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THE DRAWING OF HUMANIZED ANIMALS PRECEDING COMICS

Fig. F66) Mammals. Bats.
"The owl, the bats and the sun" from Aesop 's Fables. (Drawing, 1887).
Bats are the only mammals that fly.
In the picture, they were humanized by the artist to entertain children. This process will be more and more frequent in the comic books of the twentieth century, particularly in Walt Disney 's fairy tales.

Fig. F67) Picture of humanized animals.
"The friends of the hare".
Aesop 's fable.
(Drawing, 1875).






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