Ibn Battuta — "I saw a bird in this land that was as big as an ostrich, but it had a long neck …"
I saw a bird in this land that was as big as an ostrich, but it had a long neck like a giraffe. It was a most peculiar creature.
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Describing an unusual animal, possibly a misidentified local species or an exaggeration.
Date: c. 1330s
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