are based on Schleich regular sized animals :)

I love this topic Susanne; thank you for posting!! The pictures and descriptions are great and really interesting. I think the Chinese Elephants are indeed prettier than the Authentics one. They are all really charming!

Very nice newcomers Susanne. It is always funny to see how some copies could look better than originals

Also, the Tiger figure (which is the same as the Tiger Toob figure) is a miniature of the Vanishing Wild Bengal Tiger.
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The Toob Lion (= Collector Case Lion) is a miniature of the Wild Safari Lion introduced in like 2003 (?):
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The Elephant (a mini-clone of this Wild Safari):
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The Rhino is a mini-clone of the original 1996 Wild Safari Rhino
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The Gorilla is a mini-clone of the Vanishing Wild Mountain Gorilla male:
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I think the Giraffe is a rough copy of the Wild Safari Giraffe:
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WOW! Thankyou very much Sphyrna

Sphyrna beat me to it, but yes they look like copies to me. Congrats Susanne!

Thankyou, friends

I am happy you have kind comments, even if they are "only" little cheap China-models