Several weekends ago, I watched the film “Wicked.” I was totally captivated and had eaten about three times as much popcorn ...

Explore the real-life inspirations behind legendary creatures like mermaids, Kraken, Pouakai, dragons, unicorns, and Roc. These mythical beings may have roots in actual animals like manatees ...

The dragons from Game of Thrones may be fictitious, but some of these real-life animals aren't so different. The closest were the pterosaurs, whose name literally translates to "winged lizard".

Let’s explore some real-life animals that gave rise to mythical beings. Sailors in the Middle Ages often thought manatees were mermaids. This is because of the manatees’ humanlike upper bodies ...

Game designers have done a great job in creating unique talking animal counterparts for video game play. But do you know where the real-life inspirations for these characters came from?