The Octopeng

Drawdubon Birds of Leemerica

Some readers may complain that the octopeng in this portrait looks a bit stiff. It is, sadly, true; this is drawn from a stuffed octopeng in the Museum of Unnatural History.  The species went extinct during the era of arctic exploration because explorers found that, while the body meat tasted disturbingly of its favorite prey (see below) its tentacled a…