Imagine you are on some distant beach centuries ago and something huge emerges from the depths of the ocean. It has a longer body than most boats, lined with dozens of razor sharp teeth and eyes ...

Throughout history, tales of strange creatures lurking in the forests and oceans have turned out to be true. But don't go getting ideas about Bigfoot.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It lives in a glass castle deep under the sea. It’s not a character from The Little ...

The Star Wars universe is populated by countless alien creatures. From the behemothic Exogarth to the tentacled Rathtars, there are so many creatures that look deeply, wondrously strange in the Star ...

Centuries before modern science could more accurately explain the natural world, brief animal sightings often inspired terrifying legends of mysterious beasts, scaled dragons, and sea serpents. These ...

This will leave you sleepless in Seattle. Seattleites are abuzz over sightings of a deformed raccoon whose truncated backbone ...

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The arctic fox completely swaps its dark summer coat for a snow-white one when winter is coming. The kidney garden spider looks just like the Pringles man. And the world’s cutest sheep can be found in ...

Some woodland animals look so strange and otherworldly that encountering one feels less like a nature sighting and more like stepping into a legend. Eight real creatures carry an appearance so ...

We examine the clues in Anglo-Saxon literature and language to determine how they regarded different animals.

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...