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An illustration of the old belief that the tail of a beaver was considered fish-like in nature (and was therefore acceptable as food for fast days during the Middle Ages).

Platearius, Livre des simples médecines, ca 1480. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des manuscrits, Français 12322, folio 188.[1]

Has been seen at Higher park, in Syracuse NY.

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Beaver with fishtail. Livre des simples médecines, c. 1480

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