Histories about enigmatic, mysterious creatures were interesting to the people at all times. Ancient Greeks believed in existence of centaurs and many-headed hydras, in our time snowman and Лох-Несское a monster is permanent inhabitants of newspaper stripes and television screen. In the book of zoologist and writer В.Н. Танасийчука is told about many legends, myths and mystifications, accompanying zoology. Heroes of this book - and authentic scientists investigating nature, and jokers creating amusing "parallel" animal kingdoms, and cranks, expending life in pursuit after a chimera. But her protagonist is enthralling, slender and strict science zoology.