Africa

Male gorillas often beat their fists on their chests. They do so to show who is the strongest in the group. However, it can also be a kind of greeting. Gorillas don t just walk on the palms of their hands, but also on their knuckles. For this reason,...

All the schleich figures are lovingly hand-painted with detailed modelling and allow kids to learn while they play. The sloth spends almost its entire life in the trees of tropical rainforests. Safety Information:Warning. Not suitable for Children under...

Baby giraffes are reared together with other young animals in a kind of kindergarten. A female giraffe from the herd acts as the "nursery school teacher" and looks after the calves while the other mothers search for food. If predators approach, she...

Cheetahs are excellent hunters. First of all they approach their prey very carefully until they are within a few metres, then when the time is right, they run at lightning speed. If the fleeing prey suddenly changes direction, the Cheetah can simply turn...

The beautiful female Caracal is a special kind of cat: Nothing escapes her because, with her long, black brush ears, this wild cat can hear absolutely everything. Not even the rustling of mice escapes her, as she pounces for her supper. I wonder where...

The Desert Fox from Schleich® WILD LIFE lives in the sandy deserts of North Africa. It has an excellent sense of hearing and can even detect prey that lives underground. The large ears also release body heat, making the fox perfectly adapted to the hot...

Uh oh! It you don’t know this scorpion, you might be scared. But our Emperor Scorpion from Schleich® WILD LIFE hardly ever uses its poisonous tail to sting. It’s more likely to be used as sun protection on a hot day. It relaxes best while sunbathing on...

Despite the camouflage spots in their fur, giraffes do not always remain undetected by predators. But they know to defend themselves and can kick really hard with their front hooves. They mainly do this if they want to protect their young, because the...

Giraffe bulls are so large, they can put their head through the window of the second floor of a building and say "hello". Their tongue is up to 50 centimetres long, is desensitised to prickly leaves, and has an unusual colour: it is dark blue. This...

What an adorable lowland Gorilla family! The mother is watching over her two little infants. One of them looks tired. It’s just sitting sleepily on the ground. Maybe it needs a nap? But the other baby gorilla is full of energy and wants to climb on its...

The cute, armored rhinoceros baby already has the same typical skin as its parents: It looks like it was cobbled together from individual plates. But the horn is still missing. It still has to grow. I wonder if it’s hungry. It’s stretching its head...

The Vulture from Schleich® WILD LIFE is a mature griffon vulture. It lives all over Europe, North Africa and Asia. The bird of prey prefers living in open landscapes, on cliffs or in gorges. It has reddish brown plumage, gray-black wings, and an almost...