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Makara (Hindu mythology) – half terrestrial animal in the frontal part (stag, deer, or elephant) and half aquatic animal in the hind part (usually of a fish, a seal, or a snake, though sometimes a peacock or even a floral tail is depicted) Mug-wamp - (Canadian) giant sturgeon monster said to inhabit Lake Temiskaming in Ontario. Name is of ...
Pond animal Pamital ravine, Canary Islands: Bunyip [11] Bahnyip Amphibious creature Australia Cadborosaurus [12] Caddy Sea animal Pacific Coast of North America Champ [13] Champy Lake monster Lake Champlain, North America Cryptid Whales [14] [15] Giglioli's Whale, Rhinoceros dolphin, High-finned sperm whale, Alula whale, Unidentified beaked ...
The following is a list of lists of legendary creatures, beings and entities from the folklore record. Entries consist of legendary and unique creatures , not of particularly unique individuals of a commonly known species.
Re’em – Gigantic land animal; Reichsadler – Eagle, sometimes depicted with two heads; Rephaite – Giant; Reptilian humanoid (Global) – Human-lizard hybrid; Revenant (Worldwide) – Reanimated dead; Roc (Arabian and Persian) – Gigantic bird; Rokurokubi – Long-necked, humanoid trickster
Parandrus (Medieval Bestiaries) – Shapeshifting animal whose natural form was a large ruminant; Pard (Medieval Bestiaries) – Fast, spotted feline believed to mate with lions to produce leopards; Pardalokampoi – Fish-tailed leopard; Patagon (Medieval folklore) – Giant race reputed to live in the area of Patagonia
Hadhayosh – gigantic land animal; Hades – Ruler of the Underworld; Haetae – dog-lion hybrid; Hag (Many cultures worldwide) – wise old woman who is usually a malevolent spirit or a disguised goddess; Haietlik (Nuu-chah-nulth) – water serpent; Halloi - natural maiden spirits of celestial origin
Buraq from a 17th-century Mughal miniature. Ba – Soul of the deceased, depicted as a bird or a human-headed bird; Baba Yaga – Forest spirit and hag; Babi ngepet – Monster boar
Supernatural animals, often hybrids, sometimes part human, whose existence has not or cannot be proved and that are described in folklore, but also in historical accounts written before history became a science. For fictional creatures of the United States created with sardonic intent, see Category:Fearsome critters.