In the new animal rescue helicopter from, the ranger can rescue the hippopotamus calf in a deep canyon from the lion. The ranger uses a cable winch to lower the transport net down from the helicopter. The young hippopotamus calf climbs into the net at the last moment and the ranger flies it away from the lion in no time. The rescue was successful.Size: 30 x 24 x 13 cm (B x D x H)World of SchleichSchleich products are developed with the assistance of parents, teachers and children and are therefore especially designed for children’s hands.Friedrich Schleich founded the company in 1935. The now famous Schleich figurines first came to life in the 1950’s. The design of the Schleich products and the creation of the required tools are done in house, thus enabling us to control the initial vital steps of creating a new product. The production itself takes place at the company`s German headquarters and in a number of production facilities in foreign countries.Scale of Schleich figures and animals are 1:24