The African Penguin is recognizable with its white belly studded with small spots, a real fingerprint. PAPO has recreated a short, stiff & black plumage on the back of the figurine & even the pinkish glands located above the eyes to regulate its body temperature. Endowed with thick webbed feet, the " Black-footed Penguin" is incapable of flying: its wings cut in "scythe" are used to propel itself underwater. Little anecdote: Reputed noisy, some compare its braying to the cry of a donkey.. . ...

The alligator is distinguished from the crocodile by its wider muzzle but also by its color. The latter varies according to the water in which the animal evolves: green for the waters loaded with algae, black for the waters loaded with tannic acid. At the top of its 360 kg, the alligator has a relatively slow body which does not however prevent it from making short bursts of speed, especially when it comes to catching prey. ...

The alpaca is a camelid which in its tural environment, the Andes Cordillera can live up to 4, 500 meters above sea level. This very sociable animal can only live in a herd of at least 3 individuals: a domint male & females accompanied by their calf. Today the alpaca is very appreciated by men for the quality of its wool. ...

papo is world renound for their beautiful lifelike figures, each hand painted figure is lovingly crafted & will delight enquisitive children & adult collectors alike.disappearing 130 million years ago, the amargasaurus was a herbivorous dinosaur from the sauropod family. relatively small, it had a long neck & two large rows of thorns that supported a sail. amargasaurus lived mainly in groups to dissuade the various predators. ...

The Anglo-Arabian is a breed of warm-blooded saddle horse rigited from French. This horse is primarily the result of crossing a Thoroughbred horse with an Arabian horse. The Anglo-Arab is characterized by its looks, its lightness, its skill, its courage & its strong persolity. It is generally said of the Anglo-Arab that it is a good versatile saddle horse, very athletic since it is the result of two breeds with excellent sporting skills. It is a little larger than the Arab, but its size has tended to increase & it is not rare that they reach 1.66 m at the withers. ...

papo is world renound for their beautiful lifelike figures, each hand painted figure is lovingly crafted & will delight enquisitive children & adult collectors alike.the apatosaur is an herbivore of the sauropods family, famous for its imposing size & its long spine. fully grown he could measure up to 21 meters long & 8 meters high & reach can reach a weight of up to 30 tons, making him one of the most imposing beasts to have crossed the earth! ...

The Asian elephant has been since the disappearance of its ancestor the mammoth, the largest land mammal after the African elephant! What distinguishes it from its African cousin are its shorter ears, its smaller size & its trunk which has only one finger at its end while there are two in the African elephant. The trunk is actually an extension of its lip & nose, allowing it to communicate, to bring water & food to the mouth, to pull & transport branches & to trumpet. Its defenses are made up of ivory & emel & are in fact two teeth, used as a tool & as a defense in combat. The elephants live in herds of around 20 individuals & are gathered around the matriarch, the dean of the group. They spend most of their time looking for food. ...

The female crocodile, once fertilized, lays eggs, which can go up to sixty per nest. During the entire incubation period of 80 days, she will watch over her born to be without interruption & very often without feeding. Once they are ready to come out of their shell, their mother delicately carries them in her mouth to the river. Did you know, unlike humans, the sex of a crocodile will be determined by the temperature it makes in the nest: at 31.5 ° it will be an male, if it does more or less hot it will be a female. ...

A tive of the Central Asian steppes, the Bactrian camel, also known as a two-humped camel, belongs to the Camelidae family. Bigger & larger than the dromedary, the camel also has two dorsal humps & a more abundant fur. It is able to adapt to the most extreme climatic conditions: hot & dry summers & harsh & snowy winters, but also to live relatively long without water. ...

The badger, not to be confused with the raccoon, that is rounder & more silky, is very recognizable by its two black bands covering its eyes to the ears, its long white muzzle as well as its gray & black coat. It is a solitary animal that only comes out at dusk, after making sure that no predator is roaming around its burrow. ...