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by Stay_frostJebel 2553 days ago
The drawings of it always made me think of a spotted hyena which a nobleman may have gotten from Africa. Not sure how credible those drawings are though.
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Note that this is precisely what is written at the bottom of the 1st drawing:

> Représentation de la bete féroce nomée hiene qui fait un affreux ravage

Translation (my apologizes if it is not that good):

Representation of the ferocious beast named hyena which does an awful rampage