That and the fact that, in the original Greek myths, hippogriffs were the example of an impossible creature, really a kind of joke. They couldn't happen because, according to legend, griffins (half eagle, half lion) ate horses, and went into an absolute frenzy for horsemeat.
MareWow~~~Isn't the hindquarter of a griffin supposed to be the hindquarter of a lion? Fiore 2Is this a griffin? The hindquarter doesn't seem right.This is a hippogriff, bred by mating a griffin with a mare.GriffinEeeeeeh!?This is so dirty!!!1000 meters above ground.