Dragon Pickle
Interest amongst Oxford academics in what appears to be a pickled 19th century baby dragon has led to a u-turn by the National History Museum, writes Kate Busby.
When first discovered and presented to the London museum, the dragon, found in a sealed glass jar near Abingdon, was rejected on the grounds that it was a suspected hoax. However, last Friday the Natural History Museum said that it was interested in following up the find. Thiscoincides with a positive response to the discovery from members of the university.
The baby dragon, measuring around 30 inches, was found by David Hart in his garage last week. The creature was then entrusted to Hart's friend, Allistair Mitchell, who passed on the pictures to a contact at the University. Mitchell stated: "I've shown the photos to someone from Oxford University and he thought it was amazing. Obviously he could not say if it was real but was extremely keen to do a biopsy."
29th Jan 2004