The Hippogryph is one of those mixed up animals that have been passed down by the European tradition. In some stories it is told that the Gryphons would actually hunt their strange offspring.
The Hippogryph
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The Hippogriff is said to be the result of a mating between the gryphon
and equine...this results in a creature that looks like a horse in hind portions (rear end
and back legs) and a raptor (eagle) in the front half (head and front legs and wings on
the back). The Hippogryph is one of those mixed up animals that have been passed down by the European tradition. In some stories it is told that the Gryphons would actually hunt their strange offspring. |