6 crazy - and weirdly funny animal stories from history.

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CHANGGYEONGGUNG PALACE (KING TAEJONG)   CCA 2.0 KOREA  Attribution: 서울특별시

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Donggwoldo (Painting of Eastern Palaces) unknown Joseon Artist c 1828 CE Dong-A University Museum, Busan.   PD https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13345/painting-of-the-eastern-palaces/

HARTLEPOOL HISTORIC QUAY CCA SA 3.0 U ianpudsey.  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hartlepool_Historic_Quay_-_panoramio.jpg

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H’ANGUS  PD NKR. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H%27angus.jpg

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GENGHIS KHAN INVADES PD EGYPT IPL 82 OF 2002 EXPIRED.  US: PD COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genghis_Khan_invades_Urgench.jpg

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PLUTARCH’S LIVES IABI PD PRE 1930. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plutarch%27s_Lives_-_the_translation_called_Dryden%27s_(1860)_(14777922931).jpg

JIMMY CARTER PD WFG. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jimmy_Carter_(cropped).jpg

CARTER IN BOAT CHASING RABBIT PD WFG. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jimmy_Carter_in_boat_chasing_away_swimming_rabbit,_Plains,_Georgia_-_19790420.jpg

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WILD HARE LOBBY CARD PD PUB 1929-1963 © EXPIRED. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Wild_Hare_Lobby_Card.jpg

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SYLVILAGUS AQUATICUS

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CCA SA 4.0 I BRANDON JOHNSON. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sylvilagus_aquaticus_370111366_(cropped).jpg

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RABBIT IN FIELD CCA 2.0 G N CHADWICK. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rabbit_in_field_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6499561.jpg

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THREE JACK RABBITS IN A BOWL PD PRE 1930. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Three_Jack_Rabbits_in_bowl_(5381b9825814474e9d5f70e9b0c02bee).jpg

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NAPOLEON BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MOSCOW  PD PRE 1930/AUTHOR+100<.  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Napoléon_Before_The_Battle_Of_Moscow_By_Joseph_Franque.jpg

HUNGRY RABBITS CCA SA 3.0 U HENK MONSTER. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hungry_rabbits_in_all_formats,_springtime_at_Schaarsbergen_Hoge_Erf_-_panoramio.jpg

RABBITS HINTON PARVA COMBE CCA 2.0 G BRIAN ROBERT MARSHALL. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rabbits,_Hinton_Parva_combe_-_geograph.org.uk_-_498142.jpg

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