Thomas is Folkmanis' brand new ferret model from 2009. As you can see it is very realistic, as cute as the real thing. I was pleasantly surprised that though his head is too small for the whole hand to fit in, the mouth is still open wide enough that it is fairly easy to manipulate even with the tip of a finger without the whole head following and bobbing at the same time. I do prefer the more "muppet" feel of their earlier ferret models, specially for larger or further audience where a larger mouth is easier to see, but I'm still very very happy they found a balance between realistic features and manipulation. A real cutie.

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