Across the world, humans have told stories of creatures so strange and powerful they blur the line between myth and reality.

Real guppies respond to Robofish—a 3D-printed plastic model with a vaguely realistic paint job—as if it were a real schoolmate. Researchers used different-sized Robofish to show that guppy schools ...

Royal Oak — The Detroit Zoo is stepping up from the lions, tigers and bears it is known for and adding dragons, griffins and phoenixes to its lineup this summer. The zoo this weekend opened Dragon ...

Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the protagonists of intriguing stories symbolizing human virtues and faults.

When Walt Disney was making Bambi, he knew he had to take a different approach. The animals talked and had personalities, but weren't traditionally "human." Instead, he was going for a more ...