A few years ago on a whim I purchased little figures of a warthog, a spider monkey, and two others that escape my memory at the local toy shop. As fate would have it, they were made by the German company Schleich, and they infested my imagination. That was hundreds of little figurine ago in a collection that has everything (often more than one) Schleich has made in the last 8 years and some from before then. It has expanded to include some from Mojo, Papo, Safari Ltd, and Bullyland along with a few odd pieces from other designers. I have models and mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians cover over 130 species with some consisting of as many as 22 members (my Hartmann's Mountain Zebras), and 20 (African Lions).
Originally, I set up some planters on my deck and designed them into little habitats. One year it grew to 110! I have seriously pared it back since then. The reality is it's a lot of work. They bring me a lot of pleasure, too and guests seem to enjoy exploring them, but now I just put out a sampling every year. This year it's around 45 species. A couple share a space, but most have their own little ecosystem.
I will list the species I have out by continent and share some images of them here. Again, this is about 30% of the total number of species, and many of the group displays only contain a portion of the total number of models I have for that species.
My 2018 Little Garden Zoo
AUSTRALIA
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Not Shown: Yellow Rock Wallaby, Koala Bear
SOUTH AMERICA
Giant Anteater
Ocelot
AMAZON AVIARY
Blue & Yellow Macaw, Toco Toucan, and Hyacinth Macaw
Toco Toucan, Blue & Yellow Macaw, and Keel-billed Toucan
Scarlet Macaw and Toco Toucan
Not shown: Alpaca, Hoffman's Two-toed Sloth, and Baird's Tapir
NORTH AMERICA/EUROPE
California Sea Lion
Diamondback Rattlesnake
Moose
Wapiti
Coyote
Timber Wolves
Grizzly Bears
Collared Peccary
Not Shown: Alpine Ibex, Aviary with Geese, Ducks, Swans, and a Peacock.
AFRICA
Ring-tailed Lemur
Gemsbok
Slender-tail Meerkats
Common Hippopotamus
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra
Common Warthogs
Southern White Rhinoceros
Reticulated Giraffe
African Lion
Okapi
Not Shown: Spotted Hyena, Blue Wildebeest, Aldabra Tortoise, Common Chimpanzee
ASIA
Bornean Orangutans
Asian Elephants
Indian Rhinoceros
Sloth Bear
Amur Leopards
Not Shown: Giant Panda, Amur Tiger
We left the Pavilion and continued to explore up the hill to the top were we found a lovely open lawn. At that point, we were outside the collection proper. But there were still some truly amazing pines and all of the trees are marked with identification tags if not little markers in the ground. 
Entering the collection proper the layout is organic and reminds you a little of a golf course. A little way into it, we discovered a lovely pavilion that needed some exploring, too. I am including some of the markers just after the first image of a species.
A few years ago on a whim I purchased little figures of a warthog, a spider monkey, and two others that escape my memory at the local toy shop. As fate would have it, they were made by the German company Schleich, and they infested my imagination. That was hundreds of little figurine ago in a collection that has everything (often more than one) Schleich has made in the last 8 years and some from before then. It has expanded to include some from Mojo, Papo, Safari Ltd, and Bullyland along with a few odd pieces from other designers. I have models and mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians cover over 130 species with some consisting of as many as 22 members (my Hartmann's Mountain Zebras), and 20 (African Lions).
