Imitation, counterfeit, or what?

Joel S. Berson Berson at ATT.NET
Fri Jan 13 04:26:20 UTC 2012


At 1/12/2012 01:58 PM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
>Jakelope and its ilk (bunnyip) seem to be the only case where
>"fabrication" would be in order.

I'm quite sure there were many more fabricated live animals displayed
in stationary or traveling zoos and sideshows in the 17th through
19th, if not also 20th, centuries, than the two above.

Joel

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