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We bring you the finest handmade stuffed plush animals in the World
Big Furry Friends is your source for Lifesize, Life Size, Life-like and Realistic Large Plush Stuffed Animals
Not just great gifts for children and adults, these beautiful pieces make great corporate gifts, baby gifts and display pieces for homes, office and businesses, theatrical displays, commercial and movie props......
All our animals are hand-made from of the finest plush stuffed animal artisans in the world. They are life-like, some lifesize and all realistic with careful attention to detail. They make an impressive gift whether corporate or personal, but also make a statement as a corporate mascot or display at your company's headquarters. Our plush animals are used for staging homes for sale, creating themed weddings, conventions and events where these furry friends add a real 'wow' factor. Our life-like plush stuffed animals have also been used in museums, as well as theatrical props in movies, commercials and on live stage productions all over the world. What is contained here is a sampling of what our artisans have to offer...
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Beaver Handmade Plush Stuffed Animal
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 The beaver (genus Castor) is a primarily
nocturnal, large, semi-aquatic rodent. Castor
includes two extant species, North American
Beaver (Castor canadensis) (native to North
America) and European Beaver (Castor fiber)
(Eurasia). Beavers are known for building
dams, canals, and lodges (homes). They are
the second-largest rodent in the world (after
the capybara). Their colonies create one or
more dams to provide still, deep water to
protect against predators, and to float food
and building material. The North American
beaver population was once more than 60
million, but as of 1988 was 6–12 million. This
population decline is due to extensive hunting
for fur, for glands used as medicine and
perfume, and because their harvesting of
trees and flooding of waterways may interfere
with other land uses.
Beavers are known for their natural trait of
building dams on rivers and streams, and
building their homes (known as "lodges") in
the resulting pond. Beavers also build canals
to float build materials that are difficult to haul
over land. They use powerful front teeth to cut
trees and plants that they use for building and
for food. In the absence of existing ponds,
beavers must construct dams before building
their lodges. First they place vertical poles,
then fill between the poles with a crisscross
of horizontally placed branches. They fill in the
gaps between the branches with a combination
of weeds and mud until the dam impounds
sufficient water to surround the lodge.
They are known for their alarm signal: when
startled or frightened, a swimming beaver will
rapidly dive while forcefully slapping the water
with its broad tail, audible over great distances
above and below water. This serves as a
warning to beavers in the area. Once a beaver
has sounded the alarm, nearby beavers dive
and may not reemerge for some time. Beavers
are slow on land, but are good swimmers that
can stay under water for as long as 15 minutes.
Beavers do not hibernate, but store sticks
and logs in a pile in their ponds, eating the
underbark. Some of the pile is generally above
water and accumulates snow in the winter.
This insulation of snow often keeps the water
from freezing in and around the food pile,
providing a location where beavers can breathe
when outside their lodge.
Fossil remains of beavers are found in the peat
and other superficial deposits of Britain and
the continent of Europe; while in the Pleistocene formations of Britain and Siberia, occur remains of a giant extinct beaver, Trogontherium cuvieri, representing a genus
by itself.
Beavers have webbed hind-feet, and a
broad, scaly tail. They have poor eyesight,
but keen senses of hearing, smell, and touch
. A beaver's teeth grow continuously so that
they are not worn down by chewing on wood.
Their four incisors are composed of hard
orange enamel on the front and a softer dentin
on the back. The chisel-like ends of incisors
are maintained by their self-sharpening
wear pattern.
Beavers continue to grow throughout life.
Adult specimens weighing over 25 kg (55 lb)
are not uncommon. Females are as large
or larger than males of the same age, which
is uncommon among mammals. Beavers live
up to 24 years of age in the wild.
The beaver (genus Castor) is a primarily
nocturnal, large, semi-aquatic rodent. Castor
includes two extant species, North American
Beaver (Castor canadensis) (native to North
America) and European Beaver (Castor fiber)
(Eurasia). Beavers are known for building
dams, canals, and lodges (homes). They are
the second-largest rodent in the world (after
the capybara). Their colonies create one or
more dams to provide still, deep water to
protect against predators, and to float food
and building material. The North American
beaver population was once more than 60
million, but as of 1988 was 6–12 million. This
population decline is due to extensive hunting
for fur, for glands used as medicine and
perfume, and because their harvesting of
trees and flooding of waterways may interfere
with other land uses.
Beavers are known for their natural trait of
building dams on rivers and streams, and
building their homes (known as "lodges") in
the resulting pond. Beavers also build canals
to float build materials that are difficult to haul
over land. They use powerful front teeth to cut
trees and plants that they use for building and
for food. In the absence of existing ponds,
beavers must construct dams before building
their lodges. First they place vertical poles,
then fill between the poles with a crisscross
of horizontally placed branches. They fill in the
gaps between the branches with a combination
of weeds and mud until the dam impounds
sufficient water to surround the lodge.
They are known for their alarm signal: when
startled or frightened, a swimming beaver will
rapidly dive while forcefully slapping the water
with its broad tail, audible over great distances
above and below water. This serves as a
warning to beavers in the area. Once a beaver
has sounded the alarm, nearby beavers dive
and may not reemerge for some time. Beavers
are slow on land, but are good swimmers that
can stay under water for as long as 15 minutes.
Beavers do not hibernate, but store sticks
and logs in a pile in their ponds, eating the
underbark. Some of the pile is generally above
water and accumulates snow in the winter.
This insulation of snow often keeps the water
from freezing in and around the food pile,
providing a location where beavers can breathe
when outside their lodge.
Fossil remains of beavers are found in the peat
and other superficial deposits of Britain and
the continent of Europe; while in the Pleistocene formations of Britain and Siberia, occur remains of a giant extinct beaver, Trogontherium cuvieri, representing a genus
by itself.
Beavers have webbed hind-feet, and a
broad, scaly tail. They have poor eyesight,
but keen senses of hearing, smell, and touch
. A beaver's teeth grow continuously so that
they are not worn down by chewing on wood.
Their four incisors are composed of hard
orange enamel on the front and a softer dentin
on the back. The chisel-like ends of incisors
are maintained by their self-sharpening
wear pattern.
Beavers continue to grow throughout life.
Adult specimens weighing over 25 kg (55 lb)
are not uncommon. Females are as large
or larger than males of the same age, which
is uncommon among mammals. Beavers live
up to 24 years of age in the wild.
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 Beaver
Handmade in Italy
18"
Item #2659
$ 165
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 About Piutrè
Welcome to the Piutrè Animal Collection, the finest collection of realistic stuffed animals in the world. Originally designed in Italy by master toy artisan Riccardo Chiavetta, the animals in the Piutrè Collection faithfully replicate their real-life counterparts in form, coloring, dimensions, and expression. Each piece is sewn, shaped, and finished entirely by hand in Italy, using the finest European-made materials, resulting in a beautiful keepsake animal to treasure for a lifetime.
All of the animals in the Piutrè Collection are made with fire-retardant fabrics and stuffed with pure acrylic fibers; therefore, they are hygienic and washable. The synthetic, soft-to-the-touch plush is true to life, and each piece is hand-trimmed and hand-finished for an exceptional degree of realism. The eyes and nose of each animal are extraordinarily lifelike, too—and, of course, safety-anchored.
A Legend Reborn . . .
These astonishingly realistic animals are hand-made in Italy using the original patterns and models created by Riccardo Chiavetta in the late 1970s and early 1980s for Jockline, an Italian firm that came to be known the world over for its highly realistic—often life-size—plush renditions of dogs, cats, and other animals. Many of the Jockline animals were marketed in the United States under the Avanti trade name, though in later years Wallace Berrie Company, Inc., shifted production of some of the Jockline-designed animals to Korea. Jockline failed in 1991. The Italian-made Jockline animals from this era are highly prized by collectors.
Today, in Italy, the family that made the original Jockline animals is doing so once again, with the same uncompromising artistry and craftsmanship. A highly skilled artist is responsible for each animal and personally sees each one—from the tiniest mouse to life-size polar bears—through all the exacting details of the production process. Only when an artist is completely satisfied that a Piutré animal has been superbly executed does he or she tag and package it—in essence, a gift to the individual who will ultimately touch and treasure it.
This is your chance to acquire an irresistible treasure that’s destined to be enjoyed and appreciated for generations to come.
Extraordinary. Exquisite. And exclusively yours.
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