The one with the awesome lion

Apparently Frederick I of Sweden had a lion he liked. When it died, they gave the pelt to a taxidermist…. who had never seen a lion. Not too odd for 1731. This was the result. I’m still kind of perplexed why the taxidermist went a human route rather than a cat route but who am I to judge? I have a hard time getting the stuffing in the turkey.
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