Our imagination has always been our greatest ally, and our worst enemy. In the face of the unknown, we populated it with creatures of all shapes and sizes, from minuscule spirits to gigantic cosmic monsters. These entities have shared our world ever since we earned the capacity to wonder.
Their stories are told here.
Updating with new creatures Monday and Friday!
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A shark? I assume so, because it has a sharp head, and it is eating what looks like a seal.
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A whale? Or some sort of aquatic mammal that would have a blowhole?
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Eel or Hagfish?
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Jellyfish?
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I want to say whale, but something tells me the most reasonable answer I can conceive isn’t the actual answer.
I bet its a gazelle or something.
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I’d say narwhale? Because of the “tusk” part and whatever’s depicted in that illustration… I have no idea if they eat seals (I think not?), but whatever, octopuses aren’t fish and they didn’t care so… hahaha.
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I’d say a whale?Or maybe an anchorfish
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Oarfish?
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A sword fish?
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Definitely an oarfish.
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A sea anemone? It seems to be doing that engulfy thing…
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I think there’s an argument to be made for the goblin shark, as well, what with its extending mouth thingee.
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