Strange Animals

[eredien]

rax needs to know the names of more strange animals for Anthrocon. I gave her a long list but if you can further help her out that would be awesome.

In other news, both of us woke up late this morning because we were awoken by a hideous animal screeching at around 4 am, coming from the backyard. We didn't bother getting up to see what it was; it sounded sort of like that time I heard a rabbit screaming while getting killed by an owl, but went on for longer in a repeating pattern, twice, so I think it was a bird. "Eastern Screech Owl" was my first thought too, but that is definitely not it; the Screech Owl is much too melodious. Any ideas?

Oolong, slightly less than a month after her well-cat visit to the vet, has hives and is licking all her fur off again. Her skin causes new problems approximately every 6 months. Selene, of course, seems fine. We're going to the new vet today. Yay?

Edit: Fleas. Now we get to mop and vaccum everything! And I need to find somewhere less expensive to buy the special by-prescription cat food!

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[zdenka]

aardwolf!
hyrax!
chupacabra!
rust monster
Jabberwock
umber hulk
floating eye
owlbear
quasit
hydra (either the one from Greek mythology or the weird nifty sea creature)
chimaera

The list of "I have no idea what these things are but what the heck":
rothe
leucrotta
titanothere
baluchitherium
wumpus

What's that creature in nethack that stabs your shins with a pin? A xat?

I'll let you know if I think of any more.

Oh no, poor cat. I hope the vet is able to do something for her.

[rax.livejournal.com]

I believe the monster that makes you unable to kick and lowers your carrying capacity for a bit is called a xan. (Not to be confused with xorn, who walk through walls.)

I wish I could forget these things.

[zdenka]

A xan! That was it!

I remember the xorn, because they also show up in Angband, which I've played more recently (meaning fewer than fifteen years ago). :-)