G’day, g’day, g’day, welcome to Magical Menagerie, your new discussion forum for all creatures great and small.

( Alex, please stop. Unseen though she is, it’s probably fairly easy to imagine her turning to Newt with an obnoxious and cheery grin. )

Just kidding, I don’t think this place is ready for podcasts just yet. I’m Alex, me and a mate have got some questions for all yous about wildlife. I’m doing jazzhands, by the way, just so you guys know.

[For his part, Newt smiles back at Alex, entirely charmed by her personality.]

I am not sure what podcasts even are but to reiterate what Alex has just said, we are here to conduct a survey, of sorts, of various creatures, from both here and the worlds of our fellow rifters.

Alex, would you like to do the honors?

Why thank you Newt, yes.

( She’s terrible, sorry friends. ) Okay, so, two major questions, and then it’ll all probably spiral outta control from there. Rifters, what animals have you seen here that you ain’t got back home? Annnnd those of you from around these parts, are there any animals from around here that you want to encounter but haven’t yet?

And, I mean, we can play kinda fast and loose about it. Legendary beasts, magical creatures that are real rare, give us anything.

And don’t be shy about the strange creatures! Honestly, the stranger, the better.

[And by stranger, Newt partly means ‘more dangerous,’ of course.]