Bestiary

One of the animals that I found interesting when reading the bestiary was the bonnacon. When looking at the picture of the bonnacon, it looks like a realistic animal. After reading the description of it, you know this not to be true. The Bonnacon is an animal that runs away when being attacked and it's only defense is it's stool which can be projected up to two acres. I wonder if people had an easier time believing these animals existed by some of the more realistic pictures?