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Nandi Bear
The Nandi bear is a legendary animal associated chiefly with western Kenya and the Nandi people of the Kalenjin-speaking region. It is usually described as a large, powerful, bear-like creature that attacks livestock and…
Mothman
Mothman is a modern American legendary creature associated chiefly with Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and the surrounding Ohio River Valley. Reports of a large, winged humanoid with glowing red eyes began there in Novem…
Mokele-Mbembe
Mokele-Mbembe is the name most often given to a legendary creature said to inhabit the rivers, swamps and remote forests of the Congo Basin in Central Africa. In modern popular culture it is usually portrayed as a living…
Mapinguari
Mapinguari is a feared forest monster associated with Amazonian folklore, especially traditions from the Brazilian Amazon and neighbouring parts of the wider rainforest region. Stories describe it as a large, powerful be…
Loch Ness Monster
The Loch Ness Monster, commonly called Nessie, is a legendary creature associated with Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. In modern descriptions, Nessie is usually imagined as a large aquatic animal with a long neck, a…
Kraken
The kraken is a legendary sea monster associated chiefly with Scandinavian folklore, especially traditions from Norway and Denmark. In older accounts, it was not a god, demon or creature from a single canonical myth. Ins…
Kelpie
The kelpie is a shape-shifting water spirit from Scottish folklore, usually described as a horse that lures people into rivers, lochs, or pools. In many traditional stories, an apparently tame horse waits beside the wate…
Jorōgumo
Jorōgumo is a spider-associated yōkai from Japanese folklore, usually described as a monstrous spider capable of taking the form of a beautiful woman. In traditional stories, the creature uses this appearance to attract,…
Jersey Devil
The Jersey Devil is a legendary creature associated with the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey in the United States. In its most familiar form, it is described as a winged, hoofed being with a long horse-like head, cla…
Griffin
The griffin is a legendary creature with the body and hindquarters of a lion and the head, wings and forelegs of an eagle. In many representations it also has pointed ears, a hooked beak and powerful talons. The griffin …
Golem
The golem is an artificial human figure from Jewish religious folklore, most strongly associated with the creation of a being from clay or earth through sacred names, Hebrew letters, and ritual knowledge. Unlike a demon …