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There have been various academic studies relating to Gessner's inclusion of some fantastical-looking creatures in the volumes, such as the [[sea monk]], [[sea bishop]], or [[ichthyocentaur]].<ref name=hendrikx/><ref name=wehner/>
[[File:Historiae Animalium at The Portico Library.jpg|alt=Fantastical creatures in a historic book, Historiae Animalium by Conrad Gessner|thumb|upright=1.2|Fantastical creatures in a copy of
Gessner was aware of fakery in the curio shops market, where dried rays were manipulated to look like dragons (for example [[Jenny Haniver]]s).{{sfnp|Gudger|1934|pp=516–517}} There may have also been fake mermaid-like creatures being imported from China by the Dutch.{{sfnp|Gudger|1934|p=512}}
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