Some strange creatures are called “monsters” because, well, they
are monstrous. The Chupacabra certainly is. As are the Bigfoot creatures, the Abominable Snowman, the Jersey Devil, and the Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Other creatures achieve the term “monster” because of one thing: they are giant-sized. That’s right, it’s the scale that provokes the “monster” description, rather than the beasts themselves. Today, I’ll share with you a few examples of how regular creatures can be thrust into the “monster” category. How about something no stranger than as a turtle? Well, the one I’m thinking of is far from being innocuous. Adam Benedict says: “First reported in 1494 by explorer Christopher Columbus near the Dominican Republic, the Father of All Turtles was described as being the size of a whale, while also possessing a long tail with a fin on each side to help with movement through the water. The giant turtle was said to have kept its head out