Did you know their was such a thing as a Goblin Shark? Neither did I, until I was shown this rather unsettling picture. Goblinish indeed! To be fair, this is not the most flattering of photos, if you click here you can watch a short video of the shark in action, and as you can see it is actually quite cute (in a sharky kind of way).
This has got me thinking about which other animals have names borrowed from the Faerie world? I know about Fairy Penguins and Fairy Wrens, Pixie-bob Cats, and that Dragonfly larvae are called Nymphs. Anything else?

Did you know their was such a thing as a Goblin Shark? Neither did I, until I was shown this rather unsettling picture. Goblinish indeed! To be fair, this is not the most flattering of photos, if you click here you can watch a short video of the shark in action, and as you can see it is actually quite cute (in a sharky kind of way).
This has got me thinking about which other animals have names borrowed from the Faerie world? I know about Fairy Penguins and Fairy Wrens, Pixie-bob Cats, and that Dragonfly larvae are called Nymphs. Anything else?

German ‘Pagan Folk’ group Faun have released a new acoustic album called Buch der Balladen. The CD contains 11 songs inspired by tales of trolls and elves, dragons and nymphs, including a version of La Belle Dame Sans Merci. It comes in a sumptuous digipak that has been designed to look like an old book. There are 44 pages of artwork and the lyrics in both German and English, and a wonderful John Bauer illustration on the cover.

German ‘Pagan Folk’ group Faun have released a new acoustic album called Buch der Balladen. The CD contains 11 songs inspired by tales of trolls and elves, dragons and nymphs, including a version of La Belle Dame Sans Merci. It comes in a sumptuous digipak that has been designed to look like an old book. There are 44 pages of artwork and the lyrics in both German and English, and a wonderful John Bauer illustration on the cover.

German ‘Pagan Folk’ group Faun have released a new acoustic album called Buch der Balladen. The CD contains 11 songs inspired by tales of trolls and elves, dragons and nymphs, including a version of La Belle Dame Sans Merci. It comes in a sumptuous digipak that has been designed to look like an old book. There are 44 pages of artwork and the lyrics in both German and English, and a wonderful John Bauer illustration on the cover.