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Bavarian folklore tells of the wolpertinger (also called wolperdinger or woiperdinger), a mythological hybrid animal allegedly inhabiting the alpine forests of Bavaria in Germany.

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It has a body comprising various animal parts — generally wings, antlers, tails and fangs, all attached to the body of a small mammal. The most widespread description portrays the Wolpertinger as having the head of a rabbit, the body of a squirrel, the antlers of a deer, and the wings and occasionally the legs of a pheasant.

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Stuffed "wolpertingers", composed of parts of actual stuffed animals, are often displayed in inns or sold to tourists as souvenirs in the animals' "native regions". The Deutsches Jagd- und Fischereimuseum in Munich, Germany features a permanent exhibit on the creature.

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It resembles other creatures from German folklore, such as the Rasselbock of the Thuringian Forest, or the Elwedritsche of the Palatinate region, which accounts describe as a chicken-like creature with antlers; additionally the American Jackalope as well as the Swedish Skvader somewhat resemble the wolpertinger. The Austrian counterpart of the wolpertinger is the raurakl.

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  • Wolpertingers feature in the MMORPG RuneScape as creatures that can be summoned. It is depicted as a combination of a rabbit and a wolf.
  • Wolpertingers are the main characters in the novel Rumo by Walter Moers. The novel depicts them as anthropomorphic dogs with small horns.
  • Wolpertingers and Skvaders appear in "Adventure Path #61: Shards of Sin" for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game as encounters and also as new familiar options for spellcasters.
  • A wolpertinger features on one of the special animal tiles in the Winter Edition of Carcassonne.
  • The wolpertinger features as a monster in Here Be Monsters. The game can also be found on Facebook.
  • Wolpertingers are an obtainable pet in the MMORPG World of Warcraft during the Brewfest event.
  • Wolpertingers are an obtainable mount in the MMORPG Tibia.
  • Wolpertinger is the German translation for jackalope in the game Guild Wars 2.
  • The Wolpertinger is a monster encountered in the jungle in the text-based MMORPG Improbable Island.
  • Wolpertingers are common background creatures in the Land of a Thousand Fables adventure in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine.
  • The San Francisco storytelling group Odd Salon uses a Wolpertinger (named Harvey) as their mascot.

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    Wolpertinger Wikipedia
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