The Gryphon and the Mock Turtle

The Mock Turtle and the Griffin are supporting characters in the sea. They appear in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. They appear in Chapter 9 and 10.

Description
The turtle is depicted with a cow's head. The character is very melancholy and is goes to school under the sea. The turtle has told studies for Alice, which are parodies:


 * Reeling and Writhing - Reading and Writing


 * Rhythmatics: Ambition, Distraction, Uglifacation, Derision - Mathematics:Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division


 * Mystery - History


 * Seaography - Geography


 * Drawling, Stretching, Fainting in Coils - Drawing, Sketching, Painting in Oils

The griffin is depicted as an eagle with a lion's body. The character is overbearing and dismissive to the obsessions of other characters. He speaks in a Cockney accent and makes demands of the turtle.

1951 Film
The Mock Turtle and the Griffin were supposed to appear in the 1951 Disney film. The turtle is depicted as an actual calf with a turtle's shell. The duo, along with the Lion and the Unicorn, was discarded by Disney. Despite not appearing in the film, the duo appeared in a 1951 Jello commercial. Their song deleted for the film was, "Beautiful Soup".

1999 live-action film
The duo later appears in the 1999 film. The turtle has a human's head instead of a calf's head.

2010 live-action film
The griffin appears on a painting of the wall inside the Red Castle. Here, it is seen fighting the Jabberwocky alongside the Red Queen. The turtle is seen on a portrait when the Knave of Hearts comes in.