Medieval descriptions of the Yale varied a lot. Some described the Yale as a hippopotamus, or bull-like creature the size of a horse; others said it was like an antelope.
It was said to have the tusks of a wild boar, the jaw and beard of a goat, and the tail of an elephant. The Yale’s [...]

All snake-like creatures were referred to as serpents in medieval times. The most powerful of the serpents was the Dragon. It was said to represent evil, and it could crush and suffocate any creature in its coils. The only enemy of the Dragon was the Ibis: although a Dragon would also run from the breath [...]

The Unicorn is mentioned in the Bible and has been described by the ancient Romans, Greeks and Persians. It was said to be the size of a horse or goat, and to be white, or blue in colour, sometimes with a purple head. The Unicorn had cloven, or hoofed feet - like a goat or horse [...]

First mentioned in Greek and Roman mythology, Satyrs were said to be half-beast and half-man, and red in colour. Their top-half was human, with a bearded human face, and horns. Their lower half was covered in hair, and goat-like with cloven hooves, but sometimes they had human feet with three toes. They had tails like [...]

The story of the Phoenix comes from Ancient Egypt, where it is described as an Arabian bird. There is only ever one Phoenix at any one time. It was said to live for 500, or even 1,000 years.
When the Phoenix was reaching the end of its life span, it would collect twigs from sweet-smelling plants, [...]