We examine the Halcyon, which nests at the winter solstice with magical effect.

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Meet the English mastiff, the creature who made "dog" into the generic English term for all domestic canines.

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Guest expert Caitlin Mahaffy talks to us about Bearbaiting in Elizabethan London.

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Apes and Monkeys were present in households throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance as well as being represented in literature and art.

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Our first look at a truly fantastical hybrid creature as it moves from bestiary to natural history to art and literature.

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The tiger begins as the most real of all fantastic beasts and ends as the most fantastic of all real beasts. How and when did this happen?

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In this episode we take on sea monsters, monstrous fish, whales, and and sea fishing.

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Join us as we explore the world of medieval and Renaissance animals, real, fantastic, and fantastically real. We believe that learning about animals in history and literature and art helps us understand our place among our fellow creatures today.

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