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Safari Ltd. is an American toy manufacturer and distributor founded in 1980. Safari collectible figures include animals, dinosaurs, insects, sea life, historical, military, trains and other vehicles. Founded in 1980 in Miami by Bernard and Rosemarie Rubeland. They began the company out of their apartment with one educational card game based on endangered species. In 1982, they introduced a second rummy card game based on dinosaurs. Next Safari Ltd. began distributing British Natural History Museum dinosaur replicas manufactured by the UK based company Invicta. Safari Ltd. is best known for creating collectible figures sold to museums, aquariums and zoos. In 1986 the successful introduction the Carnegie Museum of Natural History dinosaur replicas series established the 1/40 scale standard used for museum dinosaur lines. Collections of wildlife, farm, reptiles, insects, amphibians, birds, dogs and North American forest animal replicas followed. Safari partnered with the Monterrey Bay Aquarium to produce scale model sea life replicas. This was followed by figures released with the Field Museum in Chicago and American natural History Museum in New York. [1] The Wild Safari line introduced in 1995 has produced yearly releases of prehistoric, modern and marine figures. In 2008 they began to produce non-animal categories including mythological creatures, people, fairies, dragons, pirates, babies, horses, fossils, wildlife and historical figures such as ancient Romans and Civil War soldiers. [2]

Notes [1] Knol, R S. (2005, December). From Safari to the Carnegie. Prehistoric Times, (69), 24 - 25. [2] Hobby Merchandiser Magazine, May 2009 – Review of Carnegie Museum of Natural History Dinosaur replicas and Mythical Realms figures. External Links Dinosaur Collector http://www.dinosaurcollector.150m.com/Safari.htm Safari Ltd. http://www.safariltd.com