Sargasso Specimen

Sargasso specimen found preserved in ice while in Antarctica searching for the remains of fossilized plants! Dr. Brian Anadile discovered a much rarer prize: a perfectly preserved specimen of the now extinct Sargasso sea serpent. Only 3 feet from head to tail, the Sargasso resembles a leafy sea dragon in that it has kelp-like feelers sprouting from its head. However, it is clear turquoise blue, and can live for up to 200 years. the male found was in his 90s, and he had recently sprouted his adult feelers, which can tell a female when a male is mature. Anadile and his researchers have brought their find back to their laboratory in Buenos Aires. He is excited to have such a specimen. "This find may well give us clues as to how to save the Sargasso." he said to reporters. The Sargasso Sea Serpent found was dated to the 1600s C.E.

White-feathered Peacocks for Sale!

The white-feathered peacock was for the longest time exclusive to royalty throughout the human and wizarding world for its astounding beauty and grace. We are glad to supply royal lineage white-feathered peacocks, for one harpier each. One is, however, unable to obtain the youngsters of the white-feathered peacocks, nor are they allowed to breed the bird without the consent of the breeder and supplier. One may not resell these birds. If you are aware of such transactions, please notify your nearest apothecary immediately. Minors under the age of 14 are restricted from buying or keeping one of these birds. Also, white-feathered peacocks are strictly prohibited at wizarding or human schools. For more information about care, please meet with us.

Field Reports: Mermaids Across the World

May 22, 2010

I am currently doing very extensive research in Belize on the mermaids in the Blue Holes. It is very hard work, providing I have to ship in crates of gillweed to be able to breathe underwater. The Blue Holes connoiseur suggested that I should learn to scuba dive, but I plainly refused, claiming that magic can do anything except raise the fallen. I found very interesting remains in the first Blue Hole I visited, Azafrec. Villagers nearby claimed to have occasionally spotted a blue or black fishtail break the water's surface. Upon entering the hole, I came upon a great number of decayed goat skeletons and bones, and the occasional crocodile jaw. As I dived deeper, and the level of oxygen became almost nonexistent, I came upon the perfectly preserved and intact skeleton of a female mermaid. I collected a few samples, then surfaced. Upon further research, I discovered that the remains of the goats in the hole were due to a great many sacrifices made to mermaids, during the Kalokaon civilization, when mermaids were revered as water godesses, to please them. Apparently the villagers thought the mermaids the cause of the seasonal monsoons that wiped out their taro crops without mercy. That mystery solved, I turned to the mermaid skeleton. Upon close observation, I deduced that due to the absence of any abnormal fissures, marks on the bones, or any sort of abnormality not often seen on the skeleton of a mermaid, the mermaid had not died of any wound. Nor had it any symptoms of any known disease. Nor had the mermaid died of old age, for with a quick test to identify her bone age, we thought her to be in her 3rd mermaid year (22nd human year), therefore very young. Upon diving in the blue hole once more, I found a great many other mermaid skeletons, both male and female, that attained the same mystery. Still racking my brains for what possibly had been the cause of death, I decided to dive at another blue hole by the name of Zoguri, only a couple miles away from Azafrec. However, meantime, I am still doing considerable lab work on the mermaid skeletons and the goat remains.

-Djinn