Ok, people. If you want to see the most complete listings of strange critters, go find you a set of George M. Eberhart's "Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology".
It's a two volume set of just about every wierd critter ever known or beileved in by man, from A to Z, covering appearances, habits, etc. It has more data than you really want to know; my favorite so far is the bokyboky of Madagascar, a civet-looking critter that kills rats and snakes by sticking its tail down their burrows and farting! :-D Truly silent but deadly!
Check yer local libraries.
Michbob