| Hip-po-gy-raf | |
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Real Name |
Hip-po-gy-raf |
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First Appearance |
The Tin Woodman of Oz (1918) |
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Original Publisher |
Reilly & Britton |
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Created by |
L. Frank Baum |
Origin[]
The Hip-po-gy-raf is a large, strange monster that lives in a remote part of the Munchkin Country, to the west of Mount Munch.
The creature has a massive, four-legged body, and a long neck with wrinkled leathery skin; the neck can be extended a significant distance. The beast is intelligent and talkative, and is capable of co-operation and compromise with others. Its favored food is straw, though it can subsist on common hay when necessary.
Nothing is known of the Hip-po-gy-raf's origins or kind; it appears to be a unique being.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- The Tin Woodman of Oz
Notes[]
- It's name is a corrupted combination of hippo and giraffe.