Our Realistic, Life-size Latex and Foam Rubber Animals are Back!

Foam and Latex Iguana at Tapir and Friends Animal Store

Our realistic latex-covered foam rubber animals are always popular! Unfortubately, our supplier gets them in stock only once a year, and these puppies have been delayed for several months! Worse, we ran out long before that, so we and our customers are very, very excited to see them again!

Click on any animal to see it and order!

Do you need a giant, realistic rubber snake for Halloween?

Does your seafood restaurant need an octopus with attitude to complete its decor?

This octopus could also trick out your Halloween costume.

Or maybe you developed an affinity for octopi playing Dark Manor. I did!

Is that weird?

Our armadillo is always popular, too, whether you are from Texas or anywhere else. It's life-size, and it almost looks real! See our armadillo here along with all of our foam and latex animals!

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Stuffed Armadillo

Back by popular demand!!

Our Stuffed Armadillo

What a great stuffed plush armadillo! He is quite real looking, and the multi-design fabric adds to the effect. This stuffed animal has some nice touches. Note the fold of the rim around the armadillo's back and the additional texture around it. Our stuffed armadillo from Fiesta is appealingly unhurried-looking. Is he or she curious? It looks that way to us! This stuffed animal is and cuddly, sturdy and soft. To find our other stuffed animals by Fiesta, or see a list of our entire inventory of stuffed animals, beanies and puppets, check out our Stuffed Animal page; and be sure to look over our other armadillo toys and gifts.

About Armadillos

Nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) have been moving north from South America for the past three million years. Armadillos originated in South America about 50 million years ago, and the nine-banded moved north, crossing the Panamanian land bridge. It is the only armadillo species found in the US, where its range continues to expand. As the armadillo actually has teeth, it is no longer classed as Edentata ("without teeth") but is now usually grouped with the Xenarthra. We have left our armadillo on the Edentates page, because these are still its closest relatives. There are 20 species of armadillo living in Central and South America. Armadillos dig for grubs and create burrows near water with their powerful feet and claws. In addition to grubs, they also eat other insects and invertibrates. These interesting, inoffensive creatures can be seen along roadsides, trails, and streams (where you can see into the brush), usually around dawn and dusk.

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Plastic Armadillo

Another amazing replica from Safari!

Our Plastic Armadillo

Our realistic-looking armadillo is a winner. It looks like the real thing and is a wonderful educational toy, useful for shoebox dioramas and other school projects, a collector's item, a gift for your favorite amadillo fan, and more. Made of solid, rubbery plastic, it measures 6 1/2 inches from its nose to the end of its tail. The body (nose to rear) is just over 4 1/2 inches, and it stands about 2 1/4 inches tall. The body is moulded with a scaly pattern and details that almost make it seem real. Its underside is painted light tan/gray and the claws are black. Even the bottoms of the feet are painted and detailed. Its name is NOT moulded into the underside as it is on some lines of plastic animals. Be sure to see our other armadillo toys and gifts.

About Armadillos

Nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) such as the one you see here have been moving north from South America for the past three million years. Armadillos originated in South America about 50 million years ago, and the nine-banded moved north, crossing the Panamanian land bridge. It is the only armadillo species found in the US, where its range continues to expand. As the armadillo actually has teeth, it is no longer classed as Edentata ("without teeth") but is now usually grouped with the Xenarthra. We have left our armadillo on the Edentates page, because these are still its closest relatives. There are 20 species of armadillo living in Central and South America. Armadillos dig for grubs and create burrows near water with their powerful feet and claws. In addition to grubs, they also eat other insects and invertibrates. These interesting, inoffensive creatures can be seen along roadsides, trails, and streams (where you can see into the brush), usually around dawn and dusk.

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Stuffed Armadillo

A wonderful and unique gift for the stuffed animal collector!

Our Plush Armadillo

What a great stuffed plush armadillo! He is quite real looking, and the multi-design fabric adds to the effect. This stuffed animal has some nice touches. Note the fold of the rim around the armadillo's back and the additional texture around it. Our stuffed armadillo from Fiesta is appealingly unhurried-looking. Is he or she curious? It looks that way to us! This stuffed animal is and cuddly, sturdy and soft. To find our other stuffed animals by Fiesta, or see a list of our entire inventory of stuffed animals, beanies and puppets, check out our Stuffed Animal page; and be sure to look over our other armadillo toys and gifts.

About Armadillos

There are 20 species of armadillo living in Central and South America and the United States. Armadillos dig for grubs and create burrows near water with their powerful feet and claws. In addition to grubs, they also eat other insects and invertibrates. These interesting, inoffensive creatures can be seen along roadsides, trails, and streams (where you can see into the brush), usually around dawn and dusk. As the armadillo actually has teeth, it is no longer classed as Edentata ("without teeth") but is now usually grouped with the Xenarthra. We have left our armadillo on the Edentates page, because these are still its closest relatives.

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Stuffed Armadillo

Check out our realistic Stuffed Armadillo.

What a great stuffed plush armadillo! He is quite real looking, and the multi-design fabric adds to the effect. This stuffed animal has some nice touches. Note the fold of the rim around the armadillo's back and the additional texture around it. Our stuffed armadillo from Fiesta is appealingly unhurried-looking. Is he or she curious? It looks that way to us! This stuffed animal is and cuddly, sturdy and soft. To find our other stuffed animals by Fiesta, or see a list of our entire inventory of stuffed animals, beanies and puppets, check out our Stuffed Animal page; and be sure to look over our other armadillo toys and gifts.

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Armadillo

Check out our Armadillo.

Our realistic-looking armadillo is a wonderful educational toy, useful for shoebox dioramas and other school projects, a collector's item, a gift for your favorite amadillo fan, and more. Made of solid, rubbery plastic, it measures 2 1/2 inches from its nose to the end of its tail. It stands about 1 inch tall. The body is moulded with a scaly pattern and has details that give the armadillo character. It is painted gray with black eyes. The details and pose (it appears to be walking or trotting in a rather animated way) make this small plastic armadillo especially cute. The word "ARMADILLO" is moulded in to the bottom. Be sure to see our other armadillo toys and gifts.

Nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) such as the one you see here have been moving north from South America for the past three million years. Armadillos originated in South America about 50 million years ago, and the nine-banded moved north, crossing the Panamanian land bridge. It is the only armadillo species found in the US, where its range continues to expand. As the armadillo actually has teeth, it is no longer classed as Edentata ("without teeth") but is now usually grouped with the Xenarthra. We have left our armadillo on the Edentates page, because these are still its closest relatives. There are 20 species of armadillo living in Central and South America. Armadillos dig for grubs and create burrows near water with their powerful feet and claws. In addition to grubs, they also eat other insects and invertibrates. These interesting, inoffensive creatures can be seen along roadsides, trails, and streams (where you can see into the brush), usually around dawn and dusk.

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Animals from A to Z: Let's start with "A"

Let's start an alphabet game for the animals we have in our gift shop, OK? The idea isn't original, but it should be a lot of fun. Wow, look at all the animals that start with "A," and I haven't even starte on ants and alligators! We have anteater jewelry (shown above) . . .

. . . several kinds of aardvarks, including plastic aardvarks and stuffed aardvarks. We actually have more aardvarks than I've used in this post, so you'll have to visit our aardvark page to see them all!

This stuffed aardvark is extremely charming and fun to cuddle!

Our plush anteater is also a big hit. Fun to hold, nice and furry!

And here's an unusual critter, it's a giant armadillo!

Come visit our animals that start with "A" and all of the others, too!

Beautiful RED carved wood armadillos - palo de sangre wood, unique art made in Colombia

We have three new lovely carved wood armadillos in our online gift shop! All are hand-carved in Colombia, and all are ready to ship in the US or around the world. As I started writing this blog post, we had four, but somebody bought one quickly! See and purchase one of these exceptional carvings on our armadillo page at Tapir and Friends or call toll-free (888) 325-3179. They come in several shades of red and they are gorgeous!