Wolfgang: The animal is described as 'niedlich' so it can't be a fish, can it?

I dunno... maybe to another fish, it could... But, as I said earlier, the prince has already hidden inside the belly of a fish, so that would be a little redundant...

Off to Google, to see if I can find a picture of a Meerkatze, so I know what we're talking about (babel fish had no idea).