Last time we covered the archetypal mole, the true moles that shaped out expectations of what a mole is. They’re very much not the only moles in the world. Many, many other species have taken on a similar lifestyle, and… Continue Reading
In popular culture, very few animals are themselves. Most boil down to archetypes. The all-devouring locust, the ever-loyal and playful dog, the mountable horse. All of these archetypes are then applied imperfectly to unrelated animals. Tyranids and the Zerg are… Continue Reading
Warning: There are lots of pictures of snakes in this article. If you’re afraid of them, I would really love you to try to get through it, but I get it if you can’t. Among the millions of animals on… Continue Reading
Most major cryptids have, at some point or another, been identified as supposedly-extinct animals living among us. Nessie and fellow lake monsters are often declared to be plesiosaurs. Mokele-mbembe is supposedly a late-surviving sauropod. The former existence of Gigantopithecus has… Continue Reading
Let’s make something clear. Jurassic Park is a monster movie, as are all its sequels. A monster movie, by my definition, is a movie where fantastical creatures are the main draw. A Godzilla movie is the greatest example of this.… Continue Reading
Nowadays, there’s really only one major carnivorous group within the mammals. Just to make things nice, simple, and extremely confusing, they’re called the carnivores, or more scientifically, carnivorans. If you think of any mammal that predominantly eats meat, from bears… Continue Reading
Spotted Hyenas are a very special animal to me, and so I’m glad to inaugurate my “Real Monsters” section with a post all about them. Their biology is fascinatingly alien for mammals, their intelligence puts them on par with the… Continue Reading