Yes, I agree that there is a connection. also note the "knob" on top of the beak, which may have helped to reinterpret the shape of the head.
Additionally, if you remove the second eye of the "Leo", suddenly you notice how the original eye is very similar to that of the griffin's, with the eyelashes (?) on either side, and a very similar positioning. It somehow makes the "beak" connection much easier to see as well. It also makes him a lot angrier
![[Image: attachment.php?aid=496]](http://www.voynich.ninja/attachment.php?aid=496)
I think there may be another creature in the VM with some griffin blood in its veins:
![[Image: attachment.php?aid=497]](http://www.voynich.ninja/attachment.php?aid=497)
Additionally, if you remove the second eye of the "Leo", suddenly you notice how the original eye is very similar to that of the griffin's, with the eyelashes (?) on either side, and a very similar positioning. It somehow makes the "beak" connection much easier to see as well. It also makes him a lot angrier
I think there may be another creature in the VM with some griffin blood in its veins: