Vignettes of a number of relationships, most of them troubled, are glimpsed through the descriptions of creatures in this bestiary of the imaginary.

In a faraway future, humans have sunk to the bottom of the food chain, with animals leading society and taking charge of the world. Despite animals' hatred for humans, a smart, observant horse becomes interested in a strange human girl, one who doesn't seem to fit in with her group.

Creatures of the animal kingdom bicker for their place on the throne in a post-apocalyptic world void of the human race, but soon realize they're slowing transforming into their old human masters. When mankind disappears from the face of the Earth, creatures of the animal kingdom gather to discuss who will replace them on the throne. But soon, the animals realize they're slowly adopting human traits.

A boy observes the close relationship between a unique hunting dog and his companions when they venture out to catch an elusive bear.

Lou, a middle-aged record producer, brings his two kids, Rolph (11) and Charlie (14), and his new girlfriend Mindy (23) to a safari run by an old friend in Kenya.

A young woman and her sister-in-law travel to Fiji to capture an infamous vampire dog, risking their lives in the process, for a well-paying doctor who claims to need them for his sick son. Only one of them returns home, and the doctor is revealed to have alternative plans for the dogs.

A female sheepherder enjoys her predictable summers on the mountain accompanied by only animals, but her life takes a turn when a dog-human hybrid falls from the sky.

After a plague wipes out mankind, talking fifty-year-old dogs roam the world aimlessly, unsure of what to do without their best friends.

A young Chinese-American woman cannot connect to the human world around her because she is not just a human woman; she’s a tiger.

In a dark rendition of Red Riding Hood, a woman bored by village life longs for the dark mystery of the woods and the wolves therein.