Paintings on tomb walls in Egypt and Mesopotamia depict stuffedanimals, but their true origin is probably lost in time. It isthought that the original stuffed animals were actually fetishes ofanimals hunters wished to stalk and kill. These were probably madefrom the animal’s fur cut into its approximate shape and stuffedwith straw, beans, or other material.Stuffed animals are known to have been used in Medieval mysteryplays, which were plays or tableaux meant to teach illiteratepeasants Bible stories. Some of the stuffed animals were the Snakein the Garden of Eden, or camels of the Three Wise Men in theNativity plays. It must have been a wondrous sight to a peasant whohad never been five miles from home to behold a camel.Today, stuffed animals include camels and just about everyanimal know