Most countries pick eagles, lions, or bears as their national animals—creatures that actually exist and can be photographed ...

A shop sells nostalgic souvenirs, including a UK coat of arms, at the Portobello Road market in London. Jon Bower/Loop Images/Corbis Even though Scotland voted last week to remain a part of the United ...

The unicorn may be a mythical beast, but centuries’ worth of art and literature have made it quite real. An endless parade of Medieval tapestries, ancient Greek texts, Renaissance paintings, ...