Another back-in-stock item today is our very popular
stuffed chinchilla. It almost looks real, and it may look like it's made of real fur, but it's not! Hansa has gone out of its way to create lovable, lifelike synthetic animals that you and your young friends can enjoy for a lifetime. They have all been tested to meet the most stringent new import laws. You can enjoy these stuffed animals while feeling completely safe about the materials used to make them.
Our stuffed chinchillaThis engaging, realistic-looking stuffed chinchilla is soft and cuddly. The chinchilla replica is sewn with soft plush mottled synthetic fur and is sturdy enough to stand on its feet and rump. It reflects the total quality of stuffed animal toys made by Hansa. The head is accentuated with large realistic looking eyes, a light muzzle with fine whiskers and large fur-lined pink ears. This plush chinchilla is about 11 inches long, including its beautifuly curled, gray tail. Our stuffed chinchilla has a kindly expression and promises not to bite. This chinchilla makes a wonderful gift for chinchilla pet lovers and nicely complements any stuffed animal collection. Check out our other
chinchilla toys and gifts.
About chinchillasOur Chinchilla (
Chinchilla lanigera) is the common long-tailed chinchilla. It is the size of a small rabbit, crepuscular, and is found in the Andes of South America. Its name, chinchilla, comes from the name of a tribe of Andean people, the Chincha, who adorned themselves with furs from this rodent. In their native habitat, chinchillas live in burrows or crevices in rocks. They are agile jumpers and can leap up to five feet. Predators in the wild include hawks, skunks, felines, and canines. Chinchillas have a variety of defense tactics including spraying urine and releasing fur if bitten. In the wild, chinchillas have been observed eating plants, fruits, seeds, and small insects. Chinchillas were brought to the United States in the 1920s and were domesticated and sold in pet stores. There are several chinchilla owner pet clubs and lots of information on how to care for a domesticated pet chinchilla. The native Chilean chinchillas have been hunted for human apparel since the early 1900s. Around 1900, an estimated 500,000 chinchilla skins were exported annually from Chile. Chinchilla pelt is considered by some to be the most valuable pelt in the world, and coats have sold as much as $100,000. This scale of hunting seriously depleted the number of wild chinchillas, and the international trade in wild chinchillas or their skins is now restricted by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
Our newly-designed Holstein cow and calf replicas are even more lifelike and realistic-looking than before. Do you need a cow and calf for your Christmas manger scene or for a school project? They also make great collectable animal replicas for any collector, and they're durable enough to use as toys for children.
Many parents and grandparents enjoy teaching kids about animals. These bovine models are perfect for introducting children to the animals that live on a farm or dairy.
This stuffed raccon is one of our favorites - and yours, too! It's back in stock today, and it can be ordered for shipping on the next business day!
We've added a new feature to help you find just the animals you're looking for! This can be useful for school projects and for collectors, or for anyone who loves animals!
Our Galapagos Islands page is the first we've put online. It has a slide show of the items in stock as well as our usual menu links. You can order directly from the menu links or go to the animal's specific page and learn more about it.
Speaking of learning, we've added a long text section to the bottom of the page so you can learn more about the various animals of the Galapagos Islands. We'll be expanding the format as time permits, and we'll soon be adding pages for other regions of the world. Some of the most asked-about areas are deserts, Arctic, Antarctic, etc. You get the idea!
