That's true. When I saw the tiger being re-issued, I really hoped they had fixed the mesh problem, as the tiger's back legs are done wrong (still). What should be the "thigh" and the separate "shin" are one single unbendable "Thigh", what should be labeled "Foot" is labeled "shin" and what should be the "toe" is labeled "foot". THe tiger is great for standing or jumping poses, but can NO WAY be posed sitting or lying down like a sphinx. Actually, I bought DD's "Animal Kingdom" CD a couple of years ago, and that's how they did all the land animals. The feasible poses for each are restricted to a rather few possibilities. Still, they're good for animals in the background in pics. Even close up, if the pose you want is one of the few that they can do, they're pretty good.