While not mentioned in the Bible, the Brazilian strawberry salamander is very similar to certain creatures mentioned in rabbinic literature, such as the goose that grows from trees, the mouse that grows from dirt and the salamander that is generated from fire. (To learn more about such creatures, read Sacred Monsters, available at: https://www.biblicalnaturalhistory.org/.../sacred-monsters.) We would like to express our gratitude to the Wachtfogel and Meiselman families for their assistance in developing this exhibit.
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You almost got me! Happy April Fool's!
ReplyDeleteחג שמח לאפריל פולס שמח!
ReplyDeleteAnd April 1st to you to....
ReplyDeleteA clever prank but I might never eat another strawberry.
ReplyDeleteI was really worried that my understanding of genetics was completely wrong until I noticed the date of the post.
ReplyDeleteHappy April 1
Wachtfogel and Meiselman sponsoring it is just too funny
ReplyDeleteHappy April fools 🤣
ReplyDeleteIs this a joke? Is this picture real?
ReplyDeleteOf course it is real!
DeleteThe picture is real. The salamander is not.
DeleteIs the book of monsters real
DeleteWe would like to express our gratitude to the Wachtfogel and Meiselman families for their assistance in developing this exhibit.
ReplyDeleteThis line gives it away!!!
Happy April Fools Day!!
Happy April fools day!
ReplyDeleteHappy April Fools' Day!
ReplyDeleteThis is a guaranteed prank. There is no recorded evidence of a salamander like it anywhere on the internet. It is presently-impossible for a salamander to reproduce with the assistance of a plant.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the April Fools joke. But nature offers us evidence of evolution’s amazing creation of creatures camouflaged to their habitats. Have a look:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.google.com/search?q=beautiful+orchid+mantis&tbm=isch&client=safari&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjg3ZiPkfP2AhUTgnIEHQS_CLoQtI8BKAF6BAgBED8&biw=375&bih=628&dpr=2
On behalf of the Wachtfogel and Meiselman families, thank you for confirming that one should not trust what's written on this blog.
ReplyDelete(Although I'm not sure how that logic would extend to the other 364 days of the year.)
Even though it was really originally done near Halloween, someone did a reading of War of the Worlds today on a radio show, so many silly people took it seriously, and sad that not enough people know the history of the original. Happy April 1st!
ReplyDeleteWell done.
ReplyDeleteYes, but is it kosher, do we have a mesorah on it?
ReplyDeleteWhat would the bracha be Meshaneh Habriyos? :)
The person in charge of photoshopping should have at least used an amphibian instead of a reptile. Amphibians do not have claws, ear holes or that distinctive reptilian spread of the hind toes.
ReplyDeleteAnd no creature would evolve to camoflage itself to look like something edible.
DeleteTomato Frog nods in appreciation
ReplyDeleteAs strawberries are native to North America, the prank would be more credible (and better) if the 'salamander' were associated with a compatible country instead of Brazil.
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