Hilariously Inaccurate Medieval Art of Animals

The funniest examples of medieval European paintings where the artist had clearly never seen the animal before. Subscribe for more videos like this: Curious Archive Social Media: Twitter: Instagram: Facebook: Medieval European art of animals often looked… a little different from the real-world species. European texts and illuminated manuscripts from this period are full of hilarious attempts to depict of far-off species, so here’s a breakdown of some of the most inaccurate — and most amusing — examples. 0:00 Intro 0:38 Elephant 0:58 Hippopotamus 1:24 Giraffe 1:42 Hyena 2:07 Tiger 2:40 Ostrich 3:24 Pelican 3:53 Whale 4:17 Dolphin 4:31 Sea Turtle 4:56 Crocodile 5:22 Scorpion 5:45 ??? 6:13 Outro Most images from Wikimed