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Drop bears (scientific name: Thylarctos plummetus ), sometimes spelled dropbear , are a contemporary mythical creature that were hoaxed to live in Australia, commonly spoken in tall tales to designed to scare tourists. They're essentially large, carnivorous koala-like creatures that inhabit treetops and attack unsuspected people that walk beneath them by dropping onto their heads from above.

The Myojin parakaryote (scientific name: Parakaryon myojinensis ) is a highly unusual species of single-celled organism native to Myōjin Knoll off the coast of Japan. It is known only from a single specimen, described in 2012. It has features of both eukaryotes and prokaryotes but apparently distinct from either group, making it unique among organisms discovered thus far. It is the sole species in the genus Parakaryon .

Mythical salamanders (scientific name: Salamandra mythicus ) are a fictional species of salamander often talked about in European...

The Ponaturi (scientific name: Goblinus horribilis oceanis ) were a hostile race/subspecies of goblins originating from Polynesian mythology, specifically in Māori legends. Biology The Ponaturi were semiaquatic goblins, with an ability to inhale oxygen from both air and water. They had greenish-white skin and elongated fingers that ended with sharp claws. The Sun was fatal to them; their skin could burn from sunlight. They were likely carnivores. Society and culture The Pon

Etymology and definition Biology Elves were one of the few near-human races that have differentiated from baseline stock enough to be considered a new species in the human genus rather than simply a subspecies. They can easily be described for having pointy ears and slender bodies. While many Germanic myths depict them as about 1.4-1.7 metres on average height, some fantasy stories portray them much shorter or even slightly taller than humans. Subspecies In Norse mythology, e

Distribution and subspecies There were four recognized subspecies of sulphur-crested cockatoos found in different places: Triton...

The modern humans (binomial name: Homo sapiens , Latin for " Wise Man ") are said to be the only extant members of the genus Homo....