diff --git a/app/controllers/creatures_controller.rb b/app/controllers/creatures_controller.rb
index 11bc911..ad02c6b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/creatures_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/creatures_controller.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ class CreaturesController < ApplicationController
     render json: {}, status: 404
   end
 
+  def destroy
+    @creature = Creature.find(params[:id])
+    @creature.destroy!
+    head :no_content
+  end
+
   private
   def create_or_update_params
     params.require(:creature).permit(:name)
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 7162598..aa692af 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   get '/creatures/:id', to: 'creatures#show'
   post '/creatures', to: 'creatures#create'
   put '/creatures/:id', to: 'creatures#update'
+  delete '/creatures/:id', to: 'creatures#destroy'
 
   # Defines the root path route ("/")
   root 'home#welcome'