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PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

Greek manuscript showing a swordfish, narwhal, hammerhead shark and whale, 16th century AD

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Greek manuscript showing a swordfish, narwhal, hammerhead shark and whale, 16th century AD

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PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22976948

https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2017/11/page/2/

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  • TurboMars3@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    The swordfish looks more like a sawfish to me.

    • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      Neither has a blowhole, though. Still, I give the dude credit for giving them interesting personalities while making them generally recognizable.

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    That narwhal would make an awesome tattoo.

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    It’s a swordwhale and a narfish.

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    Looks like a dolphin, narwhal, hammerhead, and finless porpoise.

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    100% understandable but it be much more accurate to swap the heads of the narwal and swordfish

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