While it will obviously be a spoilerthon if you haven't seen the movie, there is a comedy podcast called "The Dollop" http://thedollop.libsyn.com/dollop-x-hugh-glass that did a show on Hugh Glass. Funny *and* informative.

Fleas?

Pig man http://youtu.be/K6j3imOxzB8 ("Pigs")

I'm hoping that's not a door at the back.

Happy birthday aarrroooooo

Reminds me of a Prince song.

*cough* VAMPIRE! *cough*

Oh dragons! I thought they were Brontosoaruses

Once they've passed training and learnt how to read to people how do they hold the book without opposable thumbs?
Some sort of paw activated page turner with a treat dispenser built in?

Just so long as you don't wake up covered in night sweats with the unicorn whispering in your ear "kill the non-readers".

Hmm, same thing happens when I visit the U.S. from Aus.
... it's almost as if the world is some sort of giant sphere ...

Because hands rhymes with hands.

That must have been a shock.