In Japanese folklore they have a creature called the ningyo. Its closest relative in European tradition is the mermaid. But these guys look quite a bit more frightening than Ariel: According to tradition these...
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I just finished writing a post on medieval monsters and had loads of cool monster images left over. I can’t keep this kind of quality to myself so get stuck in… The first...
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Just the word ‘medieval‘ conjures up a sinister sensation in most people’s imaginations. Plague, famine, death, war, torture. All in all there was a lot to fear back then, but like with any culture...
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Are unicorns real? No. However, in the past, people weren’t so sure. Naturalists have made some errors over the years. For instance, when Greek sailors found an elephant skull, they thought the trunk...
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Everyone loves an X-Files-type mystery, and the Montauk Monster is a Cryptozoologist’s wet nightmare. The Montauk Monster tales come from the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, just off the coast of Long Island in New York...
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