diff --git a/docs/screenshots/bestiary.png b/docs/screenshots/bestiary.png
index 7e33d4f..fa9ab01 100644
Binary files a/docs/screenshots/bestiary.png and b/docs/screenshots/bestiary.png differ
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9691058..813d746 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2188,7 +2188,7 @@ app.pending_briefing = briefing_of(&campaign, i);
     }
 }
 
-// ---- self test and screenshots (desktop): DC_SHOT=demo, title or a savegame file starts it right
+// ---- self test and screenshots (desktop): DC_SHOT=demo, title, bestiary or a savegame file starts it right
 // away, DC_SHOT_STYLE=hd|pixel picks the graphics style (not saved), DC_SHOT_AFTER seconds later
 // (default 10) the screen goes to DC_SHOT_OUT (default /tmp/dc-shot.png) and the game ends;
 // DC_SHOT_ZOOM sets the camera zoom, DC_SHOT_YAW its turn, DC_SHOT_AT=x,z where it looks;
@@ -2247,6 +2247,11 @@ impl ShotPlan {
                     self.started = Some(now);
                     return None;
                 }
+                if self.load == "bestiary" {
+                    menu.open_bestiary(true);
+                    self.started = Some(now);
+                    return None;
+                }
                 if self.load == "demo" {
                     app.seed = next_seed(app.seed);
                     (app.game, app.cam) = Game::new_demo_map(app.seed);
diff --git a/src/menu/bestiary.rs b/src/menu/bestiary.rs
index 1596872..535162f 100644
--- a/src/menu/bestiary.rs
+++ b/src/menu/bestiary.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fn max_level(e: Entry) -> u32 {
 }
 
 impl Menu {
-    pub(super) fn open_bestiary(&mut self, from_title: bool) {
+    pub(crate) fn open_bestiary(&mut self, from_title: bool) {
         self.page = Some(Page::Bestiary { tab: 0, sel: 1, level: 1, from_title });
         self.scroll = 0;
     }
diff --git a/tools/shots_desktop.py b/tools/shots_desktop.py
index ecc00cf..3354c9c 100644
--- a/tools/shots_desktop.py
+++ b/tools/shots_desktop.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 2. `cargo build --profile desktop`
 3. `python3 tools/shots_desktop.py [--style hd|pixel] [names...]` runs the game once per scene with
    DC_SHOT (see the self test in src/main.rs), makes its window float at 1280x800 (Hyprland), and
-   writes docs/screenshots/<name>.png scaled to 1280x800. `title` is the title screen.
+   writes docs/screenshots/<name>.png scaled to 1280x800. `title` is the title screen,
+   `bestiary` the bestiary.
 Needs Pillow (for the scaling) and Hyprland's hyprctl.
 """
 import json, os, subprocess, sys, time
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ def window_to_1280x800():
 
 def shot(name, style, after=8):
     out = f"/tmp/shot-{name}.png"
-    env = dict(os.environ, DC_SHOT="title" if name == "title" else f"/tmp/scenes/{name}.json",
+    env = dict(os.environ, DC_SHOT=name if name in ("title", "bestiary") else f"/tmp/scenes/{name}.json",
                DC_SHOT_STYLE=style, DC_SHOT_AFTER=str(after), DC_SHOT_OUT=out)
     p = subprocess.Popen([GAME], env=env, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
     window_to_1280x800()