Post by Man in Black on Sept 20, 2007 23:51:53 GMT -5
OK here is an idea for a thread that I've had for awhile now...
What animals that really do exist would make the best fantasy creatures?
Just list an animal and what you think makes it fantastical
The first one that always comes to mind for me is the Narwhal - the unicorn of the sea. Medevil Europeans actually believed that the Narwhal's long teeth were the horns of unicorns. The Narwhal is also known as "The Moon Whale".
What animals that really do exist would make the best fantasy creatures?
Just list an animal and what you think makes it fantastical
The first one that always comes to mind for me is the Narwhal - the unicorn of the sea. Medevil Europeans actually believed that the Narwhal's long teeth were the horns of unicorns. The Narwhal is also known as "The Moon Whale".
I mean, come on. A mammal that has the beak of a duck, tail of a beaver, lays eggs, and produces milk for it's young. When someone took it in dead as proof of its existance, they looked for the seams. Nobody really believed in them until they saw one alive and moving.
