The Shocking Tale of A Woman Who Gave Birth To Rabbits
And all other things involved…
Back in the 18th century, Mary Toft succeeded in convincing the doctors that she had given birth to rabbits.
Mary had admitted that the strange births started after she chased some rabbits while weeding in a field and had immediately developed a craving for rabbit meat, although she was unable to afford any at the time.
With easy passing day, her desire to eat rabbits got stronger to the point of constantly dreaming about them. According to her, it got so intense that she began to crave rabbit stew, rabbit pie and roasted rabbit.
Surprisingly, Mary was able to convince her family of actual delivery when she fell into labor and delivered something that had the semblance of a kitten.
John Howard, an obstetrician successfully bought into the whole story. Even after strictly examining Mary, he became convinced that Mary truly bore rabbits. He wasted no time in passing the news to some of the best doctors in England and King George I. Through writing, he informed them that there had been miraculous births, particularly one involving nine dead bunnies.
His report was later followed by a thorough investigation of the incident by the king’s personal doctor, Nathaniel St Andre, who…
