Some creatures are so incredible it’s hard to imagine they’re truly real.
Creatures that could surely only be the figments of our imagination – so beautiful, magical or terrifying they could only inhabit the pages of children’s books and fairy tales.
A giant squid was recently filmed swimming next to a human diver in Japan’s Toyama Bay. It’s a creature so elusive it has spawned hundreds of horror stories and legends over the centuries (including in Herman Melville’s novel ‘Moby Dick’).
Here are eight animals that are so extraordinary you won’t believe really existed.