Waterton was keen on preserving wildlife as 'stuffed' specimens, but  he would also construct his own creations using bits from a variety of birds and animals and then give them very odd titles that often had a satirical motive.  

Here are three examples:-

John Bull And The National Debt  

A porcupine in a tortoiseshell with an almost human face is so weighed down by the National Debt of £800 million that it is overcome by six devils.  

 

 

The Nondescript

Made from the skin of a howler monkey Waterton sometimes pretended this was a new species of animal he had discovered or a caricature of a customs officer who had charged him import duty on the animal skins. 

 

 

 

 

 

Martin Luther After His Fall

Horns and an odd grin on this monkey are Waterton's view as a Catholic of the Protestant Martin Luther.