| Reference number | CLP/15i/60 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'A relation of two monstrous pigs, with the resemblance of humane faces, and two young turkeys joined by the breast' by Sir John Floyer |
| Date | November 1699 |
| Description | Floyer recounts the story of a pig shown to him in Weeford in Stafforshire [England], 'with a face something representing that of a man's'. After inspecting the pig's face he comes to the conclusion that the jaw and nose had been 'altered by some external pressure' causing the shape of the skull to change. He shares similar stories he has read of other animals. He then shares a story, sent to him by Thorpe, of two turkeys which 'grew together by the flesh of the breast bone, but were in all other parts distinct'.
Subject: Zoology / Veterinary medicine
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A relation of two monstrous pigs, with the resemblance of humane faces, and two young turkeys joined by the breast'
Communicated by Edward Tyson. Read to the Royal Society on 8 November 1699 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1699.0077 |
| Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 21 (1699), p 431 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBO/8/43 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7032 | Tyson; Edward (1651 - 1708); physician and anatomist | 1651 - 1708 |