I'm of the opinion that the various fictional animals like owlbears and griffins in D&D are not unnatural abominations created by a mad wizard's experiments, but entirely naturally occurring fantastical animals that are natural to the fantasy world. That said, the universe could easily have a sense of humor.
Hence, the bearowl, noffig/noffirg, leogryph/leogriff, and other inverted beasts.
The bearowl appears in Behind the Monsters: Owlbear by Fat Goblin Games and Octavirate Presents: Lethal Lexicon Vol 1 by Octavirate Games. It is best described as a reverse owlbear or leftover owlbear. Maybe whichever god was responsible for creating owlbears decided to recycle the leftover parts.
The noffig is a reverse or leftover griffon. It appears in Octavirate Presents: Lethal Lexicon Vol 2 by Octavirate Games.
I'd like to explore more inverted beasts in the future.
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