Magical creature, magical beast, or magical animal may refer to:

Folklore, mythology, and religion

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  • Legendary creature, a folkloric or mythological creature
    • Anthropomorphic animal, a non-human entity attributed with human traits, emotions, or intentions
    • Cryptid, an animal that cryptozoologists believe may exist somewhere in the wild, but whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated by science
    • Monster, a type of creature found in fiction, folklore, mythology, and religion
    • 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 who shapeshifts into a non-human animal
  • Animals in mythology and religion
    • Animal deity, a non-human animal deity
    • Animal spirit, the spirit of a non-human animal
    • Familiar, a supernatural entity, interdimensional being, or spiritual guardian that protects or assists witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic, divination, and spiritual insight
    • Power animal, a neoshamanic tutelary spirit
    • Totem, a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people
    • Vahana, a mount of a Hindu deity
    • Zoomorph, an entity attributed with a non-human animal form or characteristics

Fiction

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See also

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