Vegetable Lamb of Tartary
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The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary is a sheeplike animal which supposedly grew tethered to the earth. It is based on real encounters or garbled accounts of travellers' tales. It is a legendary creature described in folklore and myths.
When
- First attested
- 1000 CE
- Attested period
- 1000 – 1800
- Historical notes
- Based on real encounters or garbled accounts of travellers' tales.
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Source passages
“Others are based on real encounters or garbled accounts of travellers' tales, such as the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary, a sheeplike animal which supposedly grew tethered to the earth.”
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