Wolpertinger: German Jackalope

  

 

Wolpertinger

    
The Wolperdinger is the German equivalent of the American jackalope.


Wolperdinger also sometimes called wolperdinger or woiperdinger) is a rabbit like i that lives in the alpine forests of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

It's a rabbit like  chimera and usually said to have a  body made up of various animal parts – ...wings, antlers, a tail, and fangs; all attached to the body of a small mammal.

The most will know version of the Wolpertinger had the head of a rabbit, the body of a squirrel, the antlers of a deer, and the wings and occasionally the legs of a pheasant.

 

Stuffed "wolpertingers", made of parts of actual taxidermy animals, can be found  in pubs and inns or sold to tourists as souvenirs in the animal's .

The Deutsches Jagd- und Fischereimuseum in Munich, Germany features a permanent exhibit on the Cryptid.

Its similar to  other creatures from German mythology like the Rasselbock of the Thuringian Forest, the Dilldapp of the Alemannic region, and the Elwedritsche of the Palatinate region, this one is usually describe as a chicken-like creature with antlers; other similar Cryptids are  the American Jackalope (see previous post) other well Known horned hares are the Swedish Skvader and the  raurakl from Australia.

 Wolpertingers can be found in the forests of Bavaria. 

It has slightly different  names depending on the region.....most common are  Wolperdinger, Woipertingers, and Volpertinger. They are part of a larger family of horned mammals that exist throughout the Germanic regions of Europe, such as the Austrian Raurackl, which is nearly identical to the German Wolpertinger.