The funniest examples of medieval European paintings where the artist had clearly never seen the animal before.
Medieval European art of animals often looked… a little different from the real-world species. European texts and illuminated manuscripts from this period are full of hilarious attempts to depict of far-off species, so here’s a breakdown of some of the most inaccurate — and most amusing — examples.
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:38 Elephant
- 0:58 Hippopotamus
- 1:24 Giraffe
- 1:42 Hyena
- 2:07 Tiger
- 2:40 Ostrich
- 3:24 Pelican
- 3:53 Whale
- 4:17 Dolphin
- 4:31 Sea Turtle
- 4:56 Crocodile
- 5:22 Scorpion
- 5:45 ???
- 6:13 Outro
