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Fantastic Beasts: A brief introduction to all the magical new creatures

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the hugely-anticipated Harry Potter spinoff is ready to take flight. Here’s a primer on the weird and magical new creatures you can expect to see in the film. (Pottermore)

Updated on: Nov 07, 2016 3:19 PM IST
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the hugely-anticipated Harry Potter spinoff is ready to take flight. Here’s a primer on the weird and magical new creatures you can expect to see in the film. (Pottermore) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Nov 07, 2016 3:19 PM

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the hugely-anticipated Harry Potter spinoff is ready to take flight. Here’s a primer on the weird and magical new creatures you can expect to see in the film. (Pottermore)

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The Niffler is a British beast. Fluffy, black and long-snouted, this burrowing creature has a predilection for anything glittery. Nifflers are often kept by goblins to burrow deep into the earth for treasure.  (Pottermore) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Nov 07, 2016 3:19 PM

The Niffler is a British beast. Fluffy, black and long-snouted, this burrowing creature has a predilection for anything glittery. Nifflers are often kept by goblins to burrow deep into the earth for treasure. (Pottermore)

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Thurnderbirds are flying beasts that can sense danger, and create storms as they flies. Their tail feathers were used by Shikoba Wolfe to create powerful wands, particularly good for Transfiguration. (Pottermore) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Thurnderbirds are flying beasts that can sense danger, and create storms as they flies. Their tail feathers were used by Shikoba Wolfe to create powerful wands, particularly good for Transfiguration. (Pottermore)

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Nundu: This east African beast is arguably the most dangerous in the world. A gigantic leopard that moves silently despite its size and whose breath causes disease virulent enough to eliminate entire villages, it has never yet been subdued by fewer than a hundred skilled wizards working together. (Pottermore) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Nov 07, 2016 3:19 PM

Nundu: This east African beast is arguably the most dangerous in the world. A gigantic leopard that moves silently despite its size and whose breath causes disease virulent enough to eliminate entire villages, it has never yet been subdued by fewer than a hundred skilled wizards working together. (Pottermore)

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Demiguise: Peaceful, ape-like herbivores with the ability to turn invisible when threatened (Pottermore) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Demiguise: Peaceful, ape-like herbivores with the ability to turn invisible when threatened (Pottermore)

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The Graphorn is found in mountainous European regions. Large and greyish purple with a humped back, the Graphorn has two very long, sharp horns, walks on large, four-thumbed feet, and has an extremely aggressive nature. (Pottermore) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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The Graphorn is found in mountainous European regions. Large and greyish purple with a humped back, the Graphorn has two very long, sharp horns, walks on large, four-thumbed feet, and has an extremely aggressive nature. (Pottermore)

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Swooping Evil: A large, butterfly-like creature that emerges from a small object, possibly a cocoon (Pottermore) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Swooping Evil: A large, butterfly-like creature that emerges from a small object, possibly a cocoon (Pottermore)

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The Bowtruckle, which eats insects, is a peaceable and intensely shy creature but if the tree in which it lives is threatened, it has been known to leap down upon the woodcutter or tree-surgeon attempting to harm its home and gouge at their eyes with its long, sharp fingers.  (Pottermore) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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The Bowtruckle, which eats insects, is a peaceable and intensely shy creature but if the tree in which it lives is threatened, it has been known to leap down upon the woodcutter or tree-surgeon attempting to harm its home and gouge at their eyes with its long, sharp fingers. (Pottermore)

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The Erumpent is a large grey African beast of great power. Weighing up to a tonne, the Erumpent may be mistaken for a rhinoceros at a distance. It has a thick hide that repels most charms and curses, a large, sharp horn upon its nose and a long, rope- like tail. Erumpents give birth to only one calf at a time. (Pottermore) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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The Erumpent is a large grey African beast of great power. Weighing up to a tonne, the Erumpent may be mistaken for a rhinoceros at a distance. It has a thick hide that repels most charms and curses, a large, sharp horn upon its nose and a long, rope- like tail. Erumpents give birth to only one calf at a time. (Pottermore)

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The Occamy is found in the Far East and India. A plumed, two-legged winged creature with a serpentine body, the Occamy may reach a length of fifteen feet. (Pottermore) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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The Occamy is found in the Far East and India. A plumed, two-legged winged creature with a serpentine body, the Occamy may reach a length of fifteen feet. (Pottermore)

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