STARING AT THE SKY · staring marathon no. 2
Hand-Painted Detail
Every scale, feather and marking is painted by hand to match the real animal — so detailed up close, so charming on the shelf.
Ready to Display
A single, sturdy piece — no assembly, no fuss. Set it on a desk or shelf and it holds its pose, ready to collect and show off.
Round two of the Staring Marathon goes to a tortoise who seems to have forgotten that tortoises don’t sit up. Rocked back with his front legs planted wide and his neck stretched as far as it goes, he stares straight up — while a baby sulcata, stuck belly-down on a stone, waits for somebody to notice.
Why ‘Spurred’
Its other name, African spurred tortoise, comes from the large cone-shaped spurs on its thighs. The front legs are armored in heavy overlapping scales, like the ones sculpted here.
Stuck on a Rock
Tortoises can ‘high-center’ themselves on a rock or log, belly balanced and feet off the ground. The baby’s comic predicament is one every tortoise keeper has seen.
The Third-Largest Tortoise
Only the giant tortoises of the Galapagos and Aldabra grow bigger. Large males can reach around 220 pounds (100 kg).
A Polystone Pair
The adult stands about 10 cm tall and the baby about 5 cm, both cast in weighty polystone. Every scale and wrinkle is painted by hand.
Craft & Specifications
| Line | Staring Marathon, by Animal Heavenly Body |
| Approx. Size | About 3.3 × 2.8 × 3.9 in (8.5 × 7 × 10 cm) |
| Material | Hand-painted polystone (resin-stone composite) |
| Display | Single figure — ready to display out of the box |
| SKU | AHB-SM-02 |
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