Folkmanis Puppet Great Horned Owl

by Folkmanis

Product Features

• Hand Puppet 18" Tall

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 9 x 18 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00078ANHA
• Item model number: 2403
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,636 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #7 in Toys & Games > Puppets & Puppet Theaters > Hand Puppets
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Product Description

Tall, silent, with curving "horns" and stern-looking, yellow eyes, the Great Horned Owl possesses a disturbing beauty. At night, in the dark when we have trouble seeing, he startles us with a sudden, "Who-who-whoooo!" And we are glad we are not smaller than he. This magnificently crafted puppet features feather-like plush, movable wings, a rotating head and blinking eyes.

Movable wings. Head rotates with a handle. Levers make the eyes blink.

FACTS OF INTEREST

• Great horned owls live throughout North and South America. They are one of the most widespread species of owls.
• The owl's bones are papery and air-filled so they can fly easily. The soft feathers that cover their bodies enable them to fly without making a sound.
• The great horned owl is the only bird that has an upper eyelid that can blink like a person, but its vision is 100 times sharper than ours.
• The great horned owl can't move its eyes from side to side, but its neck is so flexible that it can swivel its head sufficiently to see directly behind it.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So soft!, December 30, 2011

A Kid's Review

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Folkmanis Puppet Great Horned Owl (Toy)

I got this owl today, and I am thrilled with him! His face is really cute, and he has big, golden eyes. The rest of him is sooooooo soft! He is cuddly, too and makes a perfect stuffed animal and playmate. He retains his shape and you can't feel the stick or lever inside him at all when you hug him. Trust me, you're going to want to hug him! The wings and tail are both fairly long, adding to this puppet's beauty. Working him as a puppet is fun and easy. The description isn't that good about the eyes. They don't just blink - you can shut and open them as slowly or quickly as you wish, and keep them shut as long as you like. I give it 5 stars educational value, because all puppet/plush can be educational depending on how you use them. I can't give it full credit for durability, though because it is somewhat delicate, and you most definitly can not toss it in the washer. You can still sleep with it, use it as a pillow, cuddle it, as long as you don't try ripping the eyes out or seeing if it will stand up to a real Great Horned Owl. I can reccomend this to almost anyone, especially Guardians of Ga'Hoole fans like myself. I just wouldn't reccomend it for anyone under like 10 or so, because even though he's cuddly, he needs to be treated with care and will fall apart if he's tossed around.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lily's Great Horned Owl, September 15, 2011

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azspike - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Folkmanis Puppet Great Horned Owl (Toy)

I was very happy to discover this item on Amazon, as the price was the best we'd been able to find. The little girl it was purchased for was over joyed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "Wise" Purchase, January 11, 2012

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Timothy Ahlborn (Mentor, OH, US) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Folkmanis Puppet Great Horned Owl (Toy)

Really well made and realistic looking. Our granddaughter loves it. The price was better than I could find locally. All their puppets are high quality.