HGHEST RECOMMENDATION POSSIBLE FOR THIS HUGE & STUNNING OWL! THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE & LIFE-LIKE STUFFED ANIMALS WE HAVE EVER PURCHASED & SINCE WE ARE CREATING A ZOO OF SORTS FOR OUR SON, WE HAVE ACTUALLY PURCHASED HUNDREDS OF LIFE-LIKE STUFFED/PLUSH TOY, SO WE KNOW HOW INCREDIBLY HANDSOME, WELL DESIGNED, WELL MADE & LIFE-LIKE THIS OWL IS AND IT IS AN ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS PIECE, SUPERBLY DESIGNED BY THE BEST ARTISTS. NONE OF THE VIDEOS REALLY SHOW HOW STRIKINGLY LIFE-LIKE THIS HUGE OWL IS, BUT EVEN THE BACK & SIDES MIMIC FEATHERS SO SUPERBLY THAT WHEN YOU SEE IT IN A ROOM FROM SOME SHORT DISTANCE OR OUTSIDE, YOU ARE SURE IT IS A REAL OWL AND THAT IS AN AMAZING FEAT OF DESIGN! THE SIZE, 17-INCHES, DOES NOT SEEM BIG, UNTIL YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS OWL, WHICH HAS SUCH PRESENCE THAT IT APPEARS TO BE THE KING OF THE FOREST! WHEN YOU RECEIVE IT, YOU WILL NOT JUST BE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY THE SIZE WHICH SEEMS TREMENDOUS, BUT STUNNED BY THE AMAZING QUALITY OF THE DESIGN! IT GETS A FIVE STAR RATING IMMEDIATELY UPON SEEING IT BECAUSE OF SEVERAL THINGS: IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY HUGE. IT STANDS ON IT'S OWN PERFECTLY & EASILY, AND THIS OWL IS SO INCREDIBLY WELL DESIGNED THAT IT ACTUALLY APPEARS TO BE "FEATHERED & ALIVE"! IT LOOKS SO INCREDIBLY LARGE, MAJESTIC & LIFE-LIKE THAT IT COULD BE USED ON A TALL CENTERPIECE OR PERCHED ON A BOOKCASE IN THE HOME OR ENJOYED OUTSIDE AND WOULD BE THOUGHT TO BE ALIVE! IT IS LOVED BY OUR WHOLE FAMILY & OUR GUESTS! AGAIN, THE FIVE STAR RATING IS DUE TO WHAT CAN'T BE SEEN, UNTIL YOU PURCHASE THIS STUNNER, WHICH IS THAT IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE A REAL OWL IN YOUR PRESENCE! THE WAY THE FEATHERS ARE SEWN MAKE THIS PIECE LOOK LIKE IT IS ACTUALLY COVERED IN FEATHERS. WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS YOU WILL BE SHOCKED BY HOW LIFE-LIKE IT IS & I THINK IT WILL BLOW YOU AWAY IT IS SO WELL DONE. IT'S QUITE INEXPENSIVE FOR IT'S IMPACTFUL SIZE & REALNESS! MAKER, MELISSA & DOUG, MAKE OUTSTANDING STUFFED TOYS & THIS ONE, IS ONE OF THE VERY BEST, IF NOT THE BEST ONE OF ALL! WE THINK IT COULD BE THEIR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT, IT IS THAT INCREDIBLE! WE RECOMMEND THIS WTHOUT ANY RESERVATIONS, IT'S A FABULOUS PIECE ANYONE WOULD ENJOY HAVING, AT ANY AGE---- IT'S THAT WELL DONE! WE BELIEVE IT IS THE BEST PLUSH OWL MADE! WE ARE PURCHASING ANOTHER, JUST TO ENJOY INSIDE OUR HOUSE!
