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[DM Surranó]

SM II:
Celestial giant bee* LG
Celestial giant bombardier beetle* NG
Celestial riding dog NG
Celestial eagle CG

SM III:
Celestial black bear LG
Celestial bison NG
Celestial dire badger CG
Celestial hippogriff** CG

SM IV:
Celestial giant owl** LG
Celestial giant eagle** CG
Celestial lion CG

* Strictly speaking these are not animals but vermin.
** Strictly speaking these are not animals but magical beasts

So sure there are celestial animals (animal-like creatures) on low levels, chaotic and lawful alike.
Maybe you checked a d&d version other than 3.5E?
- 3E has a shorter list but also features celestials
- AD&D 1st and 2nd editions didn't have templates at all, celestials included, but the spells are called "Monster Summoning", they start at third level only and are strictly arcane (1Ed: Magic User, 2Ed: Mage or Specialist Wizard).
- AFAIK there are no spells called "Summon Monster" in 4E/5E (but I may be wrong) so they don't match.