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Let’s Make a Unicorn
When it comes to making mythical beasts based on real ones, the horse is a popular candidate. It’s easy to see why. They’re seen as swift, strong, graceful, and essential for the livelihoods of many cultures. Thus, horses have made a natural starting point for tales of larger-than-life creatures for countless generations. It’s perhaps inevitable…
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Cousins and Clades (and Dragons): Taxonomy in Fantasy
Let’s start our journey into fantastical science by talking a little bit about the study of taxonomy, and how it fits into the world of fantasy. If you remember anything from biology class, you probably remember a few things about classic taxonomy. You know, that upside-down pyramid of species that are more and more closely…