Wooden Realistic Safari Animals – Collectible Set – Montessori & Waldorf

The Safari Animals Realistic Collectible Set brings together seven African species in precise, hand-painted wooden figurines. Each animal is carved to accurate proportions — the elephant's tusks, the giraffe's markings, the lion's mane — and painted with the colours of the real species.

Carved from solid ash wood. Finished with olive oil. Water-based, non-toxic paint. No plastic components. EN71 certified. Each piece is unique.

Realistic collectible safari figurines invite children into the African ecosystem — they sort by size, identify species, create savanna scenes with our playscapes. This is the kind of open-ended play that builds genuine curiosity about the living world.

Part of our Realistic Animals & Birds collection. Also available as cartoon safari animals for younger children. Explore our savanna playscapes.

GIRAFFE: Height: 18.0 cm ; Width: 11.8 cm ; Depth 3.8 cm (7.09 x 4.65 x 1.50 inches)

ELEPHANT: Height: 13.0 cm ; Width: 17.9 cm ; Depth 6.7 cm (5.12 x 7.05 x 2.64 inches)

ZEBRA: Height: 9.0 cm ; Width: 10.0 cm ; Depth 2.6 cm (3.54 x 3.94 x 1.02 inches)

HIPPOPOTAMUS: Height: 7.0 cm ; Width: 13.0 cm ; Depth 4.2 cm (2.76 x 5.12 x 1.65 inches)

RHINOCEROS: Height: 7.0 cm ; Width: 13.0 cm ; Depth 4.2 cm (2.76 x 5.12 x 1.65 inches)

LION: Height: 6.3 cm ; Width: 10.0 cm ; Depth 2.8 cm (2.48 x 3.94 x 1.10 inches)

HYENA: Height: 5.3 cm ; Width: 7.0 cm ; Depth 1.7 cm (2.09 x 2.76 x 0.67 inches)

Solid ash wood. Hand-painted with water-based, non-toxic paints in multiple layers. Finished with olive oil. No plastic components. EN71 certified. Small variations in colour and grain are a natural characteristic of handmade production — not defects. Each piece is unique.

Safari and wild animal figurines give children a window onto biodiversity — species and habitats entirely different from their own. Open-ended play with realistic wooden figures builds genuine curiosity about the living world: children begin to ask about diet, habitat and behaviour without being prompted. These are the first questions of a naturalist. The wooden format encourages slower, more careful engagement than plastic — children look more closely and retain more.