15 Very Real Animals That Are Only Mythical In Appearance

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The myth is a prehistoric way of explaining the unexplained. A lot of commonly known animals were once considered mythical because they escaped human detection for so long that the majority of people didn't think they actually existed. But now that society has progressed to the point where myth is easily debunked by scientific method, we're left with this of animals that are only mythical in appearance.

1. The Sichuan takin

2. The giant oarfish

3. The okapi is like a weird cross between zebra and giraffe

4. The Chinese water deer, or as some like to call it, the "vampire deer"

5. The saiga antelope is almost extinct

6. The Dugong

7. The bondegezou, or better yet, "man of the forests"

8. Narwhals, also known as the sea unicorn

9. The red uakari getting his daily clean

10. Giant Japanese spider crab

11. The markhor reminds me of a wise old wizard

12. The glaucus atlanticus, an upside-down floating slug

13. The star-nosed mole isn't quite up to mythical standards, but it's definitely a weird looking creature

14. The superb bird of paradise

15. Straight from hell itself, the thorny devil

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