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Towel animal
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A towel animal is a depiction of an animal created by folding small towels. It is conceptually similar to origami, but uses towels rather than paper. Some common towel animals are elephants, snakes, rabbits and swans.
Contrary to common belief, the Carnival Cruise Lines main towel animal is an elephant, not a pig.
The exact originator of towel animals is unknown, but their popularity is often attributed to Carnival Cruise Lines. [1] The ancestors of the towel animals are perhaps the handkerchief animals or the napkins folds.
Carnival, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Disney Cruise Line, and Royal Caribbean cruises will often place towel animals on a patron's bed as part of their nightly turndown service.
- Campbell, Deanna Towel Folding 101, Barnes & Noble Books (April 2006) ISBN 0-7607-7959-7
- Jenkins, Alison The Lost Art of Towel Origami, Andrews McMeel Publishing (October 2005) ISBN 0-7407-5563-3
- Mulanax Carol How to make a towel monkey and other cruise ship favorites , Tiny Tortoise Publishing (August 2006) ISBN 0-9787477-0-4
