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Conrad Gessner

Swiss physician, bibliographer and naturalist (1516–1565)

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Jan 3, 2026

Why are the dried corpses of stingrays called Jenny hanivers

Jenny hanivers are altered, dried carcasses of rays, skates or related guitarfish—cut, folded and desiccated into grotesque, often humanoid or draconic curiosities—and were produced and sold by seafar...

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