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品牌 (Brand)：Bullyland
年份 (Year)：1973
產地 (Original)：德 (DE)

Bullyland於1973年6月1日由Schleich的前任經理Volkmar Klaus所創立。 但是根據Schleich發行的書“Everywhere's a Playground”內容描述，他在家庭糾紛中離開了Schleich的同事。

Bullyland最初在德國施普賴特巴赫(Spraitbach)的一個車庫製作成品，並迅速擴展到國際市場。旗下產品範圍包括史前史生物、野生動物、家畜、還有部分人物 / 漫畫人物。非模型的業務還有製作塑膠模型鑰匙圈。Bullyland成立於1973年6月1日。最初註冊的名字是Bully-Figuren Volkmar Klaus。 1977年公司改名為BULLY GmbH Volkmar Klaus, 1998年又改名為Bullyland Volkmar Klaus。 其他的Bullyland公司也在1978年至1984年間陸續成立，例如Bullyland香港公司，Bullyland美國公司，Bullyland斯洛伐克公司等。

旗下的恐龍系列具始於1992年。1997年於德國的Stuttgart自然歷史博物館合作推出了古生物和恐龍一系列產品線，其中包括人類演化。這類產品有mini, 小型，中型等，種類繁多。 2005年，Volkmar Klaus將公司賣給了Thomas Fischer和其他3個人。 2012年1月，Bullyland再次賣給了Arthur Ruland。由於多次轉手，產品也有很多變動。

品牌名稱來源
Klaus先生沒想到在他成立Bullyland的數年後被稱為Bully先生。 Bully在德語中指一種法國的鬥牛犬。 Klaus和他妻子養了7只。可見他們有多喜歡這種寵物犬。所以在公司名稱裡用上Bully就很好理解了。但起初沒有用Bully做為商標，因為有人先用了。後來大約就1995年還是96年開始就用Bullyland這個商標。 Land 代表大陸或樂園的意思，例如Disneyland。

Bullyland的產品....至今個人沒買過XDXDXDXDXD，比較不合喜好...所以沒有辦法作開箱評測。

Bullyland (information from toyanimal.info)
Bullyland was founded June 01 1973 by Volkmar Klaus, a former manager of Schleich. Mr Klaus had been considered the crown prince of Schleich, but according to the Schleich book "Anywhere`s a Playground" he left with a handful of Schleich associates after a dispute in the family.

Bullyland began making figures in a garage in Spraitbach Germany, and quickly expanded to the international market. They have made a number of animal ranges including prehistorics, and produce character/comics figures. Another important part of their model business has been the so called "Werbefiguren", plastic models ( key-rings etc) shaped as company logos.

Mr Klaus first registered the name Bully-Figuren Volkmar Klaus. In 1977 the company was changed to BULLY GmbH Volkmar Klaus (mainly for liability reasons), And in 1998 into Bullyland Volkmar Klaus. Other Bullyland companies were founded already in 1978 and 1984: Bullyland H.K. Ltd. and Bullyland Inc. USA, and later on Bullyland Slowakia. In 2001 it was changed into Bullyland Volkmar Klaus AG In 2010 it was changed from Bullyland AG into Bullyland GmbH

Volkmar Klaus and his wife Jane had no less than 7 French Bulldogs. This breed of dog is called a ”Bully” in German, but they could not use the name, because Steiff ( plush animals) had already registered the name for one of their models.From 1995 or 96 and onwards the name ”Bullyland” was used as the trademark, even if most models were still marked ” Bully”.

Bullyland was owned By Volkmar Klaus until the end of 2005, when he sold to Mr. Thomas Fischer + 3 other partners. In Jan. 2012 it was sold again to Mr. Arthur Ruland.

照片來自於 (photos from bullyland.de)

市面上的斑馬模型很多，但論其塗裝/比例而言，我從沒找到自己滿意的模型，這匹細紋斑馬屬於冷門物種，造型無與倫比，亦是我採買的第一匹斑馬，海外獸友ANA曾出過一款非常漂亮的細紋斑馬GK(精品)，雖然本人沒入手，但根據其他網友評測C家的這匹與其相較之下絲毫不遜色(??)。

以往在電視上看到斑馬會誤解牠們是ㄧ種小型馬 (頂多和蒙古馬差不多)，但收到此馬才發現好像不是這樣。查看資料才得知原來細紋斑馬是所有馬科動物中最大的一種，比非洲野驢還大上ㄧ倍，難怪份量感十足，而且頭很大顆，和以往不同的是，此款斑馬是以亮漆噴色，塑膠感較強，材質也比較硬 (這次又買到歪腿馬.看看照片中馬左前腿.CollectA中獎率還挺高的@@)。

細紋斑馬 (資料來自於Wiki百科)
細紋斑馬又名格氏斑馬、狹紋斑馬，是三種斑馬中體型最大的一種。分布於非洲的肯亞和衣索比亞。與其他斑馬相比，細紋斑馬的個子較高，耳較大，斑紋則更加狹窄，差別較為明顯，相對而言，細紋斑馬與驢的親緣關係較接近。細紋斑馬與平原斑馬（普通斑馬）的分布範圍有所重疊。

細紋斑馬在行為上與驢有很多相似之處。比如，成年細紋斑馬會在短期內組成小規模的種群。成年公斑馬以獨居為主，比野驢的範圍小些。目前的狀況為瀕危，面臨的主要威脅來自偷獵。細紋斑馬的皮毛可以在市場上賣到極高的價格。同時棲息地的破壞、人類的干擾以及其他動物的競爭，也是細紋斑馬數量減少的重要因素。目前全世界野外生存的細紋斑馬大約還有2500頭左右。





Grévy's zebra (information from wikipedia)
The Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi), also known as the imperial zebra, is the largest extant wild equid and the largest and most threatened of the three species of zebra, the other two being the plains zebra and the mountain zebra. Named after Jules Grévy, it is the sole extant member of the subgenus Dolichohippus. The Grévy's zebra is found in Kenya and Ethiopia. Compared with other zebras, it is tall, has large ears, and its stripes are narrower.

The Grévy's zebra lives in semi-arid grasslands where it feeds on grasses, legumes, and browse; it can survive up to five days without water. It differs from the other zebra species in that it does not live in harems and has few long-lasting social bonds. Male territoriality and mother–foal relationships form the basis of the social system of the Grévy's zebra. This zebra is considered to be endangered. Its population has declined from 15,000 to 3,000 since the 1970s. However, as of 2008, the population is stable.

Zebras produce numerous sounds and vocalisations, when alarmed, they produce deep hoarse grunts. Whistling and squealing are made when alarmed, during fights, or when scared or in pain. Snorting may be produced when scared or as a warning. A male will bray in defense of its territory, when driving females, or keeping other males at bay. Barking may be made during copulation and distressed foals will squeal. The call of the Grévy's zebra has been described as "something like a hippo's grunt combined with a donkey's wheeze".To get rid of flies or parasites, they roll in dust, water or mud or, in the case of flies, twitch their skin. They also rub against trees, rocks and other objects to get rid of irritations like itchy skin, hair or parasites. Although Grévy's zebras do not perform mutual grooming, they do sometimes rub against a conspecific.