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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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