A Venetian Bestiary
In addition to the hundreds, if not thousands of lions, winged or otherwise, which can be seen on any walk through the streets of Venice, there is a whole host of other creatures waiting to be discovered.
Jan Morris, in her book, A Venetian Bestiary, identifies the following: "Bass, bear, bee, blackbird, budgerigar, butterfly, camel, canary, cattle, cheetah, cock, crane, crocodile, crow, curlew, cuttlefish, dog, dolphin, donkey, duck, eagle, eel, elephant, fox, goose, gudgeon, gull, hawk, heron, horse, John dory, lark, lion, lobster, minnow, monkey, mosquito, mouse, mule, mullet, nightingale, octopus, otter, owl, peacock, pig, pigeon, prawn, rabbit, rat, raven, rhinoceros, scorpion, sheep, shrimp, snake, snipe, stag, stork, swallow, swan, swift, swordfish, tiger, tortoise, tuna, turkey, whale, wolf, dragons, griffins, centaurs, basilisks..."
Jan Morris, in her book, A Venetian Bestiary, identifies the following: "Bass, bear, bee, blackbird, budgerigar, butterfly, camel, canary, cattle, cheetah, cock, crane, crocodile, crow, curlew, cuttlefish, dog, dolphin, donkey, duck, eagle, eel, elephant, fox, goose, gudgeon, gull, hawk, heron, horse, John dory, lark, lion, lobster, minnow, monkey, mosquito, mouse, mule, mullet, nightingale, octopus, otter, owl, peacock, pig, pigeon, prawn, rabbit, rat, raven, rhinoceros, scorpion, sheep, shrimp, snake, snipe, stag, stork, swallow, swan, swift, swordfish, tiger, tortoise, tuna, turkey, whale, wolf, dragons, griffins, centaurs, basilisks..."
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