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Uploader comment: "The world's only stuffed Griffon - A fine specimen of the Hyperborean variety shot down over copenhagen by the Belgian huntress Nadine Legrand - Is now preserved in a Danish museum." - The Natural History Of The Unatural World.

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#45 Posted by E-K-A-99 on 15 May, 2011, 17:43

Its fake but very cool i would want that hanging on my ceiling!

#44 Posted by mr rainbow on 19 April, 2011, 1:38

doesnt matter that its fake. it looks soooo damn cool!

#43 Posted by hajime on 22 July, 2010, 4:43

re: the 1st post: laws of physics arent always right. check out the bee. the "laws" say that its wings are too small to allow flight. yet it does! but seriously, this thing looks AWESOME. i need one of these in my living room or on my roof. (that oughta scare away those annoying birds)

#42 Posted by serpentias on 7 July, 2008, 0:47

Its more than likely just a fake. But it speaks in volumes of the awesome work some taxidermists can do.

#41 Posted by kurbangul on 15 June, 2006, 6:26

I, personally, don't really believe that this is real. But you all have to realize that when people first started writing about griffins, they described them as APPEARING to be part some kind of large bird, part canine or feline. Some people that claimed to see them also said that all they really could do was hop and kind of glide a few feet. It wasn't until much later on that people made up stories about critters that were literally half lion / half eagle, could soar around all graceful, and were big enough to carry off a horse (or pull around magic chariots). So basically what I t...

#40 Posted by griffon on 29 May, 2006, 23:16

So, yeah it looks fake.. But I BELEIVE. lol *twitch*

#39 Posted by griffon on 29 May, 2006, 23:09

Yes, but.. If that thing cant fy due to the size of the wngs then what about bumble bees? According to physics bees shouldnt be able to fly and just look at them! Fly about, sting things and collecting pollen. Poor giffon, shot dead. *sob*

#38 Posted by samael on 3 April, 2006, 22:08

Shut up. There would be fossils. Definitely a stuffed eagle on the back half of a toy lion.

#37 Posted by najaesouljah on 31 March, 2006, 0:11

i know this is fake but has anyone ever proven griffons to have been real at one time?

#36 Posted by i wont think a name on 5 January, 2006, 7:25

they could paste some bigger condor wings for being more reallistic and grifons shuld be much larger than horses that looks smaller than a lion!!!

#35 Posted by weasel on 19 November, 2005, 4:25

looks like a bad toy Golden Eagle to me stuck on a equally bad toy lion

#34 Posted by nessie on 31 October, 2005, 6:42

plus, about the wings comment...who says it is not a baby one and its wings are not yet developed enough?And who ever said they fly?Chickens dont fly,

#33 Posted by nessie on 31 October, 2005, 6:39

ok where would some one find a lion small enough....and how wood they obtain the lion?Sneak into a flippin zoo and steal a lion cub, kill it and mount it onj a crow?Or wood they take a casual approach...ask for a dead lion cub?

#32 Posted by ilovescience2234 on 30 October, 2005, 23:08

Wow that's the fakest thing i have ever seen. It's a bird glued to the body of a lion.

#31 Posted by kenzie_the_unexplained on 10 October, 2005, 12:40

I want it!It's sooooo cool looking!I'd love to have an actual pet like that!It'd be friggin' awesome!

#30 Posted by carolinamiami on 4 October, 2005, 10:12

reminds me of HARRY POTTER

#29 Posted by after_life_solja on 8 September, 2005, 2:03

laserpotato a bird glued to a lion ??? its a model thats all how can a bird be the size of a lion

#28 Posted by fullmooneyes on 8 July, 2005, 1:48

awwwwwwwwww, any one know where I can get one? I want to add it to my cuddly toy collection lol :p

#27 Posted by ironychan on 10 May, 2005, 8:16

I want one.

#26 Posted by hajime on 15 March, 2005, 0:34

to point out that it has EARS. No eagle has tufty ears like that. The head is definatly constructed... So, those of you who thought you where smart in giving a valid explination of this beastie can shove that up your ass. I posted this because it's cool and i'd love to have it mouted on my bedroom wall. It is fake, we know that, stop screaming it now - you look like an idiot.

#25 Posted by hajime on 15 March, 2005, 0:33

this animal would most certainly not be able to fly. This is definatly not the back end of a lion simply stuck onto an eagles body. Firstly, eagles don't get that big... not even big ones, secondly the beak is too big for a bird of that size, too blunt and way too shiny. It's most likly sculpted alogn with the talons. The feathers would have been taken from a large bird, probably gryphon vulture or large eagle... in fact, i'm happy to suggest those wings are probably from a gryphon vulture. I'd also like...

#24 Posted by hajime on 15 March, 2005, 0:27

The book was called "the unatural history of the unatural world" not the museum. The book didn't state exacly what danish museum this is from, if it's from any. Also, i beleive this to be fake, as with most of the stuff in the book... but i posted it because it's cool and because it's a valid addition to the gallery. Will people stop screamign fake now? Anyone who believes that a BIRD and a MAMMAL hybrid could exist needs to be shot dead... Other than being biologically impossible,

#23 Posted by xxxasianguardianxxx on 12 February, 2005, 14:36

Obviously fake, but very cute.

#22 Posted by chewbaca on 10 February, 2005, 3:05

The bored taxidermist strikes again!!!!!!!!! (see "aligator man")

#21 Posted by neverheardofit on 3 February, 2005, 1:10

Its cute^_^ I WANT ONE!

#20 Posted by ice_angel_0240 on 15 January, 2005, 2:58

On top of all of that, the beak is too rounded. Eagles' beaks are very sharp. The talons are too dull also. And I agree...its too heavy to be able to fly.

#19 Posted by bone_collector on 10 January, 2005, 16:42

What will they think of next? It's such a laughable FAKE!

#18 Posted by billyross999 on 2 January, 2005, 8:31

that pic is from a fake crytozoological book i once read called the natural history of the unnatural world

#17 Posted by arrna on 26 December, 2004, 22:19

Dane! Im half Danish myself ^_^ and that griffin looks kewl even if its not real.

#16 Posted by griffin_bandida on 26 December, 2004, 16:03

oh and one more thing, look at the beak, it doesn't look real, even stuffed eagles have the beak a little dirty

#15 Posted by griffin_bandida on 26 December, 2004, 16:02

well it's easy to mixture stuffed animals, it's like art, it's easy to put a horn on a rabbit stuffed too

#14 Posted by powerpede on 16 December, 2004, 1:45

IF anyone finds a link to a Danish site or finds the museum, please tell me ok? then i've GOT to go there :)

#13 Posted by powerpede on 16 December, 2004, 1:43

well... im from denmark myself, i have NEVER heard of it and i really dont think denmark has a "The Natural History Of The Unatural World"-museum. I have Searched the Danish museum database and did not find this so called museum, and on google.dk no danish links or hits on "Nadine Legrand" so sorry... no such thing in Denmark...

#12 Posted by captainzaggis on 4 December, 2004, 3:12

I wonder how much they'd sell for that..it would look awesome hanging above my door..also, i have seen them Jackalopes * rabbits with deer horns*. Theres two of them at one of my favorite resteraunts.

#11 Posted by recker on 23 November, 2004, 7:51

Why the heck has this picture been rated so highly?

#10 Posted by starlight rose on 15 November, 2004, 15:15

I want one

#9 Posted by veganfox on 21 October, 2004, 16:19

I just wish someone would tell me which Danish museum it's in.

#8 Posted by da_mcvinster on 18 October, 2004, 21:12

Its screaming STUFFED TOY WITH EAGLES BODY ON to me!

#7 Posted by nellze on 16 October, 2004, 2:16

Sorry for mispelling. I was speed typing. Anyways, FAKE!!!!

#6 Posted by nellze on 16 October, 2004, 1:48

That is so fake!!!! My Friend own's a Taxidermy shop!! Has any won seen the Rabbit with Deer horns?? LOL!!! I Love this Website!!

#5 Posted by yesterdays dirt on 7 October, 2004, 4:33

if it coudl fly, it woudl be very ackward with the large amount of weight on the back side... it woudl like just let the bottom half dangle.

#4 Posted by griffin_bandida on 2 October, 2004, 10:21

laserpotato is right, it's easy to stuff a thing like this, and the wings are too small to carry an animal like this, a huge pair of wings and big muscules on the shoulder would carry this animal

#3 Posted by tamathea on 27 September, 2004, 13:17

It's a lion shoved up an eagles butt.

#2 Posted by azraelschroeder on 15 September, 2004, 4:20

nice ^^ reminds me of the miniature dog figurines you find at the malls, with real fur on them (though frankly, those things freak me out...who would put dead hair on something then collect them?!)

#1 Posted by laserpotato on 7 September, 2004, 23:59

Wow, I'm amazed at how people have never noticed how incredibly FAKE this thing is. I mean, look! It dosen't take a genius to figure out they glued a bird onto a lion and stuck some ears on it. Plus, the laws of physics state that the wings are insufficient to carry the weight of that thing.

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