Stories or descriptions of animal hybrids have appeared in many cultures worldwide. A 13th-century Persian work depicts a rabbit with a single horn, like a unicorn. In Europe, the horned rabbit appeared in Medieval and Renaissance folklore in Bavaria (the wolpertinger) and elsewhere. Natural history texts such as "Historiae Naturalis de Quadrupetibus Libri" ("The History Book of Natural Quadrangles") by Joannes Jonstonus (John Jonston) in the 17th century and illustrations such as "Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate XLVII" by Joris Hoefnagel (1522–1600) in the 16th century included the horned hare. These early scientific texts described and illustrated the hybrids as though they were real creatures, but by the end of the 18th century scientists generally rejected the idea of horned hares as a biological species.