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 ...

Mermaids Credit: Getty Images The myth of the mermaid may owe more to biology than fantasy. Sailors suffering scurvy or exhaustion often mistook manatees or dugongs for half-human sea creatures.

In a groundbreaking discovery, a team led by Bigfoot expert Charles "Snake" Stuart has found a Bigfoot specimen in the Adirondack Mountains.

Sadly, the two infants and the mother goat all died, sparking fears that the creature was a cursed "mutant devil" that brought bad luck. Josephine added: "Nobody knows what it is, but it's not a goat.