I've always liked the Chinese Zodiac. My dad worked for a Japanese company for many years and some of our Japanese friends gave me a couple of gifts over the years featuring my Chinese Zodiac animal. Your animal is figured out by the year that you were born in. I bought animals representing our birth years to put on our entry way table in our house. I think they make great birthday presents, stocking stuffers, and baby gifts, too. (Maybe I'll buy one for Jessica Alba's baby girl, Honor Marie) Tortoise just got a new shipment in, so check them out before they're gone again. (They also have a better picture of the animals on their website.)