9 Mythical Creatures That Were Inspired by Real Prehistoric Animals. Edward Clark. June 4, ... these remains likely resembled powerful creatures guarding treasure hidden beneath the earth. Show ...

As The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power continues to air, we’re sure we’ll see many more of Middle-earth’s creatures. Hopefully, a few less that would eat us and a few more we can admire.

In the latest book by the bestselling author of "Rise of the Rocket Girls," two sons of Theodore Roosevelt set out for China ...

Listen to Life's Little Mysteries 37: Mysterious Mythical Creatures, to find out! ... a giant ape called Gigantopithecus actually did walk the Earth hundreds of thousands of years ago.

J.R.R. Tolkien's depiction of the Elves made the mythical creatures not all too different from Men.In The Lord of the Rings and its companion stories, Elves are described as tall, slender figures ...

1. Manticores. Manticores are one of the few fantastic beasts we’ve actually seen in Game of Thrones, aside from the dragons and direwolves.Although in Earth mythology the manticore was a fusion ...