Dr Lo said that while the tiger is seen as the king of the physical world, the dragon - the only mythical creature in the zodiac - is seen as the ruler of the the heavens. Image caption ...

From mythical beasts like Bigfoot ... Read on to discover the creatures that continue to mystify us. The Tasmanian tiger, or ...

Two 19th-century tiger guardian sculptures, possibly from a Chinese shéndào, or “spirit way.” Ideal for an entranceway or a statement garden, with their unusual expressions and exaggerated proportions ...