29-03-2016, 09:51 PM
The tail looks as much like a badly drawn pangolin tail as like a badly drawn sheep tail. And I'm yet to see a convincing parallel for the scales on a medieval sheep drawing.
Looking at pangolin pictures, I'd say it's either one of those, or, as suggested, some kind of lizard. This would certainly account for the curling behavior (in the presence of lions no less, cfr the pond creatures):
![[Image: Pangolin_defending_itself_from_lions_%28...dia%29.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Pangolin_defending_itself_from_lions_%28Gir_Forest%2C_Gujarat%2C_India%29.jpg)
Looking at pangolin pictures, I'd say it's either one of those, or, as suggested, some kind of lizard. This would certainly account for the curling behavior (in the presence of lions no less, cfr the pond creatures):