74. 威瑪獵犬 (2014)

品牌 (Brand)：Papo
出品年份 (Release Year)：2014-2015(已絕版)
產品編號 (Item Number)：54026
尺寸 (Size)：10.5 × 7cm
喜愛程度（10為滿分）：❤❤❤❤❤ ❤❤❤❤
產地 (Original)：法(FR)

實物遠比型錄還要更棒的一款模型，應該算是冷門品種? 稍早看過網友的開箱文，原本我還擔心自己會不會手氣不好，剛好買到塗裝有鬥雞眼的狗，PAPO的名犬系列特色包括了分明的肌肉與抓地感強列的腳趾。威瑪獵犬口腔塗層的表現和耳朵部分的處理也讓人相當滿意，銀灰色的體毛中混合粉膚色，正是這種高貴獵犬的特徵。2014年的短命新品，上架才不過短短一年，2015已下線。

威瑪獵犬 (資料來自於互動百科)
威瑪獵犬(Weimaraner)於17世紀發源德國，可是直到19世紀初，威瑪獵犬獨立的品種才出現。德國威瑪大​​公國的貴族們將尋血獵犬配上各種各尖的狩獵犬品種改良成此犬。威瑪獵犬敏銳的嗅覺遺傳自祖先。隨著歷史的發展，德國境內的獵獸也減絕滅盡，威瑪獵犬開始被用於獵鳥。

此犬最特殊的是光亮的雙目和金屬般的銀灰色皮毛，這種獨一無二​​的毛色與姿態，使它首度在1950年的英國犬展露面後，即在國際上贏得“灰色幽靈”的雅號。

Weimaraner Dog (information from wikipedia)
The Weimaraner is a large dog that was originally bred for hunting in the early 19th century. Early Weimaraners were used by royalty for hunting large game such as boar, bear, and deer. As the popularity of large game hunting began to decline, Weimaraners were used for hunting smaller animals like fowl, rabbits, and foxes.

The Weimaraner is an all-purpose gun dog. The name comes from the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Karl August, whose court, based in the city of Weimar (now in modern-day Germany), enjoyed hunting.

73. 灰狼仔 (2014)

品牌 (Brand)：Papo
出品年份 (Release Year)：2014
產品編號 (Item Number)：50162
尺寸 (Size)：6 × 4cm
喜愛程度（10為滿分）：❤❤❤❤❤ ❤❤❤❤❤
產地 (Original)：法(FR)

遲遲來的2015年第一篇動物評鑑文，不知為何，2014年各大廠商的新品，台灣的代理商在進貨供應似乎都出了點問題，網路上除了少數新品外大多都沒進貨。這款2014出品的小灰狼和2012的母灰狼剛好搭成一對，其實2015新品還有出另一款嚎叫灰狼(個人興趣不是很大，所以沒考慮入手)，第一次看到小狼實品照是在網友分享的海外玩具展，然而，量產的實品與展覽產品在塗裝上難免會有所落差，由正面看起來，小狼行走的姿態微微傾斜，由後方看起來牠短短的尾巴和腳掌給人一種生疏的可愛感。

狼 (資料來自於維基百科)
狼 (學名：Canis lupus) ，或稱為灰狼，哺乳綱，犬科，DNA序列與基因研究顯示狼與家犬有共同的祖先，為現生犬科動物中體型最大的物種。狼這個物種曾是地球上分佈地區最廣的哺乳動物，包括北美和歐亞大陸，但如今在西歐、墨西哥與美國大部份地區已然絕跡。它們主要棲息在荒野或偏遠地區，但並不限於此。由於人類蓄意厭惡狼對豢養牲畜不顧一切的獵捕行為、以及害怕被狼攻擊的恐懼、棲息地大量的破壞，其棲息地已經縮減了三分之一。目前，狼主要分佈於亞洲、歐洲、北美和中東 (主要是北半球的溫帶區域) 。它們是生態系統原有的一部分，各地不同生態系統的多樣性，反映了狼這個物種的適應能力。這其中包括而不限於森林、沙漠、山地、寒帶草原、西伯利亞針葉林、草地。

雖然就整個物種而言，狼被世界自然保護聯盟列為絕種威脅程度最小的等級，然而在某些地區，不同亞種的狼被列為瀕臨絕種或是受絕種威脅的動物。現今在很多地區，狼仍然因為運動或是被視為對牲口威脅的原因，而遭受捕獵。

狼是社會性的獵食動物，狼群以核心家庭的形式組成，包括一對配偶、及其子女，有時也包括收養的未成年幼狼。狼屬於典型的食物鏈上層掠食者。在它們的棲息地中，只有人類和老虎對它們構成實質威脅。它們通常群體行動，由於狼會捕食羊等家畜，因此直到20世紀末期前都被人類大量捕殺，一些亞種如日本狼、紐芬蘭狼等都已經絕種，雖然有一些其它亞種已經確認，但亞種的確切數量仍舊未定。

Gray Wolf (information from wikipedia)
The gray wolf or grey wolf (Canis lupus) is a canid native to the wilderness and remote areas of North America, Eurasia, and North Africa. It is the largest member of its family, with males averaging 43–45 kg (95–99 lb), and females 36–38.5 kg (79–85 lb). It is similar in general appearance and proportions to a German shepherd, or sled dog, but has a larger head, narrower chest, longer legs, straighter tail, and bigger paws. Its winter fur is long and bushy, and predominantly a mottled gray in colour, although nearly pure white, red, or brown to black also occur.Within the genus Canis, the gray wolf represents a more specialised and progressive form than its smaller cousins (the coyote and golden jackal), as demonstrated by its morphological adaptations to hunting large prey, its more gregarious nature, and its highly advanced expressive behavior. It is a social animal, travelling in nuclear families consisting of a mated pair, accompanied by the pair's adult offspring. The gray wolf is typically an apex predator throughout its range, with only humans and tigers posing a serious threat to it. It feeds primarily on large ungulates, though it also eats smaller animals, livestock, carrion, and garbage.

The gray wolf is a slender, powerfully built animal with a large, deeply descending ribcage and a sloping back. Its abdomen is pulled in, and its neck heavily muscled. Its limbs are long and robust, with comparatively small paws. The front paws have five toes each, while the back paws have four. The forelimbs are seemingly pressed into the chest, with the elbows pointed inward, and the feet outward, thus allowing both fore and hind limbs on the same side to swing in the same line. The wolf's legs are moderately longer than those of other canids. This enables the animal to move swiftly, and allows it to overcome the deep snow that covers most of its geographical range. Females tend to have narrower muzzles and foreheads, thinner necks, slightly shorter legs and less massive shoulders than males. Compared to its smaller cousins (the coyote and golden jackal), the gray wolf is larger and heavier, with a broader snout, shorter ears, a shorter torso and longer tail.

2015 預購清單

在2014的新品目前諸多尚未入手的現在，先來預告一下2015年計劃下單的新品，基本來說2015年我有興趣的動物並不多，都是舊品新模或新塗裝沒有特別亮眼或引人注目，這2.3年間的老品也入手差不多了，所以我只會購買CollectA的冷門物種。

CollectA
88721 藏羚羊 (Tibetan Antelope)
2015百度網民們積極投票下所選出來的新品，讓人不禁開始期盼今年的投票將會是什麼動物入選?

88728 四角羊 (Jacob Sheep)
很期待看到實品塗裝的手法。

88727 鹿豬 (Sulawesi Babirusa)
膚色粉粉髒髒的奇葩生物，某些廠商有出過，我想應該歸類為不太好表現的品種?

Papo
50172 站立北極熊 (Standing Polar Bear)
已下訂單，外國網友已分享照片，讓人驚豔。