Éléphasme, Rhinolophon, Caméluche et autres merveilles de la nature

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1 author picked Éléphasme, Rhinolophon, Caméluche et autres merveilles de la nature as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

An obscure and fantastic book, Eléphasme, Rhinolophon, Caméluche et autres merveilles de la nature is a collection of illustrations of imagined beasts. From toads with feathery axolotl gills and seabirds with a probosci's monkey snout to a hairy chicken with hooves, these animals don’t make any sense, but they sure are beautiful to look at.

I stumbled on it back in 2012, during my first trip to Paris, visiting a singular shop called Deyrolle, which is filled with taxidermy, bones, bugs, and other curiosities. This book might be one of the most special things I own, and it’s almost impossible…

From Becky's list on bizarre animal adventures.

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