The Bunyip, a legendary Australian water monster, might be rooted in encounters with Diprotodon fossils. This enormous herbivore, related to wombats, stood taller than a person and lived until ...

Although in Earth mythology the manticore was a fusion of a lion and a bat with a human face, the manticore of Westeros is a deadly bug. Supposedly, they’re found in Essos, living on jungle ...

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