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 ...

From dragon-like animals to Chinese tornados and quaint English villages, here are the real-life traces of an ancient myth. Today marks the Lunar New Year heralding the year of the dragon – or does it ...

Now that fire and ice, in the metaphoric form of Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen, have met — fans are theorizing that ice dragons might appear on Game of Thrones. How is that even possible? How are ...

If someone were to tell you that the unicorn is Scotland’s national animal, you might find it hard to believe and might dismiss it as a jest. However, it’s true—the graceful and majestic mythical ...