Scene Series

The Scene Series sets each animal inside a sculpted slice of its world — an alligator snapping turtle luring fish, a Chinese alligator with a night heron, a toad with a red dragonfly guest, a golden snub-nosed monkey with an owl hiding below. Every diorama is a complete little story, ready to display.

Alligator Snapping Turtle

The alligator snapping turtle doesn’t go looking for dinner — it invites dinner in. Lying still on the river bottom with its mouth wide open, it wiggles a pink, worm-shaped flap on its tongue until a curious fish swims too close.

Chinese Alligator

Only two alligator species survive on Earth — one in the American South, and this one in eastern China.

Philippine Sailfin Lizard

Along the rivers of the Philippines lives a lizard that looks like it swam out of a legend. The Philippine sailfin lizard raises a tall fin along its tail, basks on branches over the water and dives in when danger comes.

Asiatic Toad

Plump, unbothered and gloriously warty, the Asiatic toad is one of the most familiar amphibians across China and its neighbors. This scene sets one on a mossy stone by the water, chin up and belly round, while a scarlet dragonfly lands on a twisted twig just out of reach — for now.

Golden Snub-nosed Monkey with Oriental Scops Owl

High in the misty mountain forests of central China lives a monkey dressed for the cold: a thick golden coat, a long flowing cape of hair, a bright blue face and a tiny upturned nose.