And it's none other than...



...the kinkajou!

Thanks to a custom pin pledge, this pin is fully funded and available to order right now. Lucky you!
And... who's that above it?

Kinkajous live in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America. They are most closely related to coatis and raccoons, but are often referred to with names that translate as monkey or lemur. They have prehensile tails which they use to grab branches when climbing around in the trees, which is completely unique for these type of animals!

There's only one other member of the carnivore family that has a prehensile tail, though they only use the very tip of it.
That is the binturong, which happens to be next on the roster to be unlocked!

We're also so close to reaching 300 backers! Once that goal gets reached, all unlocked pin designs will be available to order as vinyl stickers!

I'm still hoping we can make it all the way up to the seal, but let's see how far we get! Less than three days to go!

Look at 'em go!
Black nickel (regular version) on the left, and gold edition on the right.

Here's the current overview of all the stretch goals:

Thanks as always for reading!

Hi all!

Time is flying! We're in the last week of the campaign.

I'm here with updated pin sketches for everything that got unlocked and most of what could still come!
All of the unlocked designs are available to order, and adding them to your pledge now will help to unlock the last few designs! Some people really want that harbor seal, you know.

Can't decide yet? It's no problem! The way backerkit works is that you can still easily alter your pledge until the campaign ends, and add on as many items from the add-on section as you like.
You don't have to choose your pins yet! This happens a little while after the campaign, when I send out backer surveys. I will also have more finished art at that time, as some of these designs are still very rough.

1) Go to your profile and click "Your pledges and Surveys"
2) Click "View pledge" next to the name of this campaign.
3) Click "Edit Pledge"
4) Here you can change your pledge level. An overview of all the pledge levels can be found here. New ones got added!
5) If you'd like to add more items from the add-on section, click "+Add additional items" right below. The overview of all add-ons can be found here.
6) Press 'Confirm your pledge'. Don't worry, you're only pledging once!

Now, on to an overview of everything that got unlocked in this campaign, and what's still left to come!


All the hyena-related items got unlocked!
I hope you love hyenas, but if they aren't your #1, there are now a whole bunch of other critters to choose from:


Since these are all unlocked, you don't actually have to back hyena pins specifically to get them!
With any of the 'X pins of choice' pledges you can pick from ANY unlocked pins.
Do make sure your pledge level still includes the green hyena freebie, if you were looking to grab that one!

I could offer a gold version of the African Canids set or other portrait pins, to match with the gold hyena set. Let me know if you're interested in these color variants, I'd need at least 10-20 people per pin design to make it viable.
If we reach 500 backers, ALL portrait pins will become available in gold!

Now, here's what we could still reach:

That binturong has a popcorn background, and I'd really love to make that! In fact, I'd be super happy if we make it all the way up to the seal! If you're interested in any of these, please consider pledging or adding to it, then it's definitely in reach!

If your favorite is not here and you REALLY want it, there are still slots available to pledge for a custom design! You get to choose the species, get a stack of these pins, and everyone will be able to order it as well.

Last but not least, there's the exclusive pins that will NOT be available after this campaign:

Go check out Challenge Coin Critters by Ken's Pin Hustle. Already did? Go look again! ALL of the stretch goals got unlocked and a whole bunch of new critters got added!
Just to name a few: Turkey vulture, crocodile, Coquerel's sifaka, shoebill..!
Plus, of course, aside from getting a free exclusive bonus pin from us, we might also be able to combine shipping. That will make a huge difference if you're backing me from the US, or CCC from the EU!



And since Ken's Pin Hustle is not only member but also supreme leader of PIN SAFARI, you only have to back ONE other campaign from this group of projects to get special large polaroid stickers from all three of us plus anyone else you back in Pin Safari!
There's 23 animal-themed campaigns to choose from, so go take a look!



These examples are just some personal favorties, but go find them in Pin Safari and check out the others too!

That's all for now!
Please help spread the word or pledge if you'd like to help the last few goals to get reached! Thank you so much.

- Henrieke

Hi all!

Let's talk about the stretch goals!
Quite a few of you have voted in both backer polls so far. It looks like the first two single pins will be the maned wolf and the fossa!

I will lock the first winners down shortly, so I can work on the rough designs, and I'll also be adding some new stretch goals, so more of the runner ups can be made. I personally really want to make that binturong!

I started liking the idea of having full body pins to match the portraits like we will with the hyenas. I'll try to make that happen for the single pins that already got unlocked.

If you're interested in these, updating your pledge or adding add-ons for more pins will help to make them a reality!
There are also still pledge slots to skip the polls and get your favorite species made regardless of what stretch goals get unlocked.

I fleshed out the fossa pin(s) a little bit, mainly to see how many colors I'd use. I might still change things around a bit!



To my surprise and delight, for the pin sets the lemurs are in the lead!! (Those of you who know me know I adore all wild animals, but lemurs have an extra special place in my heart.)



With lemurs it's so hard to pick! There are well over 100 species, and about half of those are my favorite animals. But here's a super rough sketch idea of some crowned lemurs!



Can we put two individuals in one portait pin? Yes, I make the rules!

The brown lemur species display sexual dimorphism, meaning the males look different from the females. With crowned lemurs the females are grey with an orange diademe, and the males are entirely orange/brown with a little black cap and fluffy cheeks. And they both have these adorable white face masks with a little black snoot!

For now I imagine sets of four pins, though I can very much imagine I'd make many more lemurs over time.
I just had a long flight back home from the US and scribbled these... somewhat recognisable lemurs from memory. These could be an option! As much as I love ring-tailed lemurs (my main OC is one!), I'd love to represent some that you see less art and merch of, even though these four are still among the better known species.



These are the golden bamboo lemur, aye-aye, crowned lemurs and an indri.
Let me know what you think!

You might have noticed that our total of raised funds just went down a significant amount. Some pledges always get canceled, and in this case it was a huge pledge (for getting a brown hyena plush produced).
Of course, someone else is more than welcome to take that slot now that it opened up again, but please make sure you spend responsibly!

I did keep in mind that this could happen when announcing any unlocked stretch goals, so everything listed on the page is still unlocked!

I'd like to point your attention towards some other projects!
Hyena fans might be happy to know there's currently more pin campaigns running featuring your favorite critters. You might have already come across these three fellow Pintopia Pin Safari campaigns:

I also came across this cute campaign featuring brown hyenas! Let's make sure it reaches its goal and unlocks the other species as well?



Thank you for your support!

- Henrieke