With long ears & an ever-twitching nose these mammals are familiar faces across the globe Coming out to eat at dusk rabbits & hares find soft shoots & grasses while being alert to potential danger They use their front incisors to cut their food while the teeth near the back grind it Their front teeth never dull because they grow throughout their entire life When threatened they bounce away looking for a place to hide Depending on speed to escape from predators these mammals use their strong hind legs & feet often bounding in a zig zag pattern or even just leaping into the air Fun Facts Females can give birth to thirty young annually ...

Item size in cm L x W x H 8 0 x 3 1 x 6 1 With coats of gray white red brown or black these canines are well-suited for any terrain Wolves are carnivorous canines that vary in size depending on their habitat They travel in packs led by the Alpha pair They hunt in packs too this way they can take down bigger prey A prey that stands its ground has a better chance for survival since wolves can chase their prey reaching speeds of forty miles per hour with the help of their specialized paws & body structure By marking their hunting territory wolves are one step closer to ensuring their survival & their need for almost two tons of meat per year To combat the elements wolves have thick fur made up of two layers The top layer contains guard hairs which repel dirt & water while the bottom layer insulates their body Fun Facts A wolf s tail constitutes one quarter of its body length ...

Item size in cm L x W x H 5 5 x 1 9 x 4 0 With coats of gray white red brown or black these canines are well-suited for any terrain Wolves are carnivorous canines that vary in size depending on their habitat They travel in packs led by the Alpha pair They hunt in packs too this way they can take down bigger prey A prey that stands its ground has a better chance for survival since wolves can chase their prey reaching speeds of forty miles per hour with the help of their specialized paws & body structure By marking their hunting territory wolves are one step closer to ensuring their survival & their need for almost two tons of meat per year To combat the elements wolves have thick fur made up of two layers The top layer contains guard hairs which repel dirt & water while the bottom layer insulates their body Fun Facts A wolf s tail constitutes one quarter of its body length ...

With coats of gray white red brown or black these canines are well-suited for any terrain Wolves are carnivorous canines that vary in size depending on their habitat They travel in packs led by the Alpha pair They hunt in packs too this way they can take down bigger prey A prey that stands its ground has a better chance for survival since wolves can chase their prey reaching speeds of forty miles per hour with the help of their specialized paws & body structure By marking their hunting territory wolves are one step closer to ensuring their survival & their need for almost two tons of meat per year To combat the elements wolves have thick fur made up of two layers The top layer contains guard hairs which repel dirt & water while the bottom layer insulates their body Fun Facts A wolf s tail constitutes one quarter of its body length ...

Baby Wooly Mammoth The Schleich ranges of hand painted prehistoric mammals are perfect for enjoyable role-play
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Wearing a thick fur coat yaks don t yammer about the cold Standing with S-shaped horns yaks stick to the herd Huddling in the Himalayas or other high places these cattle relatives stay close to keep warm Another way they hold heat is found when they try to cool their bodies down When yaks sweat they secrete something sticky that keeps their hair matted down giving them more insulation Although the females are much smaller than the males yaks can weigh over one ton & reach lengths of over ten feet As domesticated animals yaks are useful in transporting goods & as food with milk & meat at the top of the list Fun Facts One yak yields almost six pounds of fine fiber & hair each year ...

Down at the little lake in the middle of the elf kingdom lives Yasira on her water lily This is an unusual dwelling even for elves Yet this young elf loves her home as all her friends can come visit her here the birds of the forest & the meadow Butterflies too like to set down on the evergreen leaf edge Yasira is often visited by other elves too who come to talk with their friend to laugh or just to spend a few pleasant hours by the water 15 7cm x 14 3cm x 7 7cm ...

Item size in cm L x W x H 10 1 x 4 5 x 8 4 With bold white stripes zebras zig-zag These sleek striped equids live in the savannah grasslands of eastern & southern Africa where they spend most of the day grazing on grass leaves bark roots & stems Each zebra s pattern of stripes is unique The plains or common zebra sport wide stripes on their bodies -- that continue to the undersides -- along with thinner shadow stripes on their hind quarters Their excellent hearing & vision help them escape predators They usually live in family groups of one stallion & several mares but often come together in large herds of several hundred zebras & once a year hundreds of thousands of zebras gather to migrate in search of food & water These herds sometimes mingle with wildebeests ostrich & antelope Zebras tend to be pretty skittish -- who can blame them with all the lions & hyenas around -- & really noisy Their whinnies yelps & barks are their way of c ...