if i remember correctly this was the first designer set dealing with animals back in 2003. so one might think the line started slowing and got better, but the contrary is the case: this set is excellent in every aspect: very wide brick selection with lots of special parts and colours and adorable models.
apart from the animals you see on the picture provided here you can also build a brown ant, a red-orange crab and other smaller animals, each of them being unique in appearance and character. so if you can manage to get this set, don't miss it!