schleich

Schleich is a German company that makes toy animals and plastic dolls. It was founded in 1935 by Friedrich Schleich. In the 1950s he had started developing the Smurfs, Snoopy, The Muppet Show and many other characters. In the 1980s, Schleich began developing animal figures, such as farm animals, wild animals, and dinosaurs. Schleich has also created 'worlds', such as the world of the elves, the knight world and the Indian world.

For imitating animals, Schleich seeks advice from parents, children and biologists. The Schleich animal figures are true-to-life and to scale. They are painted by hand.