bird-dragon hybrid creature related to the Occamy. Sphinx – An Egyptian creature that has the head of a human and the body of a lion. The Sphinxes are capable of human speech and are good at giving riddles, puzzles, and enigmas. Streeler – A giant snail that leaves a trail of poisonous slime. Swooping Evil – A venomous butterfly-like creature with a skull of a wolf that feeds on human brains. Tebo – A warthog-like creature that can turn invisible when threatened. Thunderbird – An American bird-like creature mainly found in Arizona with the power to cause thunderstorms. Troll – An about 12 ft. tall creature with prodigious strength and immense stupidity. Certain intelligent trolls can be specially-trained to be Security Trolls where they guard certain places and objects in the Wizarding Society. The different media appearances depict the trolls with a certain number of fingers and a certain number of toes. – A race of green-skinned trolls with four fingers and three toes and hair that are native to forests and woodlands. – A race of bald-headed, pale-gray trolls with four fingers two toes that are native to mountains. One was let into Hogwarts by Professor Quirinus Quirrell and was defeated by Ron Weasley. – A race of hairy purple-skinned trolls with short horns, five fingers, and five toes that lurk in the middle of rivers or under bridges. Trollcleg – A kind of fly that hovers around trolls. Trollwig – A kind of earwig that feeds on the earwax of trolls. Unicorn – A horse-like creature with a horn protruding out of its forehead that are considered "pure." Their hairs are one of the three main wand cores and their horn is used in some potions. They are born as golden coloured, and gradually become white as they grow into adults. They are very hard to catch. It is said in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone that if one drinks a unicorn's blood, it will give that person long-lasting life. However, it also eternally curses that person. Winged Horse – A horse with wings. Wizards can own them provided they cast a daily Disillusionment Charm on them. – A giant palomino breed. Drinks only single-malt whiskey. – A chestnut breed that is popular in Britain and Ireland. – A gray breed that is particularly fast. Thestral – A black skeletal breed that is only visible to those