Pictures and stories of the Japanese most important animals, their shrines and temples: tanuki, kitsune, and inari.

Plants and animals in the context of human culture and society.

Article by Theresa Meléndez discussing the image of the coyote in Mexican folklore, history, and language use.

Article by Suzi Fovargue on spiders in European myth and folklore.

Elephant lore in myth, legend, religion and war.

American folklore regarding insects, compiled by Dianna K. Dunn.

Snippets of butterfly folklore.

Werewolves, the wolf as a symbol and wolves in stories through the ages.

Article by Elizabeth P. Benson (1991).

Article by Noel Wanner for Exploratorium.