"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Ever since we started telling stories, mythical creatures have fascinated and terrified humans with their ...

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 ...

High up in the trees in the tropical rainforests of Australia and New Guinea, extremely rare animals called tree kangaroos spend their days navigating the dense vegetation and snacking on leaves. For ...

When the animal kingdom met the artistic imagination, the result was a whole zoo full of fantastical creatures from dragons to unicorns, phoenixes to sphinxes. These strange mythological beasts haven ...

Did you know cryptids (creatures that are believed to exist despite a lack of proof) might be living in Ohio? Folklore tells us Ohio has several scary creatures roaming across the state. On your ...

The Jigoku-zoshi (“Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell”) is a Japanese scroll from the late 12th century that graphically depicts naked, horrified monks running away from bands of vicious, animal-headed ...

The most beautiful aspect of the world we live in is the diversity within our animal kingdom. Birds are particularly colorful, many with a unique pattern of markings that makes it hard to believe they ...

Thailand has designated a mythical creature as its national symbol to promote the nation’s history, culture and creative economy. On Tuesday, government spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek announced that ...

Folklore has served as the basis for so many of the world’s most famous stories. Whether it is pure folklore or fairy tales, many include mystical or mythical creatures that help in world-building and ...