Handcrafted 17 Inch Lifelike African Elephant Stuffed Animal by Hansa

As part of Hansa’s Realistic Animals Safari Collection, the Handcrafted 17 Inch Lifelike African Elephant Stuffed Animal by Hansa will be a fabulous piece for collectors of safari stuffies as well as anyone with a preference for cuddly animals who look just like the real thing. At around 17 inches, this plush African elephant’s size is the only thing that’s not true to life – who has room for a 13 foot tall mammal in their bedroom? – but he has been anatomically scaled so he’s perfectly in proportion, giving you a realistic feel for these gentle giants. With a velvety soft, gray coat, the Handcrafted 17 Inch Lifelike African Elephant Stuffed Animal by Hansa has been created using dozens of separate pieces of fabric to ensure the most accurate shape, and then hand sewn inside out to minimize seams and give a more flawless finish. Crafted by artisans who work from environmentally responsible studios, this stuffed African elephant has been filled by hand with a soft fiber fill, which was painstakingly sculpted to create this majestic animal’s musculature and form. With long white tusks and a gracefully curved trunk, the Handcrafted 17 Inch Lifelike African Elephant Stuffed Animal by Hansa’s final details have been carefully airbrushed to add depth and realism to his face and body.

Hansa stuffed animals are as lifelike as stuffed animals can be because each animal is carefully designed using significant research and actual portraits of the animal in its natural habitat. Hansa’s goal in being so exact in the creation of their stuffed animals is to educate children and adults about the animals’ lives and to help increase the understanding and appreciation of these amazing creatures and of our co-existence with them. Each stuffed animal is hand sewn using an old world ‘inside-out’ method to minimize the visibility of the seams. Each stuffed animal’s face is hand-finished and airbrushed to give it a truly unique appearance and the body is also carefully sculpted to create realistic features. These true-to-life stuffed animals look great in dens, offices, and display cases and also make excellent playmates. Every piece comes with an educational tag describing, in detail, the animal’s habitat, lifestyle, gestation period, care of young and eating habits. All Hansa stuffed animals meet or exceed all U.S. and European safety standards and are recommended for ages three and up. We suggest gentle surface washing for Hansa stuffed animals.