Fantastic beasts of nature and the fantastic beasts of magic collide in this cache series.
Blakeburn Fantastic Beasts
River otters have a streamlined body, short legs and webbed feet and dense fur to keep warm. Fun fact – their nostrils that can close when they go underwater and they can hold their breath for up to 8 minutes! River otters live alone and wash themselves after every meal! Baby otters are called pups.
Magical Fantastic Beasts
Jarveys look like a large ferret and are found in Great Britain, Ireland and North America. The Jarvey is human speech, although true conversation with a Jarvey is impossible. The creature uses short, usually rude, statements and phrases in an almost constant stream.
Jarveys live below ground, and their diet consists of moles, rats and Gnomes. are particularly good at hunting Gnomes, and are sometimes employed to de-gnome a garden.
Newt Scamander was involved in an incident at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1913 due to the illegal possession of a magical beast causing endangerment of human life and violation of animal welfare laws 101/304. The beast in question was a Jarvey. It was witnessed by multiple people and caused endangerment of human life. Albus Dumbledore defended Newt, although the ultimate consequences are unclear. The British Ministry of Magic and Animal Welfare Department were also informed of the violation and required to rehouse the Jarvey.[