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White Russian Shore Muddler
white russian shore muddler In Sweden, its native land, the White Russian Shore Muddler is known as the "Vitrysk Strandmuddlare." It is found in the region of Zscicvzoskaija. The shore-muddler first came to the attention of the general public when it was displayed in the Göteborg Museum on April 1, 1960. The creature is remarkable because it appears to combine the head of a baby pig, the tail of a squirrel, and the feet of a water fowl.
Strandmuddlare waddles
All around the Swedish coast
The strange,mixed up beast
Posted by J  on  Sun Nov 26, 2006  at  02:20 PM
The name "white russian shore muudler" is wrong.
It should be "Belarussian shore muddler".
The original swedish name is "Vitrysk strandmuddlare" and while "vit" means white and "rysk" means russian, "vitrysk" means belarussian.
(bela = white in latin)
By the way here are some links!
High resolution photos in b/w and colour.
http://www9.vgregion.se/vastarvet/objekt.aspx?id=GNM_5419_89
http://www9.vgregion.se/vastarvet/objekt.aspx?id=GNM_5698_1
And here is a short video.
http://www.svtplay.se/klipp/153500/strandmuddlaren
Posted by Erik  in  Göteborg, Sweden  on  Sat May 04, 2013  at  12:30 PM
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