Number 5
Phoenix
The phoenix is known as a fiery red bird that may have a fire attribute and is practically
immortal.
The legend of this bird is mostly found in the Greek, Egyptian and Indian mythology.
They are described to look like eagles or herons, just a very big and majestic looking
bird.
The phoenix is very rare that even the legends assume that only one phoenix can exist at
the same place and time.
The phoenix legend is interesting.
They don't procreate for their species to live on rather, they would instead kill themselves
and let itself be consumed by fire when they are old or sickly.
Then as it gets reduced to ashes, a new young phoenix would emerge from the ashes.
While the legend of it being immortal is probably not true, but seeing how birds can be really
colourful; a big red bird existing in the past was not impossible.
It would have been a very majestic bird that always travelled alone.
Though, seeing the current peacocks, if we didn't have photographic or videographic evidences,
we'd probably think that they're nonsense as well.
Especially if we only know about them through word of mouth.
So, how would you describe peacocks or any other creatures as a mythical creature?
Please leave your answers in the comments.
Number 4
Tsuchinoko
The tsuchinoko is native to Japan.
It is also known as Bachi Hebi in Northeastern Japan.
Now, the tsuchinoko are said to appear like a fat snake but with a thin head and tail.
They can go to around 30 to 80 cm in length.
So I imagine it to be like a cobra but with a very short tail.
The first written account of the creature was referenced in the oldest book of Japanese
history called Kojiki.
But in legends, it is said that the Tsuchinoko could speak and would always spout lies.
They apparently also loves alcohol.
This creature is believed to be able to jump up as high as a metre and can perform a double
jump in the air.
Number 3
Bunyip
Accounts of this creature came from Australia's aboriginal mythology.
But written accounts of the Bunyip came from Europeans who went to Australia in the early
to mid 19th century.
The creature's description varies and is not consistent other than it being big, scary
and dangerous.
Some of their description goes like this: the creature has a dog-like face, dark fur,
flippers and horns or tusks.
They seem to always appear near the water's edge at most of the fresh water sources of
Australia like the billabongs and the swamps.
They also have a blood curling shriek and seem to always only appear at night.
Now some people try to rationalise this by saying it might be seals that stray inland.
This might actually be true as the fact that seals have been found for even as far as 100
km away from the coast is actually true.
Plus they only seem to come out at night where people can't really see them.
So, the Bunyip could have been anything as far as we know.
Number 2
Unicorn
This creature might be true as the stories involving them are rarely overly embelished.
They are mostly seen at a distant, mostly seem like a shy animal that doesn't want to
be petted and mostly just very majestic looking.
If we ignore the colourful and anything rainbow aspect of their myth and just imagine a horse
with a horn, its very plausible.
Seeing how there are many four legged hooved creatures possessing horns and antlers of
some kind.
Anyway, the unicorn horns were said to have healing powers.
This lead to a lot of fakes during the rennaisance times.
But seeing how these creature were already rare in the past, it might mean that they
were already endangered then.
Thus why its not around now.
Number 1
El Chupacabra
This creature was initially reported in Puerto Rico around 1995.
Apparently 150 farm animals were reported to have been attacked within March and August
of 1995.
The legend of the Chupacabra then started to spread throughout the Americas from Chile
to Maine.
Reports have said that they saw a reptilian-looking creature with bulging red eyes, fanged teeth
and long darting tongue.
So they're definitely lizard-like.
But later reports slowly changed.
Rather than like a reptilian, their description became more canine-like.
Weirdly enough, the attacks by the creature shows that the victims weren't necessarily
mauled to death rather their blood was completely drained from their bodies.
Or the victims just disappeared entirely.
It also seems that goats are their favourite choice of victims.
So if a farm animal disappeared, the people would mostly assume that the chupacabra was
behind it instead of thieves.
Now, due to the change in appearance from reptilian like to dog like, some scientists
believe that the chupacabra were mostly diseased animals.
Such as coyotes or other canine hybrids of the region.
Specifically ones that are infested with mites called Sarcoptes Scabiei that makes them look
a bit deformed, loses their fur and makes them very weak.
So weak, they had to hunt goats that are pretty tame and docile rather than hunt in the wild.