MS M.81, fols. 30v–31r

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Worksop Bestiary

England, possibly in Lincoln or York
ca. 1185
215 x 155 mm

Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1902

MS M.81, fols. 30v–31r
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Weasels

The weasels walking with their noses pointed upwards may be seeking their lost offspring, which we are told they are able to revive from the dead, but only if they find them.