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Magical creature , magical beast , or magical animal may refer to:
Religion, mythology, and folklore
Legendary creature , a mythological or folkloric creature
Anthropomorphic animal , a non-human animal attributed to human traits, emotions and intentions
Cryptid , a creature whose existence has been suggested but is unrecognized by scientific consensus and often regarded as highly unlikely
Monster , a type of grotesque creature, whose appearance frightens and whose powers of destruction threaten the human world's social or moral order
Mythological hybrid , a creature composed of parts from different animals
Talking animal , a non-human animal that can produce sounds or gestures resembling those of a human language
Therianthrope , a human being who metamorphoses into another animal by means of shapeshifting
Animals in religion
Animal deity , a deity represented in the form of an animal
Animal spirit , the spirit of an animal
Familiar spirit , a supernatural entity believed to assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic
Power animal , a broadly animistic and shamanic concept
Totem , a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people
Vahana , a being, typically an animal or mythical entity, a particular Hindu deity is said to use as a vehicle
Zoomorph , a being represented in the form of an animal
Topics referred to by the same term