9. Ibid., 20, 37. Reports of human-animal hybrids were common in Europe during this time, and included a girl with the head and feet of a monkey, a porcupine man, and a wolf-child (p. 37).

XREF: Connects to broader histories of early modern marvels, wonder cabinets, and how pre-scientific societies categorized the unusual. QUESTION: Why did such hybrid reports gain credibility in this era, and what social or scholarly functions did they serve?

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