Five Animals in the Book of Mountains and Seas Resemble Mythical Beasts, Exploring Coincidences or Realities?
In the animal species, there are countless animals, some mysterious have disappeared, some have reappeared again, especially in the ancient period, some animal species far exceeded people's imagination, now we can only explore and discover. But amongThe Book of Mountains and Seas is considered an early valuable geographical workit is also considered a strange book, describing the creatures in the book seem to be magical, but they have similar places with animals in nature. Let's take a look at five animals that are close to the mythical beasts in the Book of Mountains and Seas, are they coincidences or realities?
One,The fish named Wenyu in the Book of Mountains and Seas corresponds to the Swallow-eel group of the Swallow-eel species
·description of Wenyu: The description of Wenyu in the Western Mountains Classic: Shaped like a carp, fish body and bird wings, pale blue and white, red beak, often living in the Western Sea, swimming in the Eastern Sea, and flying at night!
There is a peculiar fish species in the warm sea waters—the Swallow-eel group of the Swallow-eel species. The Swallow-eel can glide for a long time, with its long pectoral fins extending to the tail, like bird wings, and the bird-winged body is often nocturnal, but the glide of the Swallow-eel is not flying, but gliding, it can jump out of the water surface for 10-15 meters, it can stay in the air for more than 40 seconds, the maximum flight distance can reach more than 400 meters. Is Wenyu related to the Swallow-eel?
Two,The turtle named Xuanqi in the Book of Mountains and Seas is the present-day Horned Turtle
·description of Xuanqi: The description of Xuanqi in the Southern Mountains Classic: There are many Xuanqi turtles, its shape is like a turtle with a bird's head and a snake's tail, its name is Xuanqi!
Horned turtles are mainly distributed in southern China, they are the most special type of freshwater turtles in China, they are also distributed in Southeast Asia. The head of the Horned Turtle is big and long, it cannot retract into the shell, because its mouth is like an eagle's beak, both the upper and lower jaws are curved, and it has a strong beak, which is similar to Xuanqi's head being bird-shaped, and the tail of the Horned Turtle is like a snake. The Horned Turtle is close to the prototype!
Three,The beast named Lili in the Book of Mountains and Seas is similar to the African Pied Bat
·description of Lili: Lili is in the mountains, there is a beast, its shape is like a pig, has a ridge, its sound is like a dog's bark, its name is Lili; when it sees it, the county has a lot of earthworks!
The African Pied Bat, also known as the African anteater, is a mammal distributed in South Africa and Central Africa. The shape of the Pied Bat is like a pig, it mainly eats ants. The appetite of the Pied Bat is very large, it can eat 50000 white ants overnight, so it has a strong digging ability. Lili in the Book of Mountains and Seas is similar to the African Pied Bat.
Four,The beast named Guliao in the Book of Mountains and Seas is the present-day Rhinoceros
·description of Guliao: Guliao is in Shun's burial east, south of the Xiang River. Its shape is like a cow, green and black, with one horn!
The present-day rhinoceros is different from most rhinoceroses, it only has one horn, and only male rhinoceroses have one horn, female rhinoceroses do not have horns. In ancient China, there was a Chinese rhinoceros, especially the Big One-Horned Rhinoceros, its horn was thick and short and very hard, it went crazy and was extremely fierce, it would use its horns to stab others! Unfortunately, the last one-horned rhinoceros was captured and killed in 1922, and the Chinese rhinoceros disappeared from the Chinese land forever. The present-day rhinoceros is the closest to Guliao!
Five,The beast named Si in the Book of Mountains and Seas is the present-day Unicorn
·description of Si: Si was in Shun's burial east, south of the Xiang River. Its shape is like a cow, green and black, with one horn!
Unlike most rhinoceroses, the present-day unicorn only has one horn, and only male unicorns have one horn, female unicorns do not have horns. In ancient China, there was a Chinese unicorn, especially the Big One-Horned Unicorn, its horn was thick and short and very hard, it went crazy and was extremely fierce, it would use its horns to stab others! Unfortunately, the last one-horned rhinoceros was captured and killed in 1922, and the Chinese rhinoceros disappeared from the Chinese land forever. Si is the closest to the present-day Unicorn!The Book of Mountains and Seas is more like a prehistoric animal encyclopedia, and there are many mythical beasts, and many mythical beasts can be found with the prototypes of animals. Perhaps these mythical beasts should have existed, because ancient humans did not understand their habits, they exaggerated their skills!Pay attention to six dimensions, follow nature, and understand nature!
