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compendium-of-beasts: The Hamburg Hydra, from the Thesaurus of Albertus Seba. A stuffed hydra owned by the mayor of Hamburg was examined by Carl Linnaeus in 1735, and determined to be a combination of weasels and snake skins.
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Hercules Destroys the Lernaean Hydra, Heinrich Aldegrever
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Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra by digibron on Flickr.
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antimanticora: A stuffed hydra owned by the mayor of Hamburg was examined by Carl Linnaeus in 1735, and determined to be a combination of weasels and snake skins. Wikipedia, english edition, entry on Taxidermy.
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