Anteater
A-069, Anteater
Height: 1 5/8”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
F1966 (Black/grey)
2026 (Grey, black and white with neck stripe. Reissued by Hagen-Renaker Tennessee)
Mold Book Name: Ant Eater
Notes: The mold was originally designed as a portrait of the mascot of the University of California, Irvine. "Peter the Anteater" was chosen as mascot in Fall 1965.
The 1966 version of this mold is extremely rare. Two mold versions exist, one with a blunt tail, the other with a rounded tail. The blunt tail version shown here is missing the tongue.
Category:
WILDLIFE
Sub-Category:
Other Large Mammals