Numerous mythical creatures have been created Over the course of human history. Most of them were based on misunderstandings of real animals, plants, or even other human populations. Greek Legends of satyrs and dog-faced barbarians, for example, may have been based on distorted traveler’s accounts of apes and monkeys.  […]

Source: Merrylin Cryptid Museum: Proof for the Existence of Mythical Beings or Elaborate Hoaxes?