tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post3212911025941642817..comments2024-03-28T00:05:38.435-07:00Comments on Biology in Science Fiction: The Natural History of Mythical CreaturesPeggy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-12457954973110606922008-12-14T07:09:00.000-08:002008-12-14T07:09:00.000-08:00What a fascinating exhibit! I'm definitely going ...What a fascinating exhibit! I'm definitely going to see it. And I'll take pictures!KimHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004798416664886059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-611467997427898262008-12-13T02:45:00.000-08:002008-12-13T02:45:00.000-08:00And it's not just that they were terrifying - ther...And it's not just that they were terrifying - there wasn't any photography to record what they were seeing. Considering the descriptions were passed by word of mouth - say from a villager in India to an Arab merchant to a European sailor and onwards, it's not too surprising that the descriptions were distorted.Peggy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-81218720785053591992008-12-13T00:14:00.000-08:002008-12-13T00:14:00.000-08:00You know, I always find it interesting to consider...You know, I always find it interesting to consider what our ancestors thought about the world around them. They must have been so terrified when they saw things like Grizzly Bears, Giraffes, giant birds, etc. All those silly science fiction pulps from the 20s and 30s with giant animals in them were not exactly B.S. when you consider all the amazing creatures that went extinct around the same Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.com