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Hidden in the back in dusty old jars I found these freaky specimens!
Cyclops Piglet
Two-faced pigeon
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Cyclops Kitten
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Double-headed duckling
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Back in the autumn of 2005 I first encountered the sculpture of Emmanuel Fremiét at the Henri Rousseau exhibition, Tate Modern. On a subsequent trip to Paris I found another of his powerful animal sculptures outside the Musée D'Orsay. When I moved to the city last summer I figured I could find more examples of his work.
I came across this OrangUtan Attack! in the entrance hall of the Musée d'histoire Naturelle.
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Then I found this one close by in the Jardin des Plantes.
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