Plastic monkeys in bulk?

Do you need plastic primates in bulk? We can help! Some of our plastic animals are available in larger quanties. Among those available in bulk are a number of primate species including certain monkeys such as this capuchin monkey on a branch. Just visit our web site and give us a call at (503) 338-8646 and let us know what you need!

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Plastic seagulls for summer!

A "flying" plastic seagull bouncing on a string. What more do you need for summer fun and entertainment? Maybe you're having a party or a play, and need a little avian decor.

Our plastic seagull

This engaging, realistic-looking flying plastic seagull is soft and floppy. Its body is made of hollow plastic and is detailed with feather etchings. It is 14 inches from wingtip to wingtip and is 7 inches from beak to tailfeathers. It is painted white with gray accents, has a yellow beak, orange tongue, and yellow feet. When squeezed, our seagull also makes its familiar squeaky call. It can be suspended by its attached elastic cord. It makes for an interesting ornament, table setting, or serves well in a diorama or school project. Check out our other seagull toys and gifts.

About seagulls

Our beautiful fying plastic seagull reminds us that the seagull is a coastal bird that rarely ventures far out into the ocean. Closely related to terns, it is a carnivorous scavenger, which picks at almost anything organic. It loves small fish and crustaceans which it snatches from the surface. It swims on the top of the water, but does not swim underwater. It is an intelligent bird with a myriad of calls and, like most birds, outstanding eyesight. The adult gull is gray and white in color, whereas younger gulls are a mottled light brown. The Pacific gull (Larus pacificus) has a continous presence here at Tapir and Friends. It wheels above us and perches on rooftops outside our windows. His calls accompany our work and our play.

3D Plastic Animal Puzzles - order while we they're still available! Time is running out on these beautiful, realistic, toy animal puzzles!

These wonderful 3D plastic animal puzzles are on their way to extinction. Unfortunatley, once our stock is gone, we won't be able to get them again. Although we still have over 40 realistic animal types in this fun and challenging 3D plastic puzzle format, the supplies are dwindling. They make wonderful stocking stuffers for Christmas, but we may be out by then. There is nothing wrong with the puzzles, but due to new import laws regarding paint testing, the tests have become so expensive that as of this writing, the puzzles are a casualty of the more stringent laws. The puzzles were safe before, and they're still safe, but so many tests are required PER IMPORTATION that suppliers have cancelled this product. Please check them out while we still have them. They are charming and educational, fun to put together and enjoyable to look at once they're finished. Or, you can take them apart and put them back together again. Even if they were not puzzles, these would be some of the best-looking plastic animals we know! Learn about animals as you play!

A barrel of plastic monkeys

When someone wants to order a stuffed or plastic animal in bulk, we do our best to get it for them. In this case, it was 500 monkeys of a particular species. Sometimes we have surprising animals in bulk, but this time we had to "order in." We make phone calls, we crunch numbers, and we try to make it work for everyone.

So, the day after our customer called us with "an unusual question," several large boxes were brought through our front door by UPS.

Barbara and Sue set to work tearing open boxes and slicing plastic bags. And, piles of toy monkeys were the result! At this point, I was glad they were only toys, or we'd have had a problem!

Ah, lots of material to be recycled. Unfortunately, these inner boxes are too flimsy to ship through the mail on their own, or we would have had a nice supply of them for your orders!

Here they are . . . monkeys galore. Now all we needed was sorting. But we're multi-talented here, and Sue and Barbara made quick work of the task.

The capuchins were separated out (top photo, and why does it remind me of The Wizard of Oz?), and we now have a barrel of monkey species for your pleasure! You should be seeing them online in the next few days. I have to identify them first, and there are some interesting ones here. All stand on their plastic platforms, and all are on plastic branches. Do you have a project that requires primates? We have them! In stock! Now! Some are probably in the "hard to find" category. I know there's a uakari monkey and a sifaka lemur. I think I saw a tarsier, and there are others I'll have fun researching. If you find this post before we get them online, just give a call or send e-mail.

Phone: (503) 325-3179

E-mail: tapir@tapirback.com

Let us know what your unusual toy animal request is. We'll try to help!

Overstocked on plastic camels! Get yours today at a 15% discount!

Dear Camel Fans,

At Christmas we overstocked on these realistic and charming plastic Bactrian camels (two humps) from Safari, Ltd. It's as simple as that. During Christmas 1996, we couldn't keep enough in stock, so this year we decided to be prepared! As it turned out, we over-prepared, bought too many, and on top of that, it turned out not to be a big camel year for us. We have lots of them left! So, we're offering them to you at a discount. When you visit our web site to purchase your camel, the price you'll see in your shopping cart is the regular price. There is a COMMENTS BOX when you check out. Please make a note that you would like the 15% discount as advertised on our blog. We'll make the deduction as we process your order. Come see our plastic camels! Or, make us an offer for a larger quantity. Call us at (503) 325-3179 (West Coast Time, USA).

Surplus plastic walruses ~ plastic toy walrus replicas available in singles or in bulk

Having a walrus party? Saving endangered walruses? Need plastic walruses in larger quantities? We have them! Check our selection of plastic walruses at Tapir and Friends online or give us a call at (503) 325-3179 (in the US).

With ice melting in the Arctic, the walruses are having a hard time. Below are a couple of links where you can read about these massive, unique animals. The Washington Post article describes one of the reasons the calves of these animals are currently in danger. The Sea World article gives about as much information on walruses as you could hope to find. Use Google's image search to find some fantastic photos of walruses.