Ages 4-6

The Dilophosaurus lived 200-192 million years ago during the early Jurassic period. It was up to six meters long, and was one of the first large ca...

The Dimetrodon is often referred to as a dinosaur. However, it is a primeval reptile, a so-called Pelycosaurus! The Dimetrodon is often referred t...

Baby African elephants spend 20 to 22 months in their mother's body before they see the light of the world. Female elephants have the longest gesta...

Pintos have unique, beautiful fur drawings that give the horses more personality. Nevertheless, the Pintos do not form a separate breed. They are a...

Cats have an extraordinary sense of balance. And even if they should fall, they hardly get hurt. It is even said that they always land on their fee...

The lynx is best known for the striking tufts of hair on its ears. These do not protect the ears of this predatory cat from the cold, but actually ...

The ankylosaurus had a tail club and all-over bone plate armour, just like the one from Schleich® Dinosaurs! As an herbivorous dinosaur, the ankyl...

The trunk of an elephant is as versatile as a Swiss army knife. Not only can the elephant smell really well with it, it uses it to suck in water, s...

After polar bears, Grizzlies are the world’s second largest bears. Because of their height and their aggressive behaviour, they are considered as v...

The emperor scorpion figurine from schleich® WILD LIFE is striking with lifelike detail! The king-sized pincers…the arching tail…so creepy-crawly r...

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 righ...

The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard in the world. An ambush predator, it waits in the high grass for small rodents, birds and other reptiles. I...

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 greet...

Braunvieh cows are a domestic cattle breed that originated in Switzerland! They have been reared in the Alpine region for many centuries. Braunvie...

The Manatee is a mammal that lives in tropical waters and feeds on seagrass, algae and other aquatic plants. Its closest relative is an elephant. I...

The iguana figurine from schleich® WILD LIFE is crawling with reptilian realism! With its scaly-textured skin and detailed painting, you’ll feel li...

Koalas are quite the sleepy heads! They spend about 14 hours each day taking extensive naps. The rest of the time, they are busy eating eucalyptus...

The sloth spends almost its entire life in the trees of tropical rainforests. Its curved claws give it a firm grip on the branches of the trees. Si...

A rabbit's favourite foods are juicy herbs, fresh clover, salad, twigs and peelings. Rabbits are very sociable animals. When sensing danger, they t...

Hippos are large, heavy herbivores that live near rivers and lakes in Africa. Calves are often born in the water. At birth the hippopotamus calves ...

The Anteater from Schleich® WILD LIFE lives in the savannas and grasslands of Central and South America. The mammal feeds primarily on ants and ter...

In the mountains of Rainbow Island, there lives a winged rainbow unicorn with its little one. The two of them fly over the colorful island to the e...

The Emperor Penguin is the largest and heaviest penguin species. It is also unique for living so far south in Antarctica. Emperor Penguins don’t bu...

The Vulture is a mature griffon vulture. It lives all over Europe, North Africa and Asia. The bird of prey prefers living in open landscapes, on cl...