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In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
A representation of a Clurichaun in T. C. Croker's Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland. Cabeiri – Smith and wine spirit; Cacus – Fire-breathing giant; Cadejo (Central America) – Cow-sized dog-goat hybrid; Cailleach – Divine creator and weather deity hag; Caipora – Fox-human hybrid and nature spirit
Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million in total. Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs.
List of animals by number of legs; M. List of captive-bred meat animals; List of motmots; List of flora and fauna named after the Muisca; N. List of animal names;
List of legendary creatures (T) List of legendary creatures (U) List of legendary creatures (V) List of legendary creatures (W) List of legendary creatures (X) List of legendary creatures (Y) List of legendary creatures (Z)
Yale (Medieval Bestiaries) – Antelope- or goat-like animal with swiveling horns; Yali – Lion like creature often symbolic for protecting temples; Yallery-Brown – Nature spirit; Yama (China, Korea, Japan, Buddhism, including Tibet) – Wrathful god; Yama-biko – Echo spirit
When it comes to the animal kingdom, the number of creatures whose names begin with the letter "A" is truly remarkable. In fact, you may be surprised to find out that there are hundreds out there ...
The order Primates consists of 505 extant species belonging to 81 genera. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Modern molecular studies indicate that the 81 genera can be grouped into 16 families; these families are divided between two named suborders and are grouped in those suborders into named clades, and some of these families are subdivided into named ...