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直譯成中文的話是巴哥犬(?)，而牠並不是巴哥犬，這點外國收集者已給出答案，此模型是以一隻名為Cassis的混種犬為參考 (不太確定是什麼品種的混種，只能由牠嘴巴旁的白鬍子推斷這隻狗已經有點年齡了)，對酒略有了解的人可能知道Cassis也是一種黑醋栗酒，常拿來調酒用。


混種犬 (資料來自於維基百科)
混種狗或雜種狗是純種狗的相反詞，指的是狗由不同品種雜交而成，血統未有經育犬協會登記，其名稱有「mix」（混合）、在上海一般簡稱為「草狗」，在香港一般簡稱為「唐狗」。由於混種狗只是一個統稱，這些狗的體型、毛色、性情均有差異。

世界各地對混種狗均有不同名稱，部分亦有貶義。中文裡「雜種狗」一詞可以成為罵人話，「唐狗」（意指中國狗隻）在港澳地區常用，在台灣則是以英文（mix）直接音譯為米克斯，來代替所有的混種犬；英語世界也有類似的用法，其中美國多個狗會把混種狗稱為All American（美國狗），喻意美國是一個民族大溶爐，美國人視另一個常用詞mongrel具貶義詞，但英國則認為Mongrel只是一個技術用詞。另一字是具有親暱意味的mutt。

只存活了ㄧ年的2013新品搭檔，長鬍子的那隻因為毛感特殊大陸網民常戲稱其為「硫酸犬」，整體造型上來說卡通感很強，這兩隻小品我個人是相當喜愛，可惜的是黑眼圈狗臉型有點不對稱，大概是造型師當初原本想表現出小狗歪頭的可愛感？結果失敗。


混種犬 (資料來自於維基百科)
混種狗或雜種狗是純種狗的相反詞，指的是狗由不同品種雜交而成，血統未有經育犬協會登記，其名稱有「mix」（混合）、在上海一般簡稱為「草狗」，在香港一般簡稱為「唐狗」。由於混種狗只是一個統稱，這些狗的體型、毛色、性情均有差異。

世界各地對混種狗均有不同名稱，部分亦有貶義。中文裡「雜種狗」一詞可以成為罵人話，「唐狗」（意指中國狗隻）在港澳地區常用，在台灣則是以英文（mix）直接音譯為米克斯，來代替所有的混種犬；英語世界也有類似的用法，其中美國多個狗會把混種狗稱為All American（美國狗），喻意美國是一個民族大溶爐，美國人視另一個常用詞mongrel具貶義詞，但英國則認為Mongrel只是一個技術用詞。另一字是具有親暱意味的mutt。

同樣的也是海洋堂比較早期的作品。

蝦夷狸 (資料來自於維基百科)
蝦夷狸又稱北海道狸，野生狸對環境適應性較強，除荒漠地帶外，由亞寒帶到亞熱帶地區的平原，丘陵及部分山地，均可生活。多棲息於河各、草原和靠近河流、溪各、湖泊的草原地帶和叢林中。常利用樹漏、石縫或其它洞穴進行穴居，有時也自行營巢穴居。狸屬雜食動物，消化系統的特點功能介於肉食動物和草食動物之間。




Eastern Raccoon Dog (information from Wiki)
The raccoon dog, also known as the magnut or tanuki, is a canid indigenous to East Asia. It is the only extant species in the genus Nyctereutes. It is considered a basal canid species, resembling ancestral forms of the family. Among the Canidae, the raccoon dog shares the habit of regularly climbing trees only with the North American gray fox, another basal species. The raccoon dog is named for its resemblance to the raccoon (Procyon lotor), to which it is not closely related.

Native East Asian raccoon dog populations have declined in recent years due to hunting, fur trade, urbanization, an increase of animals associated with human civilization such as pets and abandoned animals, and diseases that may be transmitted between them.

還記得前一陣子到梅花湖旅遊時，在遊湖的船上留意到有一整片草叢都是夜鷺的繁殖圈，夜鷺在台灣是一種很常見的鳥類，經過田地或有水池的地方常見其蹤影。這種鳥類紅色的眼睛給人一種兇惡的感覺，牠頭上那根毛好像稍不小心就會折斷，收藏者需要特別留意，整體給人的感覺非常精緻寫實。

夜鷺 (資料來自於維基百科)
夜鷺（學名：Nycticorax nycticorax），又名灰窪子、夜窪子、星雁、暗光鳥仔，模樣相近綠鷺，是鷺科夜鷺屬的一種。夜鷺是一種很聰明的鳥類，會用{魚餌} 釣魚 。捕魚時，夜鷺會先把野果扔在水裡，然後在岸上等待。一旦發現獵物，牠就會迅速的衝入水中，飽餐一頓。夜鷺是分布非常廣泛的一種鳥類，分布遍及歐亞大陸、非洲，整個美洲大陸及東南亞等地。夜鷺在台灣為留鳥，台語稱為「暗光鳥」，客語稱為「夜鶴」。由於性喜食魚，魚類養殖業者視其為害鳥。




Night Heron (information from Wiki)
The night herons are medium-sized herons in the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa, and Gorsachius. The genus name Nycticorax derives from the Greek for “night raven” and refers to the largely nocturnal feeding habits of this group of birds, and the croaking crow-like call of the best known species, the Black-crowned Night Heron. In Europe, Night Heron is often used to refer to the Black-crowned Night Heron, since it is the only member of the genus in that continent.

Adults are short-necked, short-legged, and stout herons with a primarily brown or grey plumage, and, in most, a black crown. Young birds are brown, flecked with white. At least some of the extinct Mascarenes taxa appear to have retained this juvenile plumage in adult birds.

ChocoQ早期的作品轉蛋接縫的部份都位於軀體比較明顯的部份，接縫也比較不平滑。

果子狸 (資料來自於維基百科)
果子狸軀體瘦長，成年個體長45-65厘米，重4.5-8千克。果子狸外形似家貓，顏面狹長，鼻吻前突，頸短面粗，眼睛大而圓，兩耳較小，上層背部兩側有20根黑白相間、富有彈性的鬍鬚，頭部被毛有7塊大小不同黑、白相間的斑塊，故稱花面狸。果子狸四肢粗短，足具5趾，趾端有爪，非常鋒利。趾掌無毛，掌麵皮肉增厚，富有彈性。尾巴粗壯有力，長30—40厘米，約佔體長的2／3，在跳躍、攀登時能起平衡作用。肛門附近有臭腺，遭遇敵人時會釋出異味藉此嚇跑敵人。




Masked Palm Civet (information from Wiki)
The masked palm civet or gem-faced civet (Paguma larvata) is a civet species native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is classified by IUCN in 2008 as Least Concern as it occurs in many protected areas, is tolerant to some degree of habitat modification, and widely distributed with presumed large populations that are unlikely to be declining. The genus Paguma was first named and described by John Edward Gray in 1831. All described forms are regarded as a single species.

ChocoQ的小貓貓中我最喜歡的ㄧ隻，雖然是比較早期的作品了，轉蛋接縫的部份卻處理的很好，這隻東方短毛貓姿態靈巧，轉頭觀看的樣子給人ㄧ種機警的感覺，身上的斑點和長長的眼線塗裝也很細膩，最棒的是平衡感相當精準，無論是站姿或立姿都非常穩固，不易傾倒。

東方短毛貓 (資料來自於維基百科)
該品種貓起源於泰國，有人認為東方短毛貓是暹羅貓的祖先，暹羅貓是東方短毛貓的變種。這兩個品種的貓在19世紀同時被引進英國，但暹羅貓比較受歡迎，直到1950年短毛貓才被重視。育種專家將暹羅貓與不同顏色的歐洲短毛貓雜交，又得到了巧克力色、白色、藍色的東方短毛貓。1972年CFA認可了該品種，該品種貓目前屬稀有品種。東方短毛貓與暹羅貓一樣性格活潑、外向，喜歡交際。愛好說話、嗓音大，不喜歡孤獨。性成熟早，9個月左右開始發情，而且頻繁鬧貓。比一般的貓高產。由於毛短，皮毛易護理。




Oriental Shorthair (information from Wiki)
The Oriental Shorthair is a breed of domestic cat that is closely related to the Siamese. It maintains the modern Siamese head and body type but appears in a wide range of coat colors and patterns. Like the Siamese, Orientals have almond-shaped eyes, a triangular head shape, large ears, and an elongated, slender, and muscular body. Their personalities are also very similar. Orientals are social, intelligent, and many are rather vocal. They often remain playful into adulthood, with many enjoying playing fetch. Despite their slender appearance, they are athletic and can leap into high places. They prefer to live in pairs or groups and also seek human interaction. Unlike the breed's blue-eyed forebear, Orientals are usually green-eyed. The Oriental Longhair differs only with respect to coat length.

While the breed's genetic roots are ultimately in Thailand, it was formally developed principally in the US. The Oriental Shorthair was accepted in 1977 by the Cat Fanciers' Association for championship competition. Since 1997, it has also received recognition from the GCCF and various other cat breeding organizations. The breed is among the most popular among CFA members.

體型不大卻氣勢十足的作品，特別喜歡牠華麗的尾巴和身上的斑點。

銅長尾雉 (資料來自於維基百科)
銅長尾雉（學名：Syrmaticus soemmerringii），也叫山鳥，雞形目雉科鳥類的一種。日本的特有種。銅長尾雉的體長達136釐米。分佈於日本的山地森林中，以昆蟲、樹根、樹葉和穀物為食。




Cuckoo Bird (information from Wiki)
The Copper Pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii), also known as Soemmerring's Pheasant, is endemic to Japan. The scientific name commemorates the German scientist Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring. It is a large pheasant with a rich coppery chestnut plumage, yellowish bill, brown iris and red facial skin. The female is a brown bird with greyish brown upperparts and buff barred dark brown below. The male has short spur on its grey legs, none in female. He measures up to 87.5–136 cm (34.5–54 in) long including the tail while the female measures up to 51–54 cm (20–21 in) (subspecies Scintillating Copper Pheasant, scintillans) including the tail.

海洋堂日本的動物系列中，我最喜歡的四隻鳥莫過於鴛鴦，銅長尾雉，夜鷺和這款大杜鵑，鳴叫的姿態非常傳神，小小的眼睛和嘴巴塗裝也很精緻。杜鵑可說是ㄧ種懶惰的鳥。大多鳥類都會孵育自己的幼雛，而杜鵑的繁殖習性全然不同。牠們的姿態和猛禽類中的雀鷹非常相似，背面是灰色的，腹部還有許多細的橫斑。所以當牠飛進森林時，許多小鳥以為是雀鷹來了，紛紛逃離，而杜鵑鳥就趁這個時候，把自己的蛋下在其他小型鳥的巢中。一旦幼鳥孵出，牠便會使出潛藏的本能，也就是特殊適應寄生生活的習性，把原本巢中的鳥蛋全部推出鳥巢，獨佔成鳥對牠的撫育。

大杜鵑 (資料來自於維基百科)
大杜鵑（拉丁名：Cuculus canorus）為杜鵑科杜鵑屬的1種鳥類，別名郭公、布穀、鳩、喀咕。基本分佈於全國。幼鳥頭頂、後頸、背及翅黑褐色，各羽均具白色端緣，形成鱗狀斑，以頭、頸、上背為細密，下背和兩翅較疏闊。飛羽內側具白色橫斑；腰及尾上覆羽暗灰褐色，具白色端緣；尾羽黑色而具白色端斑，羽軸及兩側具白色斑塊，外側尾羽白色塊斑較大。頦、喉、頭側及上胸黑褐色，雜以白色塊斑和橫斑，其餘下體白色，雜以黑褐色橫斑。虹膜黃色，嘴黑褐色，下嘴基部近黃色，腳棕黃色。




Cuckoo Bird (information from Wiki)
The Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) (formerly European Cuckoo) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.

This species is a widespread summer migrant to Europe and Asia, and winters in Africa. It is a brood parasite, which means it lays eggs in the nests of other bird species, particularly of Dunnocks, Meadow Pipits, and Eurasian Reed Warblers.

Papo的貓科系列大多為其精典之作，收集者幾乎沒有不入手的，其中這組母虎與子更是別具一格，和公虎比起來略偏紅的毛色，口中小老虎的五官細節處理也絲毫不含糊，可說是整個系列中我個人最喜歡的一組。

虎 (資料來自於維基百科)
虎（學名：Panthera tigris），俗稱老虎，是哺乳綱豹屬的四種大型貓科動物中體型最大的一種，有「百獸之王」之稱，是亞洲的特有種類。虎是種獵食動物，有敏銳的聽力、夜視力，可自由伸縮的尖爪和粗壯的犬齒。同時，它們也是自然界生態中不可或缺的一環。除了龐大的體型與有力的肌肉之外，它們最顯著的特徵，就是在白色到橘紅色的毛皮上有黑色垂直的條紋，這有助於其在捕獵時隱蔽自身。

虎分布的範圍極廣，從外興安嶺針葉林到開闊的草地到熱帶沼澤都有。它們的領地觀念十分強烈，會劃分屬於自己的地域範圍，而且是獨居的。它們通常需要大面積的棲息地，以滿足相當的獵物數量。伴隨這一事實而來的是，其對棲息地的偏好與地球上部份人口比較稠密的地區相重疊，從而導致了與人類利益的嚴重衝突。現代虎的九個亞種中，三個已經絕種，其餘的六種都被列為瀕危，部份處於極危。20世紀初虎的數量約有10萬隻，而現在世界自然基金會估計全球僅存3200隻虎。殘存的虎雖多受到政府保護，但非法捕獵仍屢禁不止。棲息地喪失和遺傳多樣性下降亦是其巨大威脅。


Tiger (information from wikipedia)

The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to 3.38 m (11.1 ft) over curves and weighing up to 388.7 kg (857 lb) in the wild. Its most recognisable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with a lighter underside. The species is classified in the genus Panthera with the lion, leopard and jaguar. Like all felids, tigers are carnivorous, and primarily prey on ungulates such as deer and bovids. They are territorial and generally solitary but social animals, often requiring large contiguous areas of habitat that support their prey requirements. This, coupled with the fact that they are indigenous to some of the more densely populated places on Earth, has caused significant conflicts with humans.


Tigers once ranged widely across Asia, from Turkey in the west to the eastern coast of Russia. Over the past 100 years, they have lost 93% of their historic range, and have been extirpated from southwest and central Asia, from the islands of Java and Bali, and from large areas of Southeast and Eastern Asia. Today, they range from the Siberian taiga to open grasslands and tropical mangrove swamps. The remaining six tiger subspecies have been classified as endangered by IUCN. The global population in the wild is estimated to number between 3,062 and 3,948 individuals, down from around 100,000 at the start of the 20th century, with most remaining populations occurring in small pockets isolated from each other. Major reasons for population decline include habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation and poaching. The extent of area occupied by tigers is estimated at less than 1,184,911 km2 (457,497 sq mi), a 41% decline from the area estimated in the mid-1990s.

索馬利亞貓一樣，至今我仍然無法確定這款模型是否為正版的re-ment出品，美短的眼睛顏色偏綠黃色，眼框深凹，所以給人一種很兇惡的感覺，實品比Schleich的貓要大上ㄧ倍，噴色也比DM產品圖要更加鮮艷。

美國短毛貓 (資料來自於Wiki百科)
美國短毛貓（American Shorthair）是原產美國的一種貓，其祖先為歐洲早期移民帶到北美的貓種，與英國短毛貓和歐洲短毛貓同類。據記載，五月花號上攜帶了數隻貓以幫助除鼠。該品種的貓是在街頭巷尾收集來的貓當中選種、並和進口品種如英國短毛貓、緬甸貓和波斯貓雜交培育而成。美國短毛貓在歐洲很罕見，但在日本頗受好評，在美國國內也較受歡迎。

美國短毛貓的特點是外觀漂亮，活潑，性格溫柔，容易和人類相處，很適合家庭飼養，壽命一般為15到20年。美國短毛貓約有80多種毛色和外觀。包括褐虎斑、銀斑等等。其中較著名的是銀虎斑，這種貓毛髮背景為銀色，覆蓋有濃厚的黑色斑紋。美國短毛貓在1966年正式定名，以紀念其原產地美國。


American Shorthair (information from wikipedia)
The American Shorthair (ASH) is a breed of domestic cat believed to be descended from European cats brought to North America by early settlers to protect valuable cargo from mice and rats, there are not a great variety of mixed breeds with American Short Hair heritage. According to the Cat Fancier's Association, in 2012, it was the 7th most popular breed of cat in the United States.

When settlers sailed from Europe to North America, they carried cats on board – ships' cats – to protect the stores from mice. For instance the cats that came over on the Mayflower with the Pilgrims to hunt rats on the ship and in the colony. Many of these cats landed in the New World, interbred, and developed special characteristics to help them cope with their new life and climate. Early in the 20th century, a selective breeding program was established to develop the best qualities of these cats.

貘在我眼中可說是目前個人覺得最奇特的哺乳動物之一，身體和腳趾像豬，臉接近原始象。這隻巴西貘不知為何在中文網站上相關評價很少(幾乎是沒有)，素模做的不錯，臉的比例比S家的馬來貘要小，噴色表現普普，腳趾塗裝有點過簡略的帶過，眼睛和臉的輪廓感覺融合在一起 (不是很分明)。

巴西貘 (資料來自於維基百科)
巴西貘，又名南美貘或低地貘，是一種貘，在南美洲是最大的野生陸地動物。呈深褐色，由頭頂至頸背有一道短而直立的鬃毛。牠們體長達1.8-2.5米，尾巴長5-10厘米，重230公斤。牠們肩高達77-108厘米。棲息在南美洲亞馬遜雨林及亞瑪遜盆地近水的地方。牠們的分佈地北臨委內瑞拉、哥倫比亞及蓋亞那，南至巴西、阿根廷及巴拉圭，西至玻利維亞、秘魯及厄瓜多。能游善跑，就算在崎嶇的山地也能奔走自如。牠們的壽命約25-30歲。在野外，牠們的天敵主要是鱷魚及大型的貓科，如美洲豹及美洲獅。


Brazilian Tapir (information from animalfactguide)
A relative of the rhinoceros, the Brazilian tapir, or lowland tapir, is one of four species of tapir.Inhabiting the rain forests of South America, Brazilian tapirs live near water and are capable swimmers and divers. In fact, they sometimes run to the water to escape predators. Splayed toes, four on each front foot and three on each hind foot, help the tapir successfully navigate through soggy ground.

Weighing between 150-250 kg (330-550 lb.), Brazilian tapirs measure around 2 m (6 ft.) in length. Adult Brazilian tapirs have brown coats that vary in shade, with darker hair on their sturdy legs and short, stiff manes. They also have short tails. A long, flexible proboscis, or snout, helps tapirs grasp leaves, shoots, buds, fruit, and small branches to eat. They generally feed only at night, hiding in the cool forest during the day.

2013超強新作，與張大嘴巴姿態兇惡的尼羅鱷相較之下，個人更偏愛這隻外表怪異的恆河鱷，鱷甲塗裝比尼羅鱷要更深一點(當然立體感也更強)，原本就是屬於冷門物種的恆河鱷可直接列入經典模型。

恆河鱷 (資料來自於維基百科)
恆河鱷（學名：Gavialis gangeticus），又名食魚鱷、長吻鱷，是長吻鱷科恆河鱷屬中的唯一品種。恆河鱷身體修長，體色為橄欖綠色。在IUCN紅色名錄上被列為極危物種。恆河鱷是一種淡水鱷魚，主要分佈響印度河、恆河、馬哈拉迪河及布拉瑪普特拉河這4條河當中，以前於孟加拉也有，但現在已於當地絕種。恆河鱷喜歡棲息於水流又急又深，水質較好的河裏。恆河鱷與其他鱷魚一樣，因為身上的皮是製造皮件的原料而遭到捕殺，數量急劇減少。尼泊爾與印度近年來推動保育有關鱷魚的計劃，現已重新建立恆河鱷的族群數目。


Gharial (information from wikipedia)

The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), also known as the gavial, and the fish-eating crocodile, is a crocodilian of the family Gavialidae, native to the Indian Subcontinent. The global gharial population is estimated at less than 235 individuals, which are threatened by loss of riverine habitat, depletion of fish resources and use of fishing nets. As the population has declined drastically in the past 70 years, the gharial is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

The gharial is one of the longest of all living crocodilians, measuring up to 6.25 m (20.5 ft). With 110 sharp interdigitated teeth in its long thin snout it is well adapted to catching fish, its main diet. The male has a distinctive boss at the end of the snout, which resembles an earthenware pot known as ghara. Gharials once inhabited all the major river systems of the Indian Subcontinent, from the Irrawaddy River in the east to the Indus River in the west. Their distribution is now limited to only 2% of their former range. They inhabit foremost flowing rivers with high sand banks that they use for basking and building nests. They usually mate in the cold season. The young hatch before the onset of the monsoon.

和新版公羊一樣是2013新品，和羊老公比起來母羊相對樸素，毛色層次也比較淡。

Schliech is aways good at making livestock figures, what a pity many collectors only focus on their wild animals series, the truth is: those livestocks never go out of style. This 2013 new ram is just awesome, every detail of it is engraved on my heart (hoof, hairs and horns....), surely this represents great progress.

綿羊 (資料來自於維基百科)
綿羊（學名：Ovis aries）亦稱為家羊或白羊，為羊亞科下的一個族，羊亞科的羊族統稱為羊，古稱羶根、珍郎、卷婁、獨筍子，屬哺乳綱偶蹄目牛科羊亞科，是一種四足反芻哺乳動物，也是世界上數量最多的羊種，共計超過十億。

羊原產於歐洲及亞洲，可能是摩弗倫羊（又名歐洲盤羊）的後裔。牠是最早被人類馴服為農業用途的動物之一，產物包括羊毛、羊肉和羊乳，其中羊毛是最普遍的動物纖維。羊有時也育作羊皮用途，或作為科學實驗中的模式生物。綿羊在一些國家如澳大利亞、紐西蘭、烏拉圭、阿根廷等都占相當重要的經濟地位，如澳大利亞被稱作「騎在羊背上的國家」。


夫妻合照。



Sheep (information from wikipedia)
SHEEP (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name "sheep" applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries. Numbering a little over one billion, domestic sheep are also the most numerous species of sheep. A male sheep is called a ram and a female sheep is called a ewe.

Sheep are most likely descended from the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia. One of the earliest animals to be domesticated for agricultural purposes, sheep are raised for fleece, meat (lamb, hogget or mutton) and milk. A sheep's wool is the most widely used animal fiber, and is usually harvested by shearing. Ovine meat is called lamb when from younger animals and mutton when from older ones. Sheep continue to be important for wool and meat today, and are also occasionally raised for pelts, as dairy animals, or as model organisms for science. Sheep husbandry is practised throughout the majority of the inhabited world, and has been fundamental to many civilizations. In the modern era, Australia, New Zealand, the southern and central South American nations, and the British Isles are most closely associated with sheep production.

其實至今我仍然無法確定這款模型是否為正版的re-ment出品(汗)，認識我的人都知道本人家就養了一隻貓，當初入手這組是因為喜歡索馬利亞貓與美國短毛貓的造型塗裝，實品比Schleich的貓要大上ㄧ倍，噴色也比DM產品圖要更加鮮艷。

索馬利亞貓 (資料來自於Wiki百科)
索馬利亞貓，是一種長毛貓，為阿比西尼亞貓的近親品種。起源於1967年，是由突變的長毛阿比西尼亞貓作為親貓，有計劃培育出的品種。其身長略大於阿比西尼亞貓，尾巴厚實。性格好動聰明，叫聲悅耳，但畏寒。

索馬利亞貓就是長毛的阿比西尼亞貓，這個品種是1950年代無意間從阿比西尼亞貓的培育中，發現有幾隻小貓生下來就有瓶狀刷般的尾巴與蓬鬆的毛髮。索馬利亞貓與阿比西尼亞貓的個性相仿；主動、聰明、愛玩、好奇心重，甚至外觀上也有些相似。索馬利亞貓有著顯明毛髮濃密的尾巴，配合著偏紅色係的毛髮，使得他們在同好圈中得到「狐貓」的稱呼。除了蓬鬆的大尾巴之外，索馬利亞貓的外觀特徵上，在背脊上、大耳朵上、還有胸口，以及腿部後方以及足部，都佈滿黑色的條紋也是的他們在遠觀上幾乎與狐狸無二。





Somali Cat (information from wikipedia)
The first Somali cats appeared in the litters of Abyssinians as long-haired kittens. In the 1940s a British breeder named Janet Robertson exported some Abyssinian kittens to Australia, New Zealand and North America. Descendants of these cats occasionally produced kittens with long or fuzzy coats. In 1963, Mary Mailing, a breeder from Canada, entered one into a local pet show. Ken McGill, the show's judge, asked for one for breeding purposes.

An American Abyssinian breeder Evelyn Mague, also received longhairs from her cats, which she named "Somalis". Don Richings, another Canadian breeder, used kittens from McGill, and began to work with Mague. The first Somali recognized as such by a fancier organization was Mayling Tutsuta, one of McGill's cats. As of the late 1970s, the Somali was fully accepted in North America. The new breed was accepted in Europe in the 1980s. By 1991, the breed was broadly (though not universally) accepted internationally.

相較於成獸個人更喜歡這隻可愛的幼仔，身上的白色條紋塗裝仔細，圓圓小小的眼睛看起來給人無辜感，當初買牠是為了和S家的馬來貘與M家的巴西貘做搭配。

中美貘 (資料來自於Wiki百科)
中美貘（學名Tapirus bairdii），產於中美洲，是拉丁美洲的三種貘之一。生活在中美墨西哥東南部、貝里斯、瓜地馬拉、宏都拉斯、哥斯大黎加、尼加拉瓜和巴拿馬等國的茂密叢林中。甚至可能呆在海拔3,350米的高地。

中美貘的臉部、喉部有一塊乳白色印記，面頰上則各有一個暗點。身體的其他部分則為深褐色或灰褐色。是三種美洲貘中體型最大的，也是墨西哥到南美地區所見的最大陸生哺乳動物。一般居住在水的附近，尤其喜歡游泳和涉水。中美貘是獨居動物，在繁殖季節也會聚集在一起。





Baird's tapir (information from wikipedia)
Baird's tapir is named for the American naturalist Spencer Fullerton Baird, who traveled to Mexico in 1843 and observed the animals. However, the species was first documented by another American naturalist, W. T. White. The tapir is the largest land mammal in Central America.Baird's tapir has a distinctive cream-colored marking on its face and throat and a dark spot on each cheek, behind and below the eye. The rest of its hair is dark brown or grayish-brown. This tapir is the largest of the three American species and the largest native land mammal in both Central and South America.

Baird's tapir may be active at all hours, but is primarily nocturnal. It forages for leaves and fallen fruit, using well-worn tapir paths which zig-zag through the thick undergrowth of the forest. The animal usually stays close to water and enjoys swimming and wading – on especially hot days, individuals will rest in a watering hole for hours with only their heads above water. It generally leads a solitary life, though feeding groups are not uncommon and individuals, especially those of different ages (young with their mothers, juveniles with adults) are often observed together. The animals communicate with one another through shrill whistles and squeaks. Adults can be potentially dangerous to humans and should not be approached if spotted in the wild. The animal being most likely to follow or chase a human for a bit, though they have been known to charge and gore humans on rare occasions.

這匹馬是我入手的第一匹C家馬，之前一直遲遲沒買是因此考慮到和其他馬搭配的比例，實品收到後非常喜歡，C家的馬雖然不如S家在噴色的表現來的層次分明，她飄逸的馬毛與靈活動態也算別具特色，夏爾馬模完整呈現出這種馬中"溫柔巨人"的特色 (邁步姿態沉穩，立體感分明的肌肉)。拿在手上更是份量十足，真心越看越喜歡。

夏爾馬 (資料來自於百度百科)
世界上最高貴的挽用馬，也是世界上力量最大體型最大的馬。這種馬可以拉動5噸的重物，現在英國的一些啤酒場依然讓它們工作。

夏爾馬最早出現在英國是1066年，作為英國傳統的良種馬，夏爾馬曾經是英國歷史畫面中最常見的一道風景。 “Shire”這個詞是“州郡”的意思，是由林肯郡蘭開夏郡斯坦福郡和德比郡等發展出來的。 幾個世紀以來，無論是和平時期還是戰爭年代，夏爾馬都曾是英國人最得力的助手。夏爾馬數量最多的時代是18世紀和19世紀，當時英國夏爾馬的數量超過了100萬匹。不過，二戰以後，夏爾馬的數量就一直在急劇減少。據夏爾馬協會提供的數據稱，目前英國夏爾馬的數量只有3500匹。夏爾馬協會負責人安德魯·默塞爾認為，夏爾馬是英國古老遺產的一個重要組成部分，應當對這份遺產予以重點保護。現在每年登記在冊的夏爾馬母馬只有200匹，夏爾馬死亡的速度遠遠超過了繁殖的速度。夏爾馬協會警告說，如果這一狀況繼續下去，可能用不了十年，曾經是英國歷史重要組成部分的夏爾馬就會消亡。





Shire horse (information from wikipedia)
The Shire horse is a breed of draught horse or draft horse. The breed comes in many colours, including black, bay and grey. They are a tall breed, with mares standing 16 hands and over and stallions standing 17 hands and over. The breed has an enormous capacity for weight pulling, and Shires have held the world records for both largest overall horse and tallest horse at various times. Throughout its history, the breed has been popular for pulling brewery wagons delivering ale to customers. This practice continues today, with the breed also being used for forestry, leisure and promotional pursuits.

In 1878, the British organization now known as the Shire Horse Society was created, with the American Shire Horse Association beginning in 1885. The breed was exported from Britain to the United States in large numbers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but popularity fell as mechanisation increased, reaching a low point in the 1950s and 60s. Popularity began to increase again in the 1970s and after. However, population numbers are still considered to be at critical levels by both the UK-based Rare Breeds Survival Trust and the US-based American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.

2014時到澎湖旅遊買的當地紀念品，當初多帶一組送給朋友當伴手禮，2018再次重返澎湖時這家店已經不在了，貓頭鷹是ㄧ種相當討喜的動物，在日本，貓頭鷹的發音「ふくろう」（Fukurou）音同「不苦勞」、「福郎」，引申出不辛苦、招福之意。在原住民信仰中，牠們是送子鳥，也是靈鳥，為吉祥的象徵。市面上經常可以看見以其造型做為設計的藝術品或擺飾，這兩隻別緻又可愛的黑色小貓鷹是用澎湖當地的玄武石雕刻而成，比起華麗又閃閃動人的金銀寶石，色澤溫潤貼近自然的礦物更深得我心。

2021.09.18更新
但是呢！這組貓頭鷹有做過染色處理，所以我也不敢確定它是否為真的玄武岩，買回家的一年多後，某次將它放在手上把玩時，發現上面有微許的白色痕跡，用清潔劑也洗不掉.......

最近本人更新文章的速度比以往要來的慢許多，不是因為產品介紹全都已經完結了(或是我懶的更新)，而是這2個月以來生活圈都忙著旅遊四處啪啪走與工作等雜事。畢竟，蒐集動物模型和另外幾樣嗜好已經被自己視為終身興趣，除非未來有什麼特別原因，不然我會一直持續這樣的熱情敗家下去:)。其他還沒上線的動物們還需要抽空幫牠們拍照。

歐洲的松鼠和台灣的松鼠外表真是大不相同，這隻小東西粉紅色的肉墊和鼻頭更險顯示出牠的可愛之處，雖然體型小，但在塗裝方面絲毫不含糊，層次感很分明。

松鼠(資料來自於wiki百科)
松鼠前後肢間無皮翼，四肢強健，趾有銳爪，爪端呈鉤狀，雌性個體比雄性個體稍重一些。花鼠屬與松鼠屬其臉頰內側有頰囊的構造，能儲存很多食物。尾毛密長而且蓬鬆，四肢及前後足均較長，但前肢比後肢短。耳殼發達，前折時可達眼，冬季耳端具一撮黑色長毛束。松鼠個體毛色差異較大，為青灰色、灰色、褐灰色、深灰色和黑褐色等等。隨著地區的差異，毛色也有變化，如遼寧松鼠的顏色偏灰，而中國南方的松鼠顏色則較黑。此外，毛色還受季節的影響，冬毛灰或灰褐色，夏毛黑或黑褐色。松鼠一般以草食性為主，食物主要是種子和果仁，也會吃鳥蛋、水果如櫻桃等。部分物種會食昆蟲，其中一些熱帶物種更會為捕食昆蟲而進行遷徙，甚至叼走山雀雛鳥。

Squirrel (information from wikipedia)
Squirrels belong to family Sciuridae of small or medium-size rodents. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots (including woodchucks), flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, and have been introduced to Australia.[1] The earliest known squirrels date from the Eocene and are most closely related to the mountain beaver and to the dormouse among living rodent families.

雖然是小品系列之一但塗裝的處理也絲毫不大意，毛的感覺我相當喜歡，相對於其他家的兔子特別顯眼。

兔(資料來自於wiki百科)
在英語中，兔科下屬所有的屬，除了兔屬（Lepus）以外，通常被稱為「rabbit」（中文常譯為「兔子」）；而兔屬大約占近一半的種類則常被稱為「hare」（常中譯為「野兔」）。然而，在這兩種俗名的區別並不應用於現在的科學分類，例如長耳大野兔是兔屬的成員，而岩兔屬（Pronolagus）和粗毛兔屬（Caprolagus）有時被稱為「hare」。兔子在自然界能生存的原因來自於逃跑時能快速轉彎變換逃生方向，兔在全世界除了大洋洲以外都是原生的動物。

Rabbits (information from wikipedia)
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world. There are eight different genera in the family classified as rabbits, including the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), cottontail rabbits (genus Sylvilagus; 13 species), and the Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi, an endangered species on Amami Ōshima, Japan). There are many other species of rabbit, and these, along with pikas and hares, make up the order Lagomorpha. The male is called a buck and the female is a doe; a young rabbit is a kitten or kit.

這隻大傢伙拍得不夠好，無法完整呈現出牠的風采，Mojö的白犀牛可說是旗下產品的精品之一，噴色表現樸實，整體給人一種很安靜的感覺。

白犀 (資料來自於維基百科)
白犀（學名Ceratotherium simum），又名白犀牛、方吻犀，是現存五種犀牛中個頭最大的，體形僅次於大象，共有兩個亞種。其中北方亞種主要分布於非洲東部和中部的烏干達和尼羅河上游，南方亞種主要分布於南非，約有20,170頭野生白犀，是數量最多的一種犀牛。白犀的名稱由來沒有公論。事實上白犀的身體顏色與黑犀沒有很大區別，其區別主要在於比較大的體型，和寬大的嘴唇。一個常見的說法是白犀牛的白字是來自於荷蘭語的「wijd」，意思是「寬」，最早移民非洲南部的歐洲殖民者荷蘭人用寬嘴唇這個特徵來和尖嘴唇的黑犀牛區分，之後說英語的人將「wijd」誤譯為「white」，即「白」，使得這個名字誤導世人。事實上荷蘭語中，也是用「黑」、「白」來命名這兩種犀牛，而且即使早期荷蘭語文獻中也從來沒有「寬」、「窄」犀牛這樣的提法。

白犀生活在非洲大草原，主要以草為食。一天中一半時間用於進食，三分之一的時間休息，剩下的時間則做其他的事情。和其他犀牛一樣，它們也喜歡呆在泥漿中，以降低身體的溫度。白犀以群居爲主，它們會組成最多可達14頭犀牛的群體，其中主要是母犀牛，未成年的公白犀會聚集在一起，跟著一頭成年母白犀生活，公白犀則基本是獨居，以糞便和尿液劃分領域。只在交配的時候在一起生活。交配的白犀會一起生活2-3天甚至幾周。


White rhinoceros (information from wikipedia)
The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is the largest and most numerous species of rhinoceros that exists. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. The white rhinoceros consists of two subspecies: the southern white rhinoceros, with an estimated 17,460 wild-living animals at the end of 2007 (IUCN 2008), and the much rarer northern white rhinoceros. The northern subspecies has very few remaining, with seven confirmed individuals left, with only four still able to reproduce (Including those in captivity).

White rhinoceroses are found in grassland and savannah habitat. Herbivore grazers that eat grass, preferring the shortest grains, the white rhinoceros is one of the largest pure grazers. It drinks twice a day if water is available, but if conditions are dry it can live four or five days without water. It spends about half of the day eating, one third resting, and the rest of the day doing various other things. White rhinoceroses, like all species of rhinoceros, love wallowing in mudholes to cool down. White rhinoceroses produce sounds which include a panting contact call, grunts and snorts during courtship, squeals of distress, and deep bellows or growls when threatened. Threat displays (in males mostly) include wiping its horn on the ground and a head-low posture with ears back, combined with snarl threats and shrieking if attacked. The white rhinoceros is quick and agile and can run 50 km/h (31 mph).

Papo的爬蟲類生物系列延續了該廠商在恐龍方面一貫的製作水準，拿在手上把玩相當有份量感，立體感十足的鱷魚皮甲與兇光外露的小眼睛皆為亮點，可惜的是口腔塗裝層次稍嫌單薄(沒有做出舌頭)，鱗片的塗裝也有提升空間。

尼羅鱷 (資料來自於維基百科)
尼羅鱷（學名Crocodylus niloticus）是一種大型鱷魚，為全數23種鱷魚當中被人類研究最多的一種。尼羅鱷長4-5米，大鱷可達8米；吻闊略呈長三角形，上頜每側有牙齒16-19枚，下頜每側14-15枚；軀幹背面有堅固的厚鱗甲6-8縱列；四肢的外側有鋸齒緣，趾間有蹼。體色背面為暗橄欖褐色，腹面淡黃色，幼體顏色較淡，有黑色的斑點及網狀花紋。其下顎第四齒由上顎的V字形凹陷中向外面突出。尼羅鱷非常強壯，尾巴強而有力，有助於游泳。成年尼羅鱷的體重可以重達一噸。

尼羅鱷出現在非洲以及馬達加斯加島，主要棲身於河流及湖泊之中。自公元9世紀開始，牠們已經成為人類的獵殺對象，因為牠們的皮於當時非常名貴。目前在尼羅河一帶，尼羅鱷已經絕跡。




Nile Crocodile (information from wikipedia)
The Nile crocodile is an opportunistic apex predator and a very aggressive species of crocodile that is capable of taking almost any animal within its range. They are generalists, taking a variety of prey. Their diet consists mostly of different species of fish, reptiles, birds and mammals. The Nile crocodile is an ambush predator and can wait for hours, days and even weeks for the suitable moment to attack. They are quite agile predators and wait for the opportunity for the prey item to come close within the range of attack. Even swift prey are not immune to attack. Like other crocodiles, Nile crocodiles have an extremely powerful bite that is unique amongst all animals and sharp conical teeth that sink into flesh allowing for a grip that is almost impossible to loosen. They can apply high levels of force for extended periods of time, a great advantage for holding down large prey underwater to drown.

Nile crocodiles are very social crocodiles. They share basking spots and large food sources such as schools of fish and big carcasses. There is a strict hierarchy, that is determined by size. Large, old males are at the top of this hierarchy and have primary access to food and best basking spots. Crocodiles know their place in the hierarchical order and rarely act against it, but when they do, the results are very bloody and sometimes even fatal. Like other reptiles, Nile crocodiles lay eggs to reproduce, which are guarded by the female. The hatchlings are also protected for a period of time, but hunt by themselves and are not fed by the parents. The Nile crocodile is one of the most dangerous species of crocodile and is responsible for hundreds of deaths of humans every year. It is a rather common species of crocodile and is not endangered.

S家的大熊雖然個人不太喜歡 (感覺很像穿了熊裝的工作人員藏在裡面)，但他們的小熊仔真的是可愛呀，可惜的是由正面看起來小熊仔的口鼻部似乎有點歪。

灰熊(資料來自於wiki百科)
灰熊（學名：Ursus arctos horribilis）為棕熊亞種，分布於北美洲西部，是北美最常見的棕熊。灰熊的祖先被認為是10萬年前從西伯利亞跨過白令海峽來到阿拉斯加的烏蘇里棕熊。灰熊通常獨居生活，但是在沿海地區，灰熊在鮭魚產卵的季節會聚集在溪流、河流、湖泊和池塘周圍。雌性灰熊每隔一年生產1至4頭幼崽，通常為2頭，每頭幼崽重量僅為500克。母熊嚴密保護其幼崽，在認為自己或幼崽受到威脅時，便會進攻。

棕熊是分布最為廣泛的熊類之一，在亞洲、歐洲和北美都能找到它們的足跡。灰熊的祖先在大約5萬年前從歐亞大陸遷徙到北美。在演化的過程上這屬於最近才發生的事件，因此北美灰熊和亞洲及歐洲的棕熊習性相似。

Grizzly Bear (information from wikipedia)
The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos ssp.) is any North American subspecies of the brown bear, such as the mainland grizzly (U. a. horribilis), the Kodiak (U. a. middendorffi), the peninsular grizzly (U. a. gyas) and the recently extinct California grizzly (U. a. californicus). Specialists sometimes call the grizzly the North American brown bear because the grizzly and the brown bear are one species on two continents. In some places, some may nickname the grizzly the silvertip for the silvery, grizzly sheen in its fur. Since the mainland grizzly is so widespread, it is representative and archetypal for the whole subspecific group. Even so, classification is being revised along genetic lines.[1] Its closest relatives are the European cave bear and the polar bear.Except for females with cubs, grizzlies are normally solitary, active animals, but in coastal areas, grizzlies gather around streams, lakes, rivers, and ponds during the salmon spawn. Every other year, females (sows) produce one to four young (usually two) which are small and weigh only about 500 grams (1 lb). A sow is protective of her offspring and will attack if she thinks she or her cubs are threatened.

The word "grizzly" means "grizzled;" that is, golden and grey tips of the hair. This is not to be confused with the word "grisly". Nonetheless, after careful study, naturalist George Ord formally classified the California grizzly in 1815—not for its hair, but for its character—Ursus horribilis. Thus Ord made a famous pun. Indeed there were many accounts of grizzlies fighting and beating longhorn bulls.

C家的另一款爆冷門動物，紅河豬可算是豬類中毛色最鮮豔的一種，這頭豬臉部長滿凹凸不平的肉瘤，尖長的耳朵與背部的鬃毛也有做出來，可謂小品佳作。

紅河豬 (資料來自於互動百科)
紅河豬分佈於非洲、非洲野豬屬，分佈在非洲大陸的撒哈拉沙漠以南地區和馬達加斯加島林地及潮濕草原（有13個亞種）；體長100-150釐米，尾長30-40釐米，體重50-130公斤。毛色磚紅至黑灰色。頭頂至脊背有一條淺色毛，耳尖長，端部亦有毛。最典型特徵為雄性的眼下有疣，面部有鬢，鬢毛花白。懷孕時間約127天，乳頭3對。壽命10-15年。

紅河豬，在高草和葦叢中掘洞為巢，晝伏夜出，以家族小群活動，主食植物根塊、漿果、莖葉、野果。善游泳，性兇猛。歲尾年初為產仔季節，每產5-6仔。紅河豬分佈於非洲中部、西部廣大地區，主要是在雨林地區，體色更接近於紅色，也叫西非藪豬。


Red River Hog (information from wikipedia)
The red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus), also known as the bush pig (but not to be confused with P. larvatus, common name "bushpig"), is a wild member of the pig family living in Africa, with most of its distribution in the Guinean and Congolian forests. It is rarely seen away from rainforests, and generally prefers areas near rivers or swamps.Red river hogs eat grasses, berries, roots, insects, molluscs, small vertebrates and carrion, and are capable of causing damage to plantations. They typically live in herds of six to 20 members led by a dominant boar, with sows rearing three to six piglets at a time.

The red river hog has striking red fur, with black legs and a tufted white stripe along the spine and fantastic ear tufts. They have white face markings around the eyes and on the cheeks and jaws; the rest of the muzzle and face are a contrasting black. The fur on the jaw and the flanks is longer than on the body.The red river hog lives in rainforests, wet dense savannas, and forested valleys, and near rivers, lakes and marshes. The species' distribution ranges from the Congo area and Gambia to the eastern Congo, southwards to the Kasai and the Congo River. The exact delineation of its range versus that of P. larvatus is unclear; but in broad terms, the red river hog occupies western and central Africa, and the bushpig occupies eastern and southern Africa. Where the two meet, they are commonly held to interbreed, although some authorities dispute this.

鼎鼎大名三大鯨之二，目前網路價格將近4000元台幣，也不知未來會不會再度回到市場，這頭鯨魚經由代購之手，從海外購物網飄洋過海來到家中，抹香鯨身體中後段皮膚表面的摺皺忠實呈現，這點與其他鯨類平滑緊實的皮膚不同，兩個鼻孔位置也正確刻畫到位。和三大鯨忠的灰鯨相較之下可謂各有千秋

抹香鯨(資料來自於wiki百科)
抹香鯨（學名：Physeter macrocephalus，又稱巨抹香鯨、卡切拉特鯨）是世界上最大的齒鯨。牠們在所有鯨類中潛得最深、最久，因此號稱為動物王國中的「潛水冠軍」。可能只有喙鯨科的兩種瓶鼻鯨在潛水方面能與之比擬。除了過去被視為頭號目標的捕鯨時期以外，抹香鯨可能是大型鯨中數量最多的一種。美國作家梅爾維爾的經典名著《白鯨記》，書中那頭神勇的大鯨莫比·敵克就是一頭抹香鯨。種名 macrocephalus 源自希臘文，意為「大頭」。抹香鯨另有一種名 catodon，同種異名的情況過去曾引發長期的爭論，現 macrocephalus 為主流用語。與身軀比較，抹香鯨的頭部顯得不成比例的重而大，具有動物界中最大的腦，而尾部卻顯得既輕又小，這使得抹香鯨的身軀好似一隻大蝌蚪。成年雄鯨的頭部尤為突出，一般頭部占身軀全長的四至三分之一，外表大致呈方體。它的鼻孔就位於這個巨大的長方體頂部左前方的兩側。異常的是，抹香鯨雖有兩個鼻孔，但只有左側鼻孔暢通，用來呼吸，而右側的鼻孔則天生阻塞，這致使抹香鯨在浮出水面呼吸時，總是身軀偏右，水霧柱以約45°角向左前方噴出。

抹香鯨廣泛分布於全世界不結冰的海域，由赤道一直到兩極都可發現牠們的踨跡，其中以深且富生產力的海域為最，此類抹香鯨常出沒的地區過去捕鯨者習慣稱之為「基地」。因為抹香鯨的潛水時間很長，在海面上看到的機會不大，但其特殊的外形與噴氣使其不易與其他大型鯨類混淆。兩次下潛的間隔抹香鯨會在海面漂浮或緩慢游動，外觀上很像巨大的漂流木；左傾約45度的噴氣低矮而呈樹叢狀。經常有躍身擊浪或鯨尾擊浪的動作。




Sperm Whale (information from wikipedia)
The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), or cachalot, is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of genus Physeter, and one of three extant species in the sperm whale family, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus Kogia. The sperm whale can be found anywhere in the open ocean. Females and young males live together in groups while mature males live solitary lives outside of the mating season. The females cooperate to protect and nurse their young. Females give birth every four to twenty years, and care for the calves for more than a decade. A mature sperm whale has few natural predators. Calves and weakened adults are taken by pods of orcas.

The sperm whale can be found anywhere in the open ocean. Females and young males live together in groups while mature males live solitary lives outside of the mating season. The females cooperate to protect and nurse their young. Females give birth every four to twenty years, and care for the calves for more than a decade. A mature sperm whale has few natural predators. Calves and weakened adults are taken by pods of orcas.

除了體型稍偏大外，這款模型可算是各家同種物種中"素模"最貼近真實斑鬣狗的一款，可惜的是整體顏色表現突兀，特別是嘴皮和鮮艷的口腔，如換成帶灰的粉紅膚色應該會更合適，要是原廠能調整比例與配色，肯定給牠滿分。收到後左看右看顏色怎麼喬都不順眼，只好重新塗裝啦～

*2021.10.17補上塗裝後的照片，看起來順眼多了，非常成功，鬣狗就是要看起來髒髒黑黑的才叫鬣狗。

斑鬣狗 (資料來自於維基百科)
斑鬣狗（學名：Crocuta crocuta），又名斑點鬣狗、斑點土狼，是食肉目下的哺乳動物。牠們體形中等偏大，是陸地上的肉食性動物，棲息地位於非洲。斑鬣狗能夠發出低沉及像鳥的吠聲和很像人的笑聲。雖然斑鬣狗經常被誤認為是吃腐肉的，但牠們其實是經驗豐富的獵食者，大部份的食物都是來自活的獵物。斑鬣狗是撒哈拉以南非洲最普遍的掠食者，棲息在非洲的大草原。

斑鬣狗是於1777年由德國自然學家約翰·克里斯蒂安·波利卡普·埃爾克斯勒本首次正式描述的。斑鬣狗學名的古希臘文字根被老普林尼用來描述一種衣索比亞的不明動物，有可能就是鬣狗。這個字根是來自番紅花屬的學名，是古時的一種黃色染料。在文學上意思是「番紅花顏色的物體」。雖然斑鬣狗有一些像犬科，但牠們其實是更為接近靈貓科。斑鬣狗屬於貓型亞目，故較接近貓科而多於犬科。斑鬣狗是鬣狗科中現時最大型的成員。相信斑鬣狗的祖先是於上新世（533-180萬年前）從縞鬣狗分支出來。由於當時劍齒虎開始消失，並由短牙的貓科所取代，一些鬣狗開始自行獵食及演化成新的物種，包括現今的斑鬣狗。




Spotted Hyena (information from wikipedia)
The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), also known as the laughing hyena, is a species of hyena native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN on account of its widespread range and large numbers estimated between 27,000 and 47,000 individuals. The species is however experiencing declines outside of protected areas due to habitat loss and poaching. The species may have originated in Asia, and once ranged throughout Europe for at least one million years until the end of the Late Pleistocene. The spotted hyena is the largest member of the Hyaenidae, and is further physically distinguished from other species by its vaguely bear-like build, its rounded ears, its less prominent mane, its spotted pelt, its more dual purposed dentition, its fewer nipples and the presence of a pseudo-penis in the female. It is the only mammalian species to lack an external vaginal opening.

The spotted hyena is the most social of the Carnivora in that it has the largest group sizes and most complex social behaviours. Its social organisation is unlike that of any other Carnivore, bearing closer resemblance to that of cercopithecine primates (baboons and macaques) with respect to group-size, hierarchical structure, and frequency of social interaction among both kin and unrelated group-mates. However, the social system of the spotted hyena is openly competitive rather than cooperative, with access to kills, mating opportunities and the time of dispersal for males depending on the ability to dominate other clan-members. Females provide only for their own cubs rather than assist each other, and males display no paternal care. Spotted hyena society is matriarchal; females are larger than males, and dominate them.[

2014年各家預購清單如下




2014將會是讓人失心風大失血的一年~~~精品實在是太多拉

CollectA
88574 灰色夏爾母馬 (Grey Shire Horse Mare)
2014/04月已入手，2013精品之一（考慮很久要不要下單，很喜歡牠的整體神態和臉部感覺)。

88597 小中美貘 (Baird's Tapir Calf)
2014/04月已入手，買牠是為了和Mojö的母巴西貘配對 (其他家的貘仔個人沒有特喜歡)。

88656 袋獾 (Tassie Devil)
已有外國網友分享了實品照，大愛牠張嘴的pose，口內塗裝很細膩，決定入手。

88664 非洲野驢 (African Wild Ass)
已有外國網友分享了實品照，動態雖稍嫌呆板但目測絕對是年度精品。

88665 黑背狐狼 (Black-Backed Jackal)
已有外國網友分享了實品照，細長的身型和背部的塗裝相當寫實。

88689 山藪羚 (Mountain Nyala)
已有外國網友分享了實品照，決定入手，目測絕對是年度精品。


Papo
50152 大食蟻獸 (Gharial Giant Anteater)
2015已入手，2014精品之一。

50154 恆河鱷 (Gharial)
2014已入手，2013精品之一。

50155 母河馬 (Female Hippopotamus)
已有外國網友分享了實品照，決定入手，檔次不輸公河馬。

50160 雪豹 (Snow Leopard)
已有外國網友分享了實品照，決定入手，實品塗裝雖沒有母獅和母虎那麼精緻，也達到收藏水準。

50162 小狼 (Wolf Cub)
2015已入手。


Mojö
387178 母巴西貘 (Brazilian tapir female)
2014已入手。

鼎鼎大名三大鯨之一，目前網路價格炒的正火熱，也不知未來會不會再度回到市場，S社的諸多海洋生物 (鯨魚鯊魚等) 其實並非全然出自於S旗下，某些物種是與Maia & Borges公司合作的結晶，該廠商旗下的海洋生物雖塗裝不如S社來的精緻，但其素模可說非常漂亮 (這邊有一些網友找到的產品圖片)，越簡單的動物真是越難刻劃呀！幸運的是當初下訂單時，這隻灰鯨正好是廠商手中最後一隻，鯨身佈滿大大小小的坑洞，看起來非常滄桑。

灰鯨(資料來自於wiki百科)
灰鯨（Eschrichtius robustus），現又稱東太平洋灰鯨，其他稱呼有加州灰鯨、魔鬼魚、掘貝者和弱鯨，是一種每年來往攝食區和繁殖區的鯨。為灰鯨科灰鯨屬的動物。在中國大陸，分布於黃海、東海等海域，多棲息於熱帶及暖溫帶海域。該物種的模式產地在瑞典。牠們約有16 米長，36公頓重，一般可活到50–60歲。灰鯨曾一度被稱為「魔鬼魚」，因為當牠們被追獵時會奮力搏鬥。灰鯨是灰鯨屬中唯一的物種，亦是灰鯨科中唯一的物種。這種動物是最古老的物種之一，在地球上已有約3000萬年的歷史。在很久之前牠們一度是巨牙鯊的捕食對象（巨牙鯊現已滅絕）。

目前灰鯨在太平洋有兩族群：其中一個不多於300隻灰鯨的小族群的遷徙路線沒有人知道，但一般推測是在鄂霍次克海和南南韓之間，而另一大族群（東太平洋族群）的遷徙路線則是在阿拉斯加和下加利福尼亞州之間。而北大西洋從前亦曾有第3個族群，不過在300年前已因被大量獵殺而滅絕。成年的灰鯨膚色是棕灰或淺灰，全身覆蓋著淡色中夾雜白色或橘色的斑點，腹部的顏色較淺。身體後部的皮膚上凹凸不平。




Gray Whale (information from wikipedia)
The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is a baleen whale that migrates between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. It reaches a length of 14.9 meters (49 ft), a weight of 36 tonnes (40 short tons), and lives between 55 and 70 years. The common name of the whale comes from the gray patches and white mottling on its dark skin. Gray whales were once called devil fish because of their fighting behavior when hunted. The gray whale is the sole living species in the genus Eschrichtius, which in turn is the sole living genus in the family Eschrichtiidae. This mammal descended from filter-feeding whales that developed at the beginning of the Oligocene, over 30 million years ago.

The gray whale is distributed in an eastern North Pacific (North American) population and a critically endangered western North Pacific (Asian) population. North Atlantic populations were extirpated (perhaps by whaling) on the European coast before 500 AD and on the American coast around the late 17th to early 18th centuries. However, on May 8, 2010, a sighting of a gray whale was confirmed off the coast of Israel in the Mediterranean Sea, leading some scientists to think they might be repopulating old breeding grounds that have not been used for centuries.

如同大多海洋堂比較早期的模型，這款山貓無論塗裝動態都很自然，只可惜接縫位於明顯的腹部。

對馬山貓 (資料來自於維基百科)
對馬山貓（Prionailurus bengalensis euptailurus）只生存在對馬海峽的對馬島上，數量已經很少，在1997年估計只有70-90隻。對馬山貓最初被認為是另一個種，後來被歸為豹貓的亞種，現在認為是中國東北地區豹貓的一個亞種。


Tsushima Leopard Cat (information from Tsushima Island)
Tsushima Leopard Cats inhabit only the island of Tsushima. They are about the same size as domestic cats; however, the differences are that Tsushima cats have stripes on the middle of their forehead and have rounded ears with white spots on the back. They were designated as a national natural treasure in 1971. Tsushima cats are also listed as endangered species.

During the 1960~1963 investigation, there were 250~300 Tsushima cats living in Tsushima. However, the number has decreased to 80~100 today. Such reasons are: decrease in habitat availability, traffic accidents, and infectious diseases from domestic cats.