Schleich Asian Elephant Calf

Product Description

Asian elephants generally have significantly more hair on the head & back than their African relatives. The very fact that they have hair at all, is surprising. After all, a thick fur is well known for keeping you warm, which seems rather impractical in the tropical heat. Their hair is, however, very fine. When a fresh gust of wind blows through the thin fuzz, it cools them down. Elephants even have hairs on their tusks. Just like cat whiskers, they serve to sense the environment. Schleich manufacture amazingly wonderful accurate models of all sorts of animals, including this Asian Elephant Calf model. This Schleich Asian Elephant Calf model has been beautifully hand painted to give wonderful role play to children & also makes a great collectors item for the nature enthusiast.