Our Lesser Spotted African Wildlife mugs feature unique cartoony characters (some with a slightly adult flavour) and quirky pun titles.
Each character has a background story: the Rockodile, for example, a diehard Elton John fan, is a drummer in a popular band and has a faithful following comprising hundreds of howling old owls and some meerkats; the Leopud became a household name as a character model and, having never been able to shake this mantle, often finds himself covered in all sorts of props (usually edible).
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the leopud mug
R149.00While the leopud is really just a sweet little kitty cat at heart, his patience is sometimes sorely tested.
He once signed up with a top modelling agency, with a view to being the next Mr. Africa. Unfortunately, the agency had other plans for him and he became a household name as a character model and, having never been able to shake this mantle, he often finds himself covered in all sorts of props (usually edible).Ceramic, novelty printed mugs
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the dandylion mug
R149.00The dandylion has a penchant for the finer things in life – wining and dining and trendy, yet somewhat foppish accessories.
Unlike his wilder counterpart, who’s rather an egotistical bugger and swears by “treat ‘em mean, keep ‘em keen”, the dandylion is a bit of a softy and likes to shower his conquests with freshly picked flowers, expensive wines and concert tickets.Ceramic, novelty printed mugs
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the rhinho mug
R149.00As a young lass, the rhinho fell on hard times and sadly chose the wrong path, adopting the world’s oldest profession.
As streetlights (and customers) are few and far between in the bush, she hangs around on the outskirts of cities, hoping beyond hope, for her own Pretty Woman happy ending.
So far, there’s been no sign of her Prince Charming but each night, she faithfully dons her fishnets and Chanel lips and hangs around optimistically with the other ladies of the night.Ceramic, novelty printed mugs
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the hippypotamus mug
R149.00The hippypotamus, though relatively young, yearns for the good old days when Nancy wore her made-for-walking boots and Melanie rode her bicycle past your window (last night).
She would have loved to have been at Woodstock (the first one) but has to content herself with smoking the good stuff that grows prolifically in the bush around her pool and listening to scratchy old records, while searching for the answers to age-old questions, which are forever blowing in the wind, slightly out of her reach.Ceramic, novelty printed mugs
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the cheetarist mug
R149.00A die-hard fan of the rock greats like Clapton, May, Slash, Hendrix, Page, Santana and Knopfler, the cheetarist can be found tunefully entertaining his bushveld neighbours and hordes of groupies any time of the day or night.
While not overly concerned with the goings on in the wider world, the cheetarist has a repertoire second to none, so can easily be forgiven for being rather vacuous.Ceramic, novelty printed mugs
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the heliphant mug
R149.00A daredevil with a head for heights, the heliphant is a self-taught aeronautical engineer. She successfully fashioned a magnificent chopper out of scrap metal and old tricycle and shopping trolley wheels she inexplicably found lying around under a baobab.
She spends her days soaring above the plains as a one woman anti-poaching unit and early warning system for impalas, zebras and buffalos who are about to become lion lunch.Ceramic, novelty printed mugs
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the rockodile mug
R149.00When the rockodile was a wee lad, his mum and dad played scratchy Elton John records over and over. One of the songs stuck in his head and his fate was sealed! He’s spent years hunting fruitlessly for yellow brick roads and horny back toads but still hasn’t realised those are native to North America. Fortunately he has a successful night job as a drummer in a popular band and has a faithful following comprising hundreds of howling old owls and some meerkats.
Ceramic, novelty printed mugs
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the bluffalo mug
R149.00The bluffalo is every guy your mother warned you about.
Cool as a cucumber and a bit of a shady character, he sleeps most of the day – though most nights, he can be found chewing on Cuban cigars and hosting (and winning) a poker game or five.
Some sore losers say he counts cards, though he’s really just a formidable, talented opponent.
While the other players cockily assume the vast quantities of port he imbibes will cloud his judgement, he holds his liquor really well and always keeps his wits about him.Ceramic, novelty printed mugs
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the girafro mug
R149.00A stupendously vain and vacuous creature, the girafro spends hours each day perfecting her hairdo and makeup.
Blessed with exceptionally long limbs and lashes, she loves gossip. Fortunately for others, she’s a little embarrassed by her blue tongue, so tends to keep her mouth shut.
She once straightened up a little too quickly and was almost decapitated by the hovering heliphant, so these days exercises a little more caution.Ceramic, novelty printed mugs
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vlad the impala mug
R149.00While most impalas hang around in large herds on the African plains, Vlad is a bit of a loner.
One day, while resting in the shade of a rocky outcrop, he discovered a battered box of the complete works of Bram Stoker. He voraciously devoured the entire set and decided his destiny was to be THE ultimate goth.
As no one is actually brave enough to get close to him – due to his terrifying countenance – they don’t realise his impressive fangs are actually fake jelly sweets.Ceramic, novelty printed mugs
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the braboon mug
R149.00Once upon a time, a removal truck, travelling from Simonstown to Hout Bay, stopped near Cape Point so the driver could remove some loose branches blown into the road by a vicious south easter. Although he wasn’t out of the cab for very long, it was long enough for a couple of bags to mysteriously ‘go missing’.
A young female had wandered off from a nearby troop and being exceptionally curious, ripped open the bags to discover a stash of simply stunning lingerie.
Since then, she’s been the envy of all the younger girls, bedecked each day in her ill-gotten finery.Ceramic, novelty printed mugs
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the piena mug
R149.00The piena is a terrible glutton and far too hyperactive and excitable for his own good. His table manners are truly atrocious and he’s not very good at sharing.
‘Luckily’, no one wants to share his meals as he’s rather noisy and makes such a spectacular mess.
His mummy still loves him though.
(Most of the other animals blame her for his failings as she’s brought him and his siblings up single-handedly since his father ran off with another cackle of hyenas when he was a cub. They blamed her for that too as they said she’d let herself go, so what did she expect?).Ceramic, novelty printed mugs