Vegetable Lamb of Tartary
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The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary is a legendary zoophyte of Central Asia, once believed to grow sheep as its fruit. It was believed the sheep were connected to the plant by an umbilical cord and grazed t
Fanciful depiction of cotton by John Mandeville, featuring sheep instead of cotton bolls.
An illustration of the specimen of the vegetable lamb, actually the rhizome of the fern Cibotium barometz, Hans Sloane included in a letter published in Philosophical Transactions, volume 20, in 1698.
Legendary creature
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A legendary creature is a type of supernatural entity that is described in folklore, and may be featured in historical accounts before modernity, but has not been scientifically shown to exist.
Several legendary creatures[further explanation needed] from Bilderbuch für Kinder (lit. 'picture book for children') between 1790 and 1822, by Friedrich Justin Bertuch
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In classical mythology, the Minotaur was defeated by the hero Theseus.
Medieval bestiaries included mythical animals like the monoceros (above) alongside real animals like the bear.
Symbolic power: a dragon in the Imperial City, Huế, Vietnam