Animal figurines are figurine

Figurine

A figurine is a statuette that represents a human, deity or animal. Figurines may be realistic or iconic, depending on the skill and intention of the creator. The earliest were made of stone or clay...

s that represent animals, either as toys or collectibles. They are often made of plastic.

Historically, animal figurines were made of lead

Lead

Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...

, and were made by several manufacturers, including Britains Limited. Companies that manufacture realistic models include Schleich

Schleich

Schleich is a German producer of toy figurines and accessories. The company is headquartered in Germany. The traditional market for Schleich products is Mainland Europe, with half their sales in Germany...

, Safari Ltd.

Safari Ltd.

Safari Ltd is an American manufacturer of educational animal, dinosaur and human replicas. The company is headquartered in Miami Gardens, Florida USA. Though they sell worldwide, their principle market is the United States where they sell mainly to museums, aquariums, zoos, arts and crafts stores,...

, AAA, Bullyland

Bullyland

Bullyland AG is a manufacturing company founded in 1974 and based in Spraitbach, Germany, known worldwide as a manufacturer of hand-painted collectors' models and figurines...

, Papo

Papo

Papo is a French based manufacturer of toys, with distributors in over 25 countries. Founded in 1983, it began with a small range of figures including a medieval, fairy tale and western line. The current managing team took over in 1994 and began to expand into classical themes and licensed...

, Wild Republic, Science & Nature and Collecta.

K. Narayanan is the Limca Book of Records

Limca Book of Records

Limca Book of Records is a record book of Indian origin. First published in 1990, when the Limca Brand was owned by Parle Group. The book continued to be published by Coca-Cola, when they bought the Limca Brand. The 20th edition of this book was released by Amitabh Bachchan in March 2009...

(an Indian record book) holder for the largest collection of miniature animal replicas, numbering 1,773 as of June 12, 2011.