Mysterious 'Fairy Circles' Explained (PHOTOS) [1]

Namibian fairy circles are not a new discovery, but their origins were just recently finally released. (Wikimedia Commons)

Bizarre circles have been forming in the grasslands of southern Namibia for years and nobody seemed to know why until recently, when scientists made a big discovery.

Known as "fairy circles," these are bare patches of land usually surrounded by tall grass that can be visible from thousands of feet above the ground. Locals believed these circles to be the creation of a dragon that lived underground and would breathe fire that bubbled up to the surface, singeing circles into the ground [3], according to an Amusing Planet report.