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You may know about dragons and phoenixes, but have you heard of the tarand, a reindeerlike animal who changes color at will?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

All of you are truly phoenixes rising from the ashes, making something beautiful that will last forever.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

Yeah definitely, phoenixes are a popular image to get.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2018

Judd said women's voices had been "squelched" in the past, but that they were emerging as "phoenixes".

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2018

On this island lived phoenixes, unicorns, black apes, and white stags.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston