Animal or puppet?

Did you know …

That many of the things we believe to be living animals, are, in fact, not? It’s true! A lot of “animals” are actually animal-shaped fabric constructions, animated by human hands. We call them “puppets.” Although puppets seem alive, and look very much like actual animals, the are not. Telling puppets from animals can be tricky, even for experts.

Things to look for when spotting puppets:

-The creature is speaking a human language (although some animals, like parrots and maybe some of the better monkeys, can do this too)

-The creature has a human arm in their rectum (although this may simply be a human assisting in a calf’s birth, or doing some other horrible thing to an actual animal)

-The creature moves its head and mouth vigorously, but barely moves its limbs (although this could be a snake or a paralyzed animal)

-The creature appears to be some kind of cross between an animal and a human (although it may actually be a human-animal hybrid)