5. Scylla and Charybdis
On Odysseusvoyage, he had to steer his ship through a narrow strait that had a monster close to either shore. On one side was Scyl…
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7. DIRE WOLF
The Dire Wolf has appeared in many role-playing games, and maybe youve read (or seen) them most recently on Game of Thrones. In re…
7. AMAZON WOMEN
Youve no doubt heard of the Amazonsexclusively female tribes of fierce warriors who are best known for getting wild with Hercules.…
8. KRAKEN
The Kraken is widely believed to have been inspired by a giant squid. Thats a little bit of a letdown, isnt it? With eyes like bea…
9. Hobbits
Excavations of a limestone cave on the Indonesia island of Flores uncovered a three-foot-tall skeleton with a skull one third the …
10. Dragons
Theories as to what inspired stories of dragons include lost crocodiles and dinosaur bones, but we cant call these real dragons be…
Colossal Squid
The colossal squid truly deserves its name, growing to lengths of between 12-14m (39-46 feet) about the size of a bus. It was fir…
Eastern Pacific Black Ghost Shark
Found deep off the coast of California in 2009, this mysterious shark belongs to the group of animals known as chimaeras, which ma…
Vampire Squid
The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis, literally: vampire squid from Hell) is actually more beautiful than hellish, I think…
Dumbo Octupos (Cute :"3)
First seen in 1999 and then videoed in 2009, this cute animal (for an octopus, anyway) can live as deep as 7,000 metres below the …
