We will leave you wander in this Wonderland of Aristotle.  All the quotes are taken from his book "On Marvelous Things Heard" written more than 2000 years ago & translated by L. D. Dowdall.  Whether the following mentioned things are myths, have been discovered, scientifically proven, or still waiting for someone to rediscover them is totally up to you!  Make sure to visit this page more often; more quotes will be added every once and awhile!

    " Among the Scythians who are called Geloni, they say that there is a certain wild animal, excessively rare indeed, which is named Tarandos.  Now this is said to change the color of its hair, according to the place in which it may be; and for this reason it is hard to catch; for it becomes in color like to trees and places, and its surroundings generally.  But the most wonderful thing is its changing its hair; for other animals change the color of the skin, such as the chameleon and octopus.  In size it resembles an ox, while the form of its face is like that of a stag."

    " Among the Umbrians they say that the cattle bring forth young three times in a year, and that the earth yields many times more fruit than the seed that is sown: that the women also are prolific, and rarely bring forth only one child at a time, but most of them have two or three."

"It is said that in the island of Gyaros the mice eat iron."

    " In the country of the Massilians, on the borders of Liguria, they say there is a certain lake, and that this boils up and overflows, and casts out so great quantity of fish as to surpass belief.  But whenever the Etesian winds blow the soil is heaped up upon it (such dust arises there), and its surface becomes solid like the ground, and the natives, piercing it with tridents, easily take out of it as many fish as they please."

    "In Cilicia they say that there is a whirlpool, in which birds, and animals besides, that have been suffocated, when immersed come to life again."

    "Men say that in Egypt the sandpipers fly into the mouths of the crocodiles, and clean their teeth, pulling out the pieces of flesh, which stick in their snouts, while the crocodiles are pleased, and do them no harm."

    "The she-goats in Cephallenia do not drink, as it appears, like other quadrupeds; but daily turning their faces towards the sea, open their mouths, and take in the breezes."

    "Men say that the stags in Epirus bury their right horn, when they have shed it, and that this is useful for many purposes."

    "The she-goats in Crete, when they are shot with arrows, seek, it would appear, for the dittany, which grows there; for as soon as they have eaten it, they straightway expel the arrows from their bodies."

    "They say that the lynx too covers up its urine, because of its being useful for signet-rings as well as for other things."

    "They also state that the seal, when taken, vomits out rennet, and that this is medicinal and serviceable to those who suffer from epilepsy."

    "They say also that in Seriphos the frogs do not croak; but if they are transferred to another place they croak."