Wolf, Wolves, Bear, Tiger, Lion, Giraffe, Elephant Wild Animal Collectible Replicas

The Vanishing Wild Collectible Wildlife Figurines

The Vanishing Wild Collection is a series of scaled replicas sculpted and hand painted with exacting detail by artisans from around the world. The oversized replicas are lifelike representations of endangered animals. Their natural poses help capture their magnificent beauty and spirit.
(Illustrations are photographs of actual models)

Elephant Baby - Click to see a larger image

Grizzly Bear Cub - Click to see a larger image

Elephant Baby

1:15 Scale - 7" long
Elephants are mammals, and the largest land animals alive today. The elephant's gestation period is 22 months, the longest of any land animal. At birth it is common for an elephant calf to weigh 120 kilograms (265 lb). An elephant may live as long as 70 years, sometimes longer. The largest elephant ever recorded was shot in Angola in 1956. This male weighed about 12,000 kg (26,400 lb), with a shoulder height of 4.2 m (13.8 ft), a metre (3 ft 4 in) taller than the average male African elephant. The smallest elephants, about the size of a calf or a large pig, were a prehistoric species that lived on the island of Crete during the Pleistocene epoch. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)

SAF9091 - $7.99

Grizzly Bear Cub

1:12 Scale - 2¾" long
The grizzly bears that reside in the American northwest are not as large as Canadian or Alaskan sub-species. This is due, in part, to the richness of their diet which in Yellowstone consists of whitebark pine nuts, roots, tubers, grasses, various rodents, army cutworm moths and scavenged carcasses, none of which match the fat content of the salmon available in Alaska and British Columbia. During early spring, as the bears emerge from their dens, elk and bison calves are actively sought. The bear will move in a zig-zag pattern, nose to the ground, hoping to find unsuspecting animals to feed on. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)

SAF9102 - $4.00

Lion Cub

1:12 Scale - 4" long
Lionesses in a pride will synchronize their reproductive cycles so that they cooperate in the raising and suckling of the young, who suckle indiscriminately from any or all of the nursing females in the pride. Cubs usually are born and initially kept hidden from view in thickets or sheltered areas. They weigh 1.2–2.1 kg at birth and are almost helpless, beginning to crawl a day or two after birth and walking around three weeks of age. Weaning occurs after six to seven months. In the wild, competition for food is fierce, and as many as 80% of the cubs will die before the age of two. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)

SAF9062 - $4.00

Mountain Gorilla - Click to see a larger image

Mountain Gorilla Baby - Click to see a larger image

Lioness

1:12 Scale - 9½" long
The lioness has been recognized as the pinnacle of hunting prowess from the earliest of human writings and graphic representations. The lionesses are the hunters for their pride and execute their skills with precision and complex teamwork. Each lioness develops specific skills for her role in the hunting techniques used by her pride and, generally, assumes that role during most hunts. Members of human cultures living among lions in natural habitats have understood this characteristic and often have chosen the lioness to represent their most ferocious war deities and warriors, often naming their male rulers as her "son". (Read more about it at Wikipedia)

SAF9061 - $10.99

Mountain Gorilla

1:12 Scale - Adult Female 4" tall
The Mountain Gorilla has longer and darker hair than other gorilla species, allowing it to live at hot or cold weather and travel into areas where temperatures drop below 32 degrees. It has chose to a life on the ground more than any other non-human primate, and its feet most resemble those of humans. Gorillas can be identified by nose prints unique to each individual. Males usually weigh 2 times as much as the females, adult males also have more pronounced boney crests on the top and back of their skulls, giving their heads a more conical shape. These crests anchor the massive muscles of their large mouth bones. Adult females also have these crests, but they are much less pronounced. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)

SAF9001 - $7.99

Mountain Gorilla Baby

1:12 Scale - Baby 3" tall
The Mountain Gorilla has longer and darker hair than other gorilla species, allowing it to live at hot or cold weather and travel into areas where temperatures drop below 32 degrees. It has chose to a life on the ground more than any other non-human primate, and its feet most resemble those of humans. Gorillas can be identified by nose prints unique to each individual. Males usually weigh 2 times as much as the females, adult males also have more pronounced boney crests on the top and back of their skulls, giving their heads a more conical shape. These crests anchor the massive muscles of their large mouth bones. Adult females also have these crests, but they are much less pronounced. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)

SAF9002 - $4.00

Polar Bear Adult - Click to see a larger image

Siberian Tiger Cub - Click to see a larger image

Timber Wolf Adult Female - Click to see a larger image

Polar Bear Adult

1:15 Scale - 6 " long
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a bear native to the Arctic. The world's largest land carnivore, an adult male weighs around 300–600 kg (660–1320 lb), while an adult female is about half that size. Although it is closely related to the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrow ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice, and open water, and for hunting seals. It feeds almost exclusively on seals, although it is an opportunistic feeder and will eat almost anything if hungry. It is the apex predator within its range. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)

SAF9031 - $7.99

Siberian Tiger Cub

1:10 Scale - 4" long
The Siberian tiger is typically 2-4 inches taller at the shoulder than the Bengal Tiger, which is about 107-110 cm (42-43 in) tall. Apart from its size, the Siberian tiger is differentiated from other tiger subspecies by its mane of fur around the neck, which is much more developed than in other subspecies as an adaptation against the cold. The fur of this subspecies grows longer and thicker than that of other tigers. During cold winter months, the fur can measure as long as 21 inches with 3,000 hairs over every square centimetre of its surface. The paws have extra fur to provide insulation against the snow. Siberian tigers have more white in their coats than other subspecies and coat colour is more gold than orange. Compared to other subspecies, the Siberian tiger has less striping, the stripes being more brown than black. Stripes appear largely absent on the outer area of the front legs. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)

SAF9072 - $5.00

Timber Wolf Adult Female

1:10 Scale - 6" long
The Eastern Wolf (Canis [lupus] lycaon) also know as Eastern Canadian Wolf or Eastern Canadian Red Wolf is traditionally considered to be a subspecies of the Gray Wolf. Sometimes it is also viewed as a result of historical hybridization between grey wolves and red wolves or coyotes. However, recent molecular studies suggest that the eastern wolf is not a gray wolf subspecies, nor the result of gray wolf/coyote hybridization, but a distinct species (Canis lycaon). Many names were proposed, including the Eastern Wolf, Eastern Gray Wolf, Eastern Timber Wolf and Algonquin Wolf, although Eastern Wolf has appeared to gain the most recognition. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)

SAF9021 - $7.99

Timber Wolf Adult Male - Click to see a larger image

Timber Wolf Cub - Click to see a larger image

White Wolf Adult Female - Click to see a larger image

Timber Wolf Adult Male

SAF9020 - $7.99

Timber Wolf Cub

1:10 Scale - 3½" long
The Eastern Wolf (Canis [lupus] lycaon) also know as Eastern Canadian Wolf or Eastern Canadian Red Wolf is traditionally considered to be a subspecies of the Gray Wolf. Sometimes it is also viewed as a result of historical hybridization between grey wolves and red wolves or coyotes. However, recent molecular studies suggest that the eastern wolf is not a gray wolf subspecies, nor the result of gray wolf/coyote hybridization, but a distinct species (Canis lycaon). Many names were proposed, including the Eastern Wolf, Eastern Gray Wolf, Eastern Timber Wolf and Algonquin Wolf, although Eastern Wolf has appeared to gain the most recognition. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)

SAF9022 - $3.50

White Wolf Adult Female

1:10 Scale - 6" long
Wolves' long, powerful muzzles help distinguish them from other canids, particularly coyotes and golden jackals, which have more narrow, pointed muzzles. Wolves differ from domestic dogs in a more varied nature. Anatomically, wolves have smaller orbital angles than dogs (>53 degrees for dogs compared with <45 degrees for wolves) and a comparatively larger brain capacity. Larger paw size, yellow eyes, longer legs, and bigger teeth further distinguish adult wolves from other canids, especially dogs. Also, precaudal glands at the base of the tail are present in wolves but not in dogs. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)

SAF9011 - $7.99

White Wolf Cub - Click to see a larger image

White Wolf Adult Male

1:10 Scale - 6" long
Wolves and most larger dogs share identical dentition. The maxilla has six incisors, two canines, eight premolars, and four molars. The mandible has six incisors, two canines, eight premolars, and six molars. The fourth upper premolars and first lower molars constitute the carnassial teeth, which are essential tools for shearing flesh. The long canine teeth are also important, in that they hold and subdue the prey. Capable of delivering up to 10,000 kPa (1450 lbf/in²) of pressure, a wolf's teeth are its main weapons as well as its primary tools. Therefore, any injury to the jaw line or teeth could devastate a wolf, dooming it to starvation and/or incapacity. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)

SAF9010 - $7.99

White Wolf Cub

1:10 Scale - 3½" long
Wolf pups, at a weight of 0.5 kg (1 lb), are born blind, deaf, and completely dependent on their mother. There can be anywhere from 1 to 14 pups per litter, with the average litter size being about 4 to 6. Pups reside in the den and stay there for no longer than two months. The den is usually on high ground near an open water source, and has an open "room" at the end of an underground or hillside tunnel that can be up to a few meters long. During this time, the pups will become more independent, and will eventually begin to explore the area immediately outside the den before gradually roaming up to a mile away from it at around 5 weeks of age. Wolf growth rate is slower than that of coyotes and dholes. They begin eating regurgitated foods after 2 weeks — by which time their milk teeth have emerged — and are fully weaned by 10 weeks. During the first weeks of development, the mother usually stays with her litter alone, but eventually most members of the pack will contribute to the rearing of the pups in some way. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)