Life — September 29, 1921 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Life Magazine - September 29, Page 9 This page presents five satirical animal-based inventions under the heading "If Mr. Burbank Should Turn His Attention to the Animal Kingdom." The cartoons mock Luther Burbank, the famous horticulturist known for plant breeding, by imagining absurd hybrid animals he might create: - **The Giraffe Hound for Coon Hunting**: A giraffe-dog hybrid with an impossibly long neck - **The Ostricenary for Deaf Old Ladies**: An ostrich in a cage as a hearing aid - **The St. Bernard Cow**: A cow-dog hybrid being milked - **The Vest Pocket Watch Mouse**: A tiny mouse serving as a pocket watch - **Ham & Eggs**: A pig-chicken hybrid combination The satire mocks both Burbank's fame and the era's enthusiasm for "scientific" animal and plant improvement through selective breeding.