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Who’s up for a fun little trivia night with ABC? Here’s your question. This is an excerpt from a certain highly popular book on mythical creatures. What do you think this animal is?
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Cahab
Variations: Caab; Sahab (typo) Among Aristotle’s many references to the elephant, we are told that its five toes are not perfectly jointed, its forelegs are larger than its hind ones, and its hind legs...
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Kongamato
The Kongamato, “overwhelmer of boats”, is a river-shutter of Kasempa District in northern Zambia. It is known from Kaonde folklore, and the Jiundu Swamp is one of its favorite haunts. The fact that...
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Bøjg
Variations: Boyg, Bøjgen, Bojgen, Bøygen, Boygen, The Great Bøjg of Etnedal The Great Bøjg of Etnedal is a troll encountered by Peer Gynt in his Gutsbrandal adventures. It was memorable enough that...
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Wapaloosie
Variations: Geometrigradus cilioretractus (Cox) Wapaloosies are found in Pacific Coast forests, and appear to be the mammalian answer to the inchworm. A wapaloosie is as big as a dachshund, with...
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ABC will return to normal operations in around a week’s time (June 10), by which time the author will probably have recovered from a severe case of academic nihilism. We thank you for your patience in...
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Here’s a question. With tumblr down (for better or worse), would you like to see more asides, jokes, images, definitions, making-ofs, obscure modern monsters, not-appearing-in-ABCs, essays, shower...
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Not Appearing in ABC: The Ozaena
Not Appearing in ABC: The Ozaena The Ozaena is one of those creatures that has gained some traction due to the excellent Bestiary by Jonathan Hunt. I won’t reproduce the image in question, but it can...
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Kludde
Variations: Kleudde, Kleure The first notable record of Kludde’s appearance was penned in 1840 in Ternat, by the Baron of Saint-Genois. This back-riding shapeshifter appears in Brabant and Flanders,...
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I want to thank you all for your support and feedback (those of you who emailed me, I’m going to get back to you eventually, don’t worry!) Regarding the tumblr, I have made my peace with a) the fact...
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Osschaert
Variations: Osschaard Found in maritime Flanders, land of Waas, and especially Hamme, near Dendermonde, Osschaert is one of several mischievous shapeshifters that plague Belgium. He was particularly...
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Visit sunny Ethiopia! See the elephants, rhinos, pythons, and depressed snake-charmers! From Le Livre des Merveilles.
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Roeschaard
Roeschaard’s name is attributed to his call of “Roes, roes, roes!” Etymologically it may be derived from the Scandinavian ruske, “to rush at”; the Anglo-Saxon breosan, “terrify”, or the Dutch roezen,...
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Dingonek
The Dingonek is a creature that lives in the Maggori River in Kenya, as well as in Lake Nyanza. Our primary source for the dingonek comes from big-game hunter John Alfred Jordan, as recorded by Edgar...
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Hmmm… appears in joints like wooden buoys on a net rope appears like a string of gallon kegs diameter of a barrel appears to be full of joints and resembles a string of buoys on a net rope, as is set...
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Sermilik
The Sermilik, “ice-clad”, is an enormous and highly dangerous polar bear found in the seas around Aasiaat in Greenland. Unlike the bears it resembles, it has very long fur completely covered with ice....
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Chouyu
Variations: Jiuyu, Jiyu The slopes of Exceedingly Lofty Mountain in China are home to the Chouyu. It is like a rabbit but has a bird’s beak, owl’s eyes, and the tail of a snake. It falls asleep (i.e....
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