Galleries : Undying Tales 2021 : UT 3 - Riverine Rabbit
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ORIGINALS:
Bunolagus monticularis Status: Critically Endangered. Diminished food sources. Females only produce one offspring each year, and so they are very slow to grow in population. The Bushmen of Africa have a tale about the origin of death. The Moon wanted men to know that just as she waxed and waned, was born and died, and would wax and be born again, so too would humans. She sent Hare with this message, but Hare deliberately perverted the message, leaving out the rebirth part, saying, “As I die and perish, so shall you perish.” When Moon learned of this, beat the wayward messenger with a stick, thus giving Hare a cleft lip, and Hare kicked out at Moon and the great gouges from his claws are the dark streaks and spots we see on the moon’s surface. Reference: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3818841
Size: 7 x 7 inches Detail closeups:
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