Why I'm Creating A Bestiary

First of all, a bestiary is a sort of book of animals. They contained all sorts of illustrations of creatures reported by sailors and explorers. Some of these animals were very real. Some of them mankind has never quite been able to prove their existence.

I had a bestiary when I was a little girl, called the Zoo of Zeus. And it was an A to Z book of all sorts of creatures from Greek mythology. I wanted to see if I could use Squidoo to create a virtual bestiary, an internet index of animals, some real and some more fanciful.

A

A Is For Aplodontia

The Aplodontia is a nocturnal rodent which lives in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.

B

B Is For Bushbaby

A bushbaby is a small-sized, nocturnal monkey from Africa.

C

C Is For Cuttlefish

The cuttlefish is part of the family of sea creatures that includes octopuses, squid and the nautilus.

D

D Is For Dragon

Dragons are mythological creatures which some people say were inspired by the reality of dinosaurs.

E

E Is For Echidna

The echidna is one of a small group of unique egg-laying mammals in Australia.

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H

H Is For Hyrax

Although the Hyrax looks like a rodent, it's actually related to elephants.

I

I Is For Ibis

Ibis are several varieties of long-legged coastal birds, ranging from black and white to bright scarlet.

K

K Is For Komodo Dragon

The Komodo dragon isn't really a dragon, it's a type of Indonesian lizard. These lizards are the world's largest! They have been known to attack humans on occasion. Komodo dragons are good swimmers. Their metabolisms are so slow, they might only eat...

L

L Is For Loris

Despite their cute appearance and small size, the tiny primates known as loris have somewhat venomous bites!

M

M Is For Manatee

The manatee is an endangered sea mammal related to the Hyrax and the elephant.

N

N Is For Narwhal

The narwhal is type of whale which may have something to do with the myth about unicorns.

O

O Is For Okapi

The okapi is an unusual African animal that looks like it is related to the zebra, but really it's related to the giraffe.

P

P Is For Platypus

The platypus is a duck-billed mammal which lays eggs and is native to Australia.

Our Featured Animals

Welcome to our little virtual zoo! You'll find all sorts of interesting and fun animals, and animal facts listed here. You can scroll down this page to see all the animals we have included, or take a look at some features selected for you right here!

C Is For Cuttlefish

The cuttlefish is part of the family of sea creatures that includes octopuses, squid and the nautilus.

K Is For Komodo Dragon

The Komodo dragon isn't really a dragon, it's a type of Indonesian lizard. These lizards are the world's largest! They have been known to attack humans on occasion. Komodo dragons are good swimmers. Their metabolisms are so slow, they might only eat...

A Is For Aplodontia

The Aplodontia is a nocturnal rodent which lives in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.

Y Is For Yak

Yak are the traditional form of livestock found in the country of Tibet. Wild yak are now endangered due to cross-breeding, destruction of habitat and poaching.

V Is For Vicuña

The vicuña is related to alpacas and llamas, and is native to Chile. Its valuable but slow-growing fleece has led it to become endangered.

Q

Q Is For Quoll

The quoll is a small carnivorous marsupial found in Australia. The four types of Quolls are the the Spotted-tail Quoll, the Northern Quoll, the Eastern Quoll and the Western Quoll. Spotted-tail Quolls are also called Tiger Quolls and are 50% larger t...

R

R Is For Ray

The ray is one of a family of sea creatures that don't have a single bone in their bodies. Althought they are a type of fish, they are sometimes nicknamed "birds of the deep" which comes from the way they look when swimming.

S

S Is For Sloth

Sloths are nocturnal, South American mammals known for being especially slow-moving.

T

T Is For Tapir

The tapir is a short mammal with a prehensile nose that is related to horses and rhinoceroses.

U

U Is For Unicorn

The unicorn is a mythological animal, whose spiral horn resembles the one found on the narwhal, a sea creature related to whales.

V

V Is For Vicuña

The vicuña is related to alpacas and llamas, and is native to Chile. Its valuable but slow-growing fleece has led it to become endangered.

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F Is For Ferret, D Is For Dragon, A Is For Aplodontia, B Is For Bettas, I Is For Ibis

W

W Is For Wombat

The wombat is a marsupial, a pouch-carrying mammal, from Australia.

Y

Y Is For Yak

Yak are the traditional form of livestock found in the country of Tibet. Wild yak are now endangered due to cross-breeding, destruction of habitat and poaching.

Z

Z Is For Zorilla

The zorilla is considered by those in-the-know to be the smelliest animal on Earth.

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