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Bestiaries!
Match the animal with the appropriate medieval description from bestiary manuscripts.
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Bat,  | It is unlike other birds in that it gives birth to live young instead of laying eggs, and it has teeth. |
Cat,  | An animal that is hostile to mice.Their eyesight is very good, and can penetrate the darkness of night. |
Griffin,  | It is born in the Hyperborean mountains, or perhaps in Ethiopia; some say it lives in the Indian desert, which it leaves only to find food. They are also known for digging gold from mines. |
Goose,  | They mark the night watch by repeated cackling; they thus warned the Romans of the attacking Gauls. They can smell the odor of man better than any other animal can. |
Mermaids,  | They are vain, and like to admire their own image. They is often confused with the siren, which has many of the same attributes. |
Tiger,  | They are remarkable for their strength and speed. They are spotted and live mostly in Hyrcania. |
| Unicorn | It has a single horn in the middle of its head; the horn is usually depicted as straight and long, and often with a spiral groove running up it. It is the enemy of the elephant, which it attacks with its horn, piercing the elephant's belly. Some sources say that it is the sharp nail on it's foot that pierces the elephant. |
Wether,  | It is named for the worms in its head. |
Fox,  | It is a crafty and deceitful animal that never runs in a straight line, but only in circles. When it wants to catch birds to eat, it rolls in red mud so that it appears to be covered in blood. It then lies apparently lifeless; birds, deceived by the appearance of blood and thinking it to be dead, land on it and are immediately devoured. |
Centaur,  | It has the lower body of a horse and the upper body of a human. |
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