Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

by Newt Scamander

Werewolves spend most of their time as humans (whether wizard or Muggle). Once a month, however, they transform into savage, four-legged beasts of murderous intent and no human conscience.

The 1965 Ban on Experimental Breeding has made the creation of new species illegal.

Rumours that a colony of Acromantula has been established in Scotland are unconfirmed.

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Patient research eventually revealed, however, that the Augurey merely sings at the approach of rain.

chicken egg hatched beneath a toad would produce a gigantic serpent possessed of extraordinarily dangerous powers.

The Hippocampus lays large, semi-transparent eggs through which the Tadfoal may be seen.

A legend exists concerning the founder of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Isolt Sayre, and a Horned Serpent. She was reputed to be able to understand the serpent, which offered her shavings from its horn as the core of the first ever American-made wand. The Horned Serpent gives its name to one of the houses of Ilvermorny.

The Niffler is a British beast. Fluffy, black and long-snouted, this burrowing creature has a predilection for anything glittery. Nifflers are often kept by goblins to burrow deep into the earth for treasure. Though the Niffler is gentle and even affectionate, it can be destructive to belongings and should never be kept in a house. Nifflers live in lairs up to twenty feet below the surface and produce six to eight young in a litter.

One of the houses of the North American wizarding school, Ilvermorny, is named after the Wampus Cat.

Now retired, he lives in Dorset with his wife Porpentina and their pet Kneazles: Hoppy, Milly and Mauler.