Hot-headed ice borer
The hot-headed Nackteisbohrer (original: hotheaded naked ice borer ) is one of Tim follower invented notional species. It goes back to an April Fool's joke published in Discover magazine in 1995.
According to the article, the carnivorous animal the size of a mole was only recently discovered in Antarctica. With a well-perfused head and a body temperature of 43 ° C, the animals are able to dig passages through the ice and chase after their prey, including penguins . This also explains the mysterious disappearance of an explorer, Philippe Poisson ( Poisson d'avril - "April fish" - is the French term for April Fool's joke), in the 19th century.
Discover received more mail because of the article than on any serious topic. Humorous inquiries about the animal also came from zoos. On the television show Ripley's Believe It or Not! the alleged discovery was reported as fact.
An alleged descendant of Poissons thanked his ancestor for the successful rehabilitation . In particular, his contemporary opponents, especially the German Heinrich von Derersteapril , maliciously attributed Poisson's first descriptions of the animal to the abuse of absinthe .
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See also
- Crumple-Horned Snorkack , a fictional animal from the Harry Potter novel series by Joanne K. Rowling
- Elwetritsche , a mythical creature in southwest Germany
- Wolpertinger , a mythical creature in southern Germany
- Rattle , a mythical creature in Thuringia
- Stone louse , a rodent drawn by Loriot
- Rhinogradentia , an order of "very likely extinct mammals"
- List of mythical creatures
Individual evidence
- ↑ Strange Molelike Animal Melts Ice Tunnels With Its Head April 1, 1995 in DISCOVER Magazine