Giant Stuffed Toys

by matsuyuki

When big just isn't big enough, look no further than the giant stuffed toys! Stuffed animals have been a staple of children's bedrooms and toy boxes for years, and now you are no longer limited to purchasing the small versions of these cute and lovable plush toys giant stuffed toys are now where it's at!

Just imagine the sheer joy a child will get when they wrap their arms around a giant stuffed toy. Sure, they're a little pricier than their smaller brothers and sisters, but you get a whole lot of snuggle for the money. Take for example, the plush toys that can be found online. Stores offer giant stuffed toys that range in size from three and a half to seven and a half feet. Some even have a seven and a half foot plush black bear that is as wide as a queen size bed how's that for giant?! Not only are all of their giant stuffed toys incredibly soft, but some are also poseable, which only adds to their realism. Any child that is feeling sad and blue will perk up considerably after taking one look at these delightful gentle giants.

For the discerning adult collector, giant stuffed toys are a great addition to any plush and/or toy collection. These cuddly creatures aren't just for kids! But buyer beware these charming and loveable plush toys may not stay in your collection for long. Like the children, you may find yourself wanting to snuggle up to these giant pillow-like animals. Why should adults have to leave their childhood behind?
One can only wonder what fascinating tales these giant stuffed toys might tell if they could talk. Here, at last, is a chance to 'eavesdrop' on some of those wondrous stories while embracing a giant companion. A child's mind knows no bounds when it comes to using imagination to bring these enchanting plush toys to life.

Giant stuffed toys are a fantastic life-like version of the animal they are meant to represent. Unlike a real bear, you can be certain your child will be wrapped up in snuggable warmth when they cozy up to to a teddy bear that is four and half feet tall (or bigger). Giant stuffed toys replicate animals found in the wild in unsullied moments of perfection.

Whether you have had the privilege of seeing some of the world's most majestic animals up close or simply have appreciated them from afar through books, movies or on television, giant stuffed toys can give you that warm and fuzzy feeling we all hope to find.

Angeline Hope is a collector of giant stuffed toys. You can view a selection of giant stuffed plush toys at MyBigPlush.

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Free Giant Macro Pencil and Pink Eraser Creative Commons

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Free Giant Macro Pencil and Pink Eraser Creative Commons

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Pelouche perched on wood rotten into the shape of a giant, horned bird skull

A few nice stuff animals images I found:

Pelouche perched on wood rotten into the shape of a giant, horned bird skull

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A little round Winnie the Pooh stuffed Animal

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Top Giant Animal Species Before Dinosaur Era

by Anomieus

Have you ever thought about the life of animal species before dinosaur era? You will have the right answer for this matter after reading “Walking with Monsters”. It provides specialist knowledge of more than 600 scientists to help us discover wonderful and frequently terrifying creatures that lived before the Age of Dinosaurs. The book not only features 112 animals and covers four billion years of life on Earth but also uses the unique high-resolution images made possible by the television series to bring these creatures to life. Let\'s see the interesting images below to know more about giant animals before dinosaur era.

 

 

Two Gorgonopsia were deadly fighting. Gorgonopsia, known as "mammal-like reptiles", included differentiated tooth shape, a fully developed temporal fenestra, pillar-like rear legs, and ear bones.

 

 

Euparkeria was hunting a quarry. It was a close relative of the archosaurs and grew up to about half a meter in length.

 

 

An Arthropleura (right) was fighting against a Proterogyrinus. Proterogyrinus, which belonged to a group of advanced amphibians, was a powerful swimmer. It could have hunted a variety of quarries while Arthropleura was a giant centipede and grew to the size of a crocodile.

 

 

Edaphosaurus confronted the small Seymouria. Edaphosaurus about 8 feet long lived before most dinosaurs. Its body moved from side to side. Seymouria was a small animal that lived about 280 million years ago in Texas and adjacent regions.

 

 

Hyneria, a prehistoric lobe-finned fish, was 4-5 meters long and weighed two tons

 

 

One Mesothelae, a suborder of spiders, (left) was ready to attack the Petrolacosaurus, a 40-centimeter-long reptile

 

 

Scutosaurus, a large anapsid reptile, lived around 252-248 million years ago in Russia. It weighed at least five or six tons, about as big as an elephant

 

 

Meganeura was an extinct insect from the Carboniferous period approximately 300 million years ago with wingspans of more than 75 cm (2.5 ft) wide

 

 

Haikouichthys, a Prehistoric species, was the first backboned animal. Its heart, lungs and stomach were visible when the Haikouichthys was alive.

 

 

 

 

 

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The Giant Panda - An Endangered Species that Needs Protection

by Smithsonian's National Zoo

The giant panda that is found in Central-Western and South-Western China is considered to be in an endangered species. This docile looking creature has some distinctive features like black patches around both eyes and over the ears. This genial looking creature is not known to be violent; however there have been instances where it has attacked humans more out of irritation than any other reason.

A fully grown male panda can reach a height of up to 1.8 m and weighs up to 160 Kg. It is primarily herbivorous and 99% of its diet consists of bamboo. However, pandas in captivity have been fed honey, leaves, oranges, bananas and eggs. It is also believed to eat rodents and birds occasionally. With dwindling numbers, hardly 2000 in the wild and a couple of hundreds in captivity, the Panda becoming vulnerable is a cause for concern.

The Panda has a body resembling that of a bear's. It has a thick wooly coat that keeps it warm in the cool forests that it has made its home. The Panda's paw has a thumb which is actually a modified sesamoid bone or a bone embedded within a tendon. This helps the animal to hold the bamboo while eating. The tail of the panda is pretty long at up to 15 cm and the second longest in the bear family with the sloth bear topping the list. The life span of the giant panda is about 20 years and it can live up to 30 years in captivity. A female giant panda named Ming Ming lived up to a ripe old age (for a panda) of 34 years.

The animal spends its entire life on land. Its life is spent in the bamboo forests which it roams in search of tender shoots of bamboo, which is a delicacy. They are generally solitary creatures and like to be left alone.

An adult has a territory of its own where he lives with his mate, and the female does not permit other females to encroach. Pandas communicate by making peculiar vocal sounds and also by marking barks of trees with their claws and spraying urine to leave behind the scent.

The giant panda seeks shelter in tree hollows and rock crevices and does not establish or have a permanent den. This is the main reason why giant pandas do not hibernate during winter and instead, seek warmer climates and migrate. It relies on spatial memory rather than visual memory to find its way around familiar territory. Pandas do not have a social responsibility and the male just mates the female and leaves her to fend for herself and her cub. Though the giant panda is an herbivore it has the digestive system of a carnivore which is why it occasionally eats meat. It is believed to be uniquely adapted to its surroundings and is believed to have lived in the bamboo forests for millions of years.

The giant panda needs to eat at least 10 to 14 kg of bamboo shoots in a day to sustain itself and spends most of the day collecting tender shoots and eating them with great patience. Due to the enormous quantities of food that are ingested, the panda needs to defecate at least 40 times in the course of a day. It believes in conserving its energy and never ventures too far away from its familiar territory.

Giant Pandas are being carefully reared in captivity and need to be provided all the protection to ensure and they do not become a vulnerable species from the endangered species they already are. Denuding of their habitat for human needs has to be stopped and their natural habitat kept intact to ensure their peaceful existence on this planet.

Randy Collins is a freelance author. He expresses his concern about the endangering and extinction of rare species of wild animals and believes awareness needs to be created to arrest the decline. He keeps himself updated by watching related programs that are aired by popular services like Verizon FiOS TV.