Our 4 1/2-year-old plays currently preferred "Zoo", to the crocodile fits naturally super.
Like all Schleich animals it is indestructible and sturdy, so you can also take it easily to play outside. Also staying at the wading pool it does not take offense, but it comes under. Anyone who is looking for a bath companions primarily, perhaps had better look elsewhere. The less visually beautiful Playmobil Alligator example can swim.
But our son still preferred the Schleich animals, not only the crocodile, probably because they simply look more real than all the animals from other manufacturers.
The crocodile is the way how many, but not all Schleich products "made in Germany".
Although I think that you can rely also on the not-made in Germany products of surreptitious it is probably that they are free of harmful substances, including product safety is one of the company's philosophy.
We are satisfied with all jededenfalls previously purchased Schleich-animals, so our zoo will certainly further expanded ;-)