[2] The origin of the name is unclear, but may come from glassmakers from the village of Wolterdingen who made schnapps glasses shaped like animals, which they called "Wolterdinger.

"[3] The Wolpertinger myth has increased in popularity over the past two centuries because of taxidermies created Bavarian taxidermists in the 1800s for fun and to sell to tourists as "local wildlife.

The most widespread description portrays the Wolpertinger as having the head of a rabbit, the body of a squirrel, the antlers of a deer, and the wings and occasionally the legs of a pheasant.

[3] No two Wolpertinger look alike because they are supposed the result of crossbreeding between animals in the area such as foxes, roebucks, hares, ducks, and pheasants.

The folklore states that Wolpertingers only show themselves to beautiful maidens on a full moon if they are taken into secluded parts of the Bavarian forests by the right man.