This is like Dr. Dolittle goes Skynet. New York artist Marcelo Gallegos — whose leprechaun/kappa hybrid you may remember — has recently done a delightful series of illustrations depicting wind-up animals based on taxidermy references at the Field Museum of Chicago.
https://gizmodo.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-butts-farts-and-jap-5916686
https://gizmodo.com/meet-the-kappa-leprechaun-a-tiny-monster-at-the-nexus-5892108
Check out such innocent fauna as kiwis and fawns bearing heavy weaponry and other less huggable creatures, like the piranha-frog and parrot-gun. You can pick up prints here if Gallegos’ mechanical menagerie tickles your fancy.
[Via Marcello Gallegeos]
