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- 3. is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead.
- 5. affectionately known as Nessie, is a creature in Scottish folklore that is said to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands
- 9. is a genus of the extinct machairodont subfamily of the felids. It is one of the most famous prehistoric mammals and the best known saber-toothed cat. Although commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, it was not closely
- 10. is a mythical creature known as a half-eagle, half-lion in various cultures. In legends and folklore
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- 1. is an extinct genus of very large snakes that lived in what is now La Guajira in northeastern Colombia.
- 2. (Megaloceros giganteus), also called the giant deer or Irish deer, is an extinct species of deer in the genus Megaloceros
- 4. is an extinct species of mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago
- 6. according to Greek mythology, was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature, composed of different animal parts from Lycia, Asia Minor. It is usually depicted as a lion, with the head of a goat protruding from its back, and a tail that might end with a snake's head
- 7. is a mythical creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of a falcon. In Greek tradition, the sphinx has the head of a woman, the haunches of a lion, and the wings of a bird. She is mythicized as treacherous and merciless, and will kill and eat those who cannot answer her riddle.
- 8. is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius which is east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean