Fabulous creatures may be beings of folklore, mythology, belief and other animals or monsters of history or legend. In folklore there are frequently long held beliefs, meanings or traditions which follow through from one generation to the next in stories passed down verbally or in written form. Many of these traditions still hold true today, continuing to pass onto future generations.
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- Wikipedia: Phoenix (Mythology) Encyclopedic article of the mythological version.
- Terra Star Contains information on dolphins, mermaids, fairies, angels and the Living Goddess.
- The Swan Maidens Essay by Sabine Baring-Gould offering a cross-cultural overview of swan maidens; first published in 1866-1868.
- Tanuki Japan's shape-shifting and mischievous racoon-dog spirit.
- Wikipedia: Tengu Encyclopedia article on appearance, behavior and origins of these Japanese supernatural creatures; folk tales and traditions.
- Wikipedia: Legendary Creature Encyclopedic entry with lists and a description of fabulous creatures as defined in historical literature.
- Mythical Monsters Hypothesis of creatures being based on unknown and real animals from the Western, Chinese, and Japanese dragons and covering sea-serpents, unicorns and the Chinese phoenix; by Charles Gould, published 1886.
- Mythical Brazilian creatures Article pertaining to the mythical creatures and their local variations of Brazilian folklore.
- Little Vision Tricksters An exploration of tricksters, elves, spooks, and spirits at the fringe of the human imagination and around the world.
- Tengu: The Legendary Mountain Goblins of Japan Overview article by Charles C. Goodin.
- Virtual Institute of Cryptozoology: Fabulous Animals and Cryptozoology Summaries on the possible real-world origins of unicorns, mermaids, centaurs, griffins, and satyrs.
- Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai Translated Japanese tales of the supernatural, weird, and strange spirits, creatures, and beasts from history.
- National Library of Australia: Bunyips Online exhibition of Aboriginal folklore stories and interactively references pantomime, literature, stamps, art, and skulls; animation, audio, games, a screen saver and activities available.