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Vepreslon or Wepreslon and Вепреслон in Russian

‌‌‌‌The animal, which, according to the compilers of the Slavic bestiaries, lives in India, and its appearance resembles a lion and a wild boar.​​‌​‌‌ ​​​‌‌​​‌Sometimes it looks like a wolf, with soft paws, a fluffy tail and a protruding tongue. Sometimes it has a cat's head, round ears, a wolf's tail, three-toed paws with pointed toes, and protruding fangs. They also paint him like a lion, with a mane and a fluffy tail. At times, a trunk-nose is "attached" to it. it also sometimes has the feet of an Elephant.

Vieprieslon i iedinorogh

Boar, unicorn and water horse. Illustration for the list of "Christian Topography" by Kozma Indikoplov. Russia, XV century


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