An interesting thing that I’ve noticed some origami artists doing is designing models that are half one animal and half another ending up with a strange sort of hybrid creature.
I’ve reached a point where I’ve seen enough of these that I decided to make a post about them.
Eric Vigier is a master of origami hybrid creatures so we’ll start off this post with his Grenoceros, a hybrid between a frog and a rhinoceros.
Grenoceros, Designed and Folded by Eric Vigier
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Andrés designed this great little origami wolf with wings.
Lobo Alado, Designed by Eduardo C.T. and Folded by Andrés
Diagrams available in nº 2 Origami de Autor Magazine
Here’s a rather unsettling looking spider with a human face.
Hope, Designed and Folded by Eric Vigier
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A while ago Mariano Zavala B. started designing a bunch of fantastic human animal hybrid models. This one is called Mr. Hare.
Mr. Hare, Designed and Folded by Mariano Zavala B.
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This creature is called a Royal Cobrafe and is a combination of a royal cobra and a giraffe.
Royal Cobrafe, Designed and Folded by Eric Vigier
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Next we have this beautiful 3-way hybrid of a giraffe with wings that’s also part octopus. It’s definitely a strange combination but weirdly enough it looks quite beautiful.
Winged Giraffopus, Designed and Folded by Daniel Chang
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Here we have a strange two-legged dinosaur and lion hybrid.
Diorama Roitelion, Designed and Folded by Eric Vigier
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Here’s another excellent animal human hybrid creature from Mariano Zavala B. This one is called Mr. Bulldog.
Mr. Bulldog, Designed and Folded by Mariano Zavala B.
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We had a Cobrafe earlier and now it’s time for a Girabra.
Girabra, Designed and Folded by Eric Vigier
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Here’s a group of seahorses that all have antlers or “sea deer” if you prefer.
Chevrocampus, Designed and Folded by Eric Vigier
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This is a different kind of seahorse hybrid now and this time it has wings instead of antlers.
Winged Seahorse, Designed and Folded by Daniel Chang
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Here we have a Kangarull, a hybrid between an origami kangaroo and a bull.
Kangarull, Designed and Folded by Eric Vigier
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Giraffes seem to be popular animals to make into origami hybrids. This next image is of a Giraffe Beetle.
Giraffe Beetle (BKG), Designed and Folded by Jared Needle
Crease pattern available from Jared Needle’s Flickr
Here’s another dog and human hybrid creature called Mr. Pug.
Mr. Pug, Designed and Folded by Mariano Zavala B.
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This cleverly named Escarphant is a combination of a snail and an elephant.
Escarphant, Designed and Folded by Eric Vigier
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This next image is still one of my all time favourite origami photos. The colours on the paper used, the background and the design are all absolutely fantastic.
Leap of Faith, Designed and Folded by Daniel Chang
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Here we have one more human dog hybrid known as Mr. Boston Terrier.
Mr. Boston Terrier, Designed and Folded by Mariano Zavala B.
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This is a combination of a panda and a penguin and if you click through the image source link you’ll see Eric Vigier has written a bunch of information about this species.
Panguin, Designed and Folded by Eric Vigier
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This next model is probably the cutest origami creature I’ve ever seen and I’ve wanted to feature it in a post on this site for as long as I can remember.
Winged Coffee Giraffe, Designed and Folded by Daniel Chang
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Our final image for this post is this excellent scene of a Cobraffe fighting with another imaginary creature called a Hyenate.
Cobrafe versus Hyenate, Designed and Folded by Eric Vigier
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Which one of these crazy origami hybrid creatures was your favourite? Let us know in the comments and be sure to check the image sources to let the artists know what you think about their work as well!
