Posted on 10/10/2017 8:21:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway
This bizarre mythical creature has been used to trick gullible tourists in the Alps for almost two centuries.
If you're ever in a Bavarian forest, keep an eye out for the Wolpertinger.
Also known by several variations on the name such as Wolperdinger, Woipertinger and Volpertinger, this mythological creature is a hybrid of several animals with artistic depictions of it present as early as the 16th century.
Although no one knows exactly when or why it came into being, it is commonly believed that the rise in popularity of the Wolpertinger myth over the past two centuries is due to the emergence of stuffed incarnations of the animals, created as a bit of fun by Bavarian taxidermists in the 1800's.
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An old German version of the venerable ‘snipe hunt’ for first time hunters.
Nice to see human nature has not changed in the slightest these past few centuries.
Texas Woolybooger:
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I thought for sure it would be ManBearPig!!!
Now that’s just downright creepy.
I thought it was Bill Clinton’s Secret Service code name. My bad!
Found out it was “DoubleDipper” after his cigars.
EEEwwwww! LMAO
yup
That’s a jackalope crossed with a chupacabra.
The result of too much Jaeger
How come I never saw that on “Grimm”?
and THAT made me laugh!
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