The story goes that, in 1731, King Frederick I of Sweden received a lion skin as a gift. The taxidermist tasked with mounting the lion had never seen a lion in real life and only had a vague idea of what one was supposed to look like.
I say 'hats off' to the man. That really is a splendid effort - it looks just like the 'king of the jungle'. I can just imagine the king's delight when he saw this 'teddy bear' staring back at him. Oh - if only I had a time machine. That unveiling would be near the top of my list.
10 out of 10 for imagination.
Superb. I'll be sniggering about that all of tomorrow. The teeth make it.
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