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Jackalope - Short encyclopedia article on jackalopes..

The Jackalope Conspiracy - Legends and sightings..

Jackalopes! - Pictures and bibliography on this fictitious animal, first imagined by cowboys..

Little Vision Tricksters - An exploration of tricksters, elves, spooks, and spirits at the fringe of the human imagination and around the world..

Mysts of Darkness - Exploration into the darker side, such as vampires, witches, werewolves, demons and halloween..

Mythical Monsters - Hypothesis of creatures being based on unknown and real animals from the Western, Chinese, and Japanese dragons and covering sea-serpents, unicorns and the Chinese phoenix; by Charles Gould, published 1886..

Mythological Monsters - Creatures ranging from the basilisk to the unicorn; origins, lore, and traditional tales..

National Library of Australia: Bunyips - Online exhibition of Aboriginal folklore stories and interactively references pantomime, literature, stamps, art, and skulls; animation, audio, games, a screen saver and activities available..

Phoenix - Short encyclopedia article on the phoenix..

Phoenix's Lair - Details the phoenix from several different cultural angles..

Suite101: Monster Legends - Articles relating to legendary beasts and their traditional myths, also with popular culture references..

The Swan Maidens - Essay by Sabine Baring-Gould offering a cross-cultural overview of swan maidens; first published in 1866-1868..

Tanuki - Japan's shape-shifting and mischievous racoon-dog spirit..

Tengu: The Legendary Mountain Goblins of Japan - Overview article by Charles C. Goodin..

Terra Star - Contains information on dolphins, mermaids, fairies, angels and the Living Goddess..

Unseen Creatures - Introduction to the traditional myths and legends of water monsters, weird animals and humanoids..

Wikipedia: Legendary Creature - Encyclopedic entry with lists and a description of fabulous creatures as defined in historical literature..

Wikipedia: Tengu - Encyclopedia article on appearance, behavior and origins of these Japanese supernatural creatures; folk tales and traditions..

Mythical Brazilian creatures - Article pertaining to the mythical creatures and their local variations of Brazilian folklore. (May 11, 2003).

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