Artisan hand sew the animals "inside out", an old world tradition that results in the mininization of seams, and their bodies are carefully "sculpted" to create "musculature" and "features" like movement in a walking or sitting position that are unique to each creature. On average, there are 42 separate pieces required to make each animal, that must be combined by a team of truly creative artists to create the distinctly realistic features that characterize HANSA animals. (Some animals have as many as 240 different parts!) Each animal is individually hand sewn, to give it a unique "personality", there are more than 860 different fabrics and man-made furs from which the "coat" and "hides" are made, along with over 6000 sets of different eyes, whiskers, claws, noses, and related accessories allocated for creating these wonderful plush animals. Stuffing emphasizes careful attention to the placement of the highest quality man-made materials.

Animal Facts:
Ranges from Sierra Leone and Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean to Lakes Tanganyika and Victoria. Diurnal (active by day) & omnivorous, eating about 200 kinds of leaves & fruit; ants, honey, and birds' eggs; & birds. The gestation period is more than 7 mos long. The male chimp is 1-1.7 m tall when upright, the female is somewhat smaller.

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Designed for children 3 and up.