88 Chinese mythical creatures, demons, and monsters to know about. The great Middle Kingdom is positively full of such fantastical beings.
They usually help plants, animals, and sometimes, humans. Others remain in forests, hoarding treasures and staying hidden. Goblin. Often believed to be evil, greedy, or mischievous, goblins are mythical creatures who bring nothing but trouble to humans. Originating from European folklore, goblins ...
Celtic stories are replete with images of grand and interesting creatures. Perhaps the best known Celtic Mythical Creatures are the Faerie Folk. Fairies have all manner of characteristics. Some are bound to plants and places, some work to help things grow, some will do small tasks in return fo...
Legends and myths play an important part in cultures around the world. They provide some form of “explanation” of otherwise difficult things to understand. That’s why many myths are about creation, the origin of different things around nature, and death or the afterlife. (1) For example, ...
Western Australia has a small number of mythical creatures that have popped up from time to time. The most famous of all is the Bunyip but there are others like the Yowie, Drop bear and Hoop snake that are somewhat lesser known. Other mysteries exist outside the realm of mythical creatures...
Abatwa -Said to be the tiniest creatures of human form in existence, these little people coexist peacefully with the ants in the anthills of Southern Africa and live on their foragings from the roots of grasses and other plants. They are very shy and so are elusive, however tend to reve...
Sykes said Thursday that the tests showed the creatures were not related to modern Himalayan bears but were direct descendants of the prehistoric animal. He said, "it may be a new species, it may be a hybrid" between polar bears and brown bears. ...