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Often referred to in the sailor folklore, were even reported by Christopher Columbus, who claimed to have seen three with masculine faces. These creatures, however, were manatees and their close ...

Explore the real-life inspirations behind legendary creatures like mermaids, Kraken, Pouakai, dragons, unicorns, and Roc. These mythical beings may have roots in actual animals like manatees, giant ...

Journey to the West’s most well known character is arguably Sun Wukong, the monkey king who joins the monk on his pilgrimage to retrieve sacred buddhist texts in the Chinese novel. For English ...

Have you ever imagined if creatures such as dragons, unicorns, or mermaids were actually a product of pure imagination? What if they originated from somewhere more real? Through the ages, human ...