Strange Science: Mammals. Perhaps as long as 5,000 years ago, a group of sailors found skulls belonging to a race of hideous giants whom the ancient Greeks named cyclops. Dwelling in their mythical land, entrusting the fate of their crops to their evil gods and devouring any humans they could find, these creatures terrified generations of Europeans. Today, relatives of these monsters can still be found — roaming the African savannas or the Indian jungles, or even eating peanuts from the hands of small children in city zoos.
In fact, the ancient Greek sailors found elephant skulls. What they mistook for single eye sockets were the nasal openings for the elephants' trunks. Over the centuries, our understanding of mammals, both living and extinct, has improved considerably. Just the same, scientists have made some mistakes. Most Recent Additions May-31-2015 May-17-2015 Apr-11-2015 Century: 12th Now appears in: "Narwhals or Unicorns? Year: 1897 Scientist: H.N. Year: 1821 Scientist: Charles Willson Peale Author: E. WiseGEEK: clear answers for common questions. Medieval Castle History, Design of Medieval Castles, Haunted Castles: www.medieval-castle.com.
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