Wolpertinger
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In German folklore, a Wolpertinger is an animal said to inhabit the alpine forests of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Southern Germany.
A stuffed Wolpertinger on display in the Rheinfelder Beerhall, Zürich
Lepus cornutus
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In folklore, the lepus cornutus or horned hare is a type of hare or rabbit that in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries was believed to exist, but is now considered to be fictional.
Joris Hoefnagel, Plate XLVII of the Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra) from ca. 1575
The horned rabbit given by the inhabitants of Tannin Island to Alexander the Great, after he had slain the dragon living there: illustration from Walters manuscript W.659; 18th-century copy of a 13th-century text by Zakariya al-Qazwini
Jan Brueghel the Elder, Virgin and Child Surrounded by Flowers and Fruit, now in the Prado museum; the horned hare can be seen at the bottom right