Melissa & Doug Giant Lion - Lifelike Stuffed Animal (over 6 feet long)

I love Melissa and Doug stuffed plush animals and add new ones to my collection from time to time. Their quality is usually exceptional to good. I had only one substandard plush dinosaur in the past but they guaranteed satisfaction and let me choose a replacement product. When I decide to buy lifelike realistic stuffed animals, this is the company I choose.This lifelike lion is wonderful and looks so real, even better than on the Amazon website. It is regal, lightweight, and soft. I bought this to put on my king-size bed (see photos) and I absolutely love it. With this addition, I now have a collection of eight Melissa and Doug plush animals as follows below and I name all of them. This lion is listed last in the list below.- Jumbo Bunny Rabbit - Daisey (5 stars - this item)- Giant Owl - Screech (5 stars)- Giant Giraffe - Sofie (variation on Sophie) (5 stars)- Giant Cheetah - Luxxy (4 stars)- Lemur - Flint (5 stars)- Giant Dalmatian - Sally (5 stars)- Llama - Sasha (4 stars)- Lion - Albert (5 stars)In summary, this lion is another good plush toy from Melissa and Doug. It is a wonderful gift for a child or for someone like me who loves to collect (and name) their lifelike plush animals. I also consider the current price of $75 plus tax a good deal.

Bought this for my twins nursery! So cute and fun and lightweight, I intend on getting multiple stuffed animals for their room but if you are on the fence just get it!

It appears there is a LION in my living room. My grandson is going to love this. !!!Its huge (6 feet)

Looks very real. Wonderful workmanship. Very happy with item.

Big, beautiful lion with the soulful eyes. My grandson loved him right away.

This is a very cool stuffed animal. My son loves it.

The child was very happy. Thinks of it as Aslan.

We got this for Christmas for my 3 year old son who is fascinated by lions. We already have the Melissa and Doug big Tiger for our five year old daughter who loves tigers, and it has been great.That being said, the lion arrived with a hole in the furry part of the tail that needed to be stitched up. In the past month and a half another hole has opened up at the stitching in the "arm pit." These were easy enough to mend, but things went from bad to worse as more and more of the stitching failed, eventually resulting in the tail falling off.Needless to say, "Daddy Lion's" tail falling off was of real concern to my 3 year old.I am going to contact Melissa and Doug, and will update this review to reflect what their customer service tells me.EDIT - I spoke with a very helpful person at Melissa & Doug and sent them some photos, and a new lion is in its way. The customer service rep was surprised about the issues, and said that M&D might request that I send the original back (at their cost) so they can see what went wrong. I have updated the review from one star to three, and may bump this up more if the replacement is high quality.FINAL EDIT - Our replacement lion arrived yesterday, and it appears to be the high quality that we have come to expect from Melissa & Doug. I am bumping my review of the lion up to 4 stars because of M&D's great customer service, and th apparent high quality of the replacement.