Is there an archive for bestiaries? Bestiary thread

>>2308412
bump cuz i'm interested

>>2308412

Doesn't anyone find it strange humanity has been drawing dragons/dinosaurs for so long? I smell a conspiracy.

>>2308412
http://bestiary.ca/

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>>2308895
Fascinating!

Thanks anon!

>>2308412
I love how they just took a snake, added some bullshit and called it a dragon

>>2308883
Go away Ham.

>>2308883
>Doesn't anyone find it strange humanity has been making up gods to believe in for so long? I smell a conspiracy

>>2309192
I find it amusing; it's the first example of character design in history, I'd like a movie/videogame that keeps the old design of dragons

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>>2308883

I've often wondered if perhaps some animal like the 'dragons' in OPs pic did exist and were spotted on rare occasions. Maybe those who reported back described a snake/lizard-like thing, with a frilled neck/vestigial wings badly or were drunk and/or exaggerating. This may have captured the imagination of various bards and illustrators who told tales of 'dragons' and drew scary pictures of them, further embellishing their design and legend.

>>2309175
Hallo FLorian Geyer.

>>2309538
the filename kek

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>>2308412
In 1304, Switzerland had a little locust plague. Look how they drew them

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>>2310531
This didn't need to be so large, and it certainly didn't need to be a png. You can make it look the same but way lighter in jpg.

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>>2308883
Well, dinosaur fossils have been around a long time. I'm sure they got inspiration from find ing shit like pic related laying around everywhere.

>>2309662
I'm sure several were inspired by various birth defects. Anyone here familiar with teratology?

>>2310537
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEzhxP-pdos