In 1726, 26 year old mother-of-three Mary Toft gave birth to a rabbit. And then another. And then another. All were stillborn, some were just rabbit body parts, but all were the fruit of her loins.
Local surgeon John Howard confirmed the phenomenon, delivering several rabbits himself. He wrote of his findings to the Secretary of George I. The King, intrigued, sent his personal anatomist Nathaniel St Andre to investigate - and he soon concluded that Toft was telling the truth and was preternaturally giving birth to rabbits.
It's a BBC radio play, in case you're wondering! :lol:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b010fd88/Afternoon_Drama_Mary_Tofts_Rabbit_Tale/
Local surgeon John Howard confirmed the phenomenon, delivering several rabbits himself. He wrote of his findings to the Secretary of George I. The King, intrigued, sent his personal anatomist Nathaniel St Andre to investigate - and he soon concluded that Toft was telling the truth and was preternaturally giving birth to rabbits.
It's a BBC radio play, in case you're wondering! :lol:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b010fd88/Afternoon_Drama_Mary_Tofts_Rabbit_Tale/