Monstra

Pictures of monstrosity

Monstrosity (calf?) drawn from Nature by G. Michelsen, May 21 1822. Water colour by the veterinary student Georg Michelsen (1800-46), who graduated from the Veterinary School 1825

Foster development in animals and humans sometimes fail with the most strange results. These sick individuals are often aborted or will have a short and miserable life - depending on the degree of malformation. Monstrosity has always been a horror mixed fascination, because here you see how much can go wrong.

Below illustrations of monstrosity from old books, where individuals like these often were called Monstra: