'Beauty and the Beast' belongs to the Animal Groom cycle of fairy tales alongside 'The Frog King' and 'Cupid and Psyche'. read more
The Beast is not of any one species of animal, but a mixture of several animals. He has the head structure and horns of a buffalo, the arms and body of a bear, the eyebrows of a gorilla, the jaws, teeth, and mane of a lion, the tusks of a wild boar and the legs and tail of a wolf. read more