Ho-oh is NOT a turkey! It's based on the Eastern styled Phoenix (whearas Moltres is based on a westernized version, or a firebird rather). The magnificent tail is reminiscent, though, of a peacock, which are famed and regarded with adoration in Eastern culture.
But since we're being meticulous about it..
I've been wanting a dolphin Pokemon from the start. And no, we do not have a dolphin. Lanturn and Gorebyss are not cetaceans.
Also, Lanturn is a dolphin, Sector
Lanturn is based on an anglerfish, and though Bulbapedia says it has dolphin-like characteristics, I don't agree it's enough to label Lanturn a "dolphin".
No proper beak, no dorsal fin (nor blowhole), and it is certainly lacking in the proper fins- dolphins have a fluke, which lays horizontally. Mammals swim differently than fish...which is what Lanturn is. Just because it has a rounded body and smiling expression is not enough to call it a dolphin.
If anything, Lanturn is based on a mix of angler fish and
porpoise.
Apologies for the rant, but it's one of my biggest pet peeves.
Getting on...I want a snow leopard and more cats, like an electric cheetah.
Lemurs, hammerhead sharks, I'd also like to add jaguarundis or civets, harpy eagles, big-horned sheep or gazelle, tamarins and PROPER red pandas.
Donkeys, Giant Squids, Koalas....and a cockatiel that evolves into a cockatoo.
How about some mythical creatures? A hippocampus or pegasus Pokemon? A sphinx, sirens, griffins...