Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns, and Mermaids will be on display at the American Museum of Natural History from May 2007 to January 2008. (via onepotmeal)

Steve is quite the clearinghouse of sea monsters lately, because he also linked to Lake Monsters and Other Mystery Animals of Ireland, which includes the Celtic Lake Monster Bestiary.

Speaking of which, BibliOdyssey posted some remarkable bestiary images, one of which looks like a humongous tuna menacing a boat.

The Medieval Bestiary site is one of the best, most functionary bestiary sites I’ve run across. It contains directories of beasts and manuscripts, as well as scholarly articles. If I were to teach bestiaries in a history of the book course I’d definitely include it in the materials, along with the excellent Aberdeen Bestiary site.

I’ve been reading Cryptomundo of late. It’s a very excitable blog with a cantankerous constituency, and recently it’s been tracking sightings of the Wisconsin Bigfoot. I find it’s best read via feed, which filters out all the ads for immortality elixers and ultra pet food and lets one enjoy the idea that there are things yet understood out in the world.