Many of the creatures you might encounter when reading through the different mythologies of the world take the form of human-animal hybrids. You can test your knowledge of some of the major myths of human-like animals by answering the assessment questions found in this quiz and worksheet. This...
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The Mandrake is a rare instance in which a hybrid creature is a blend of a plant and a human. The mandrake plant, which has the peculiar property of having roots that look like a human face, is an actual group of plants (genusMandragora)found in the Mediterranean region. Because of the...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook half-human adj having half the properties or characteristics of humans Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 20...
Through human intervention, creatures extinct in the wild, like the Arabian oryx, are preserved in species preservation programs in zoos, ideally to be reintroduced to their native habitats. (In fact, there are cases where animals presumed extinct have been "discovered" in zoos, such as the ...
Like an encyclopedia(百科全书), it writes about the world in the eyes of people at that time. The 30,000-word book records(记录)about 40 states, 550 mountains,300waterways, more than 100 people in history and400 mythical monsters(神兽)!Great inspiration Shan Hai Jing has inspired many ...
Monster Hunt (2015) and Mermaid (2016) are not only fictitious tales of imaginary creatures but allegories of animal rights and environmentalist movements in China. Beyond the cute images of the radish-like creature Wuba and the cruel extermination of mythical mermaids, these two comic films ...
Bound The Boundary's Akihito Kanbara is a half-human, half-youmu. Youmu are mysterious creatures who roam the human world causing chaos and destruction. Because of his youmu side, Akihito can heal rapidly from injuries. On its face, this sounds like a positive thing, but it causes peop...
Named after the mythical goblin creatures in Japanese Folklore, Goblin Sharks live up to the name. They have very long and narrow snouts filled with extremely sharp and needle-like teeth. They come from the Mitsukurinidae family, and their scientific name is Mitsukurina Owstoni. It is believed...
The Quaternary Period has seen the evolution of the genus Homo from its earliest, more ape-like ancestors, to the fully modern Homo sapiens that are known today. These first hominins emerged from the melee of species that existed at this time and slowly gained adaptive advantages over their ...