Why do giraffes have spots? It is hard to imagine that they would serve as camouflage for such large animals. But it is true: From afar, giraffes look like a big tree.

The Siberian tiger is the largest big cat in the world and can grow up to three metres long from its nose to the tip of its tail.

The Emperor Penguin from schleich®® WILD LIFE has yellow spots on its ears and black and white plumage that looks like a tuxedo.

The Platypus from schleich®® WILD LIFE is an unusual mammal in that it lays eggs.

The Warthog from schleich®® WILD LIFE has strange looking warts and curved tusks that are up to 30 cm long.

The schleich®® figurines are all modelled in finest detail and encourage children to play and learn at the same time. With lions, it is almost exclusively the females that go hunting.

Newborn baby elephants already weigh 100 kilograms and are 90 centimetres tall. After just half an hour they can stand on their own legs and run with the herd.

At the time of their birth, baby giraffes already weigh 50 kilograms and fall from a height of two metres to the ground. But they don't hurt themselves and can already run after a short time.

The giant tortoise from schleich®® WILD LIFE has a large, dome-shaped shell. In nature it can grow 100 to 120 cm long.