Ele Willoughby, PhD<p>This is a whimsical mini linocut of the blue Batbearoo, a widely unknown, &amp; quite possibly, completely imaginary composite creature. Despite its looks &amp; its name, the Batbearoo is neither bat nor bear, but a flying marsupial most closely related to the quolls. </p><p>The Batbearoo (Dasychiroptera ursus) shares a common ancestor with the marsupial quoll family of Australia, &amp; …</p><p><a href="https://spore.social/tags/imaginary" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>imaginary</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linocut</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>printmaking</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/compositeCreature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>compositeCreature</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/bat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bat</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/bear" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bear</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/marsupial" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>marsupial</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/makeBelieve" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>makeBelieve</span></a></p>