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Dingbat
Variations: Bunkeri edithil (Wyman) The Dingbat of the Great Lakes region is a terrifying hybrid of bird and mammal. It has a short, feathered body, short antlers, and large wings. Dingbats specialize...
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Come-at-a-body
Variations: Quadrupes improvisus (Tryon) Bravado and surprise are the weapons of the terrifying Come-at-a-body, a native of New Hampshire’s White Mountains. According to a Mr. B. B. Bickford of Gorham,...
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Teakettler
This small Northwoods denizen makes a sound like the whistle of a boiling teakettle. It walks backwards by choice, and clouds of steam come out of its nostrils. Nothing else is known of its appearance...
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Sasnalkáhi
Variations: Cac na’alka hi, Bear that Pursues, Tracking Bear The fearsome Sasnalkáhi, the Bear that Pursues, was a monstrous bear that terrorized the Navajo people. As one of the Anaye, Sasnalkáhi was...
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Tsé’nagahi
Variations: Tse’naga’hai,Rolling Rock, Traveling Rock, Traveling Stone, The-one-having-no-speed; Tieholtsodi, Water Monster Tsé’nagahi, the “Traveling Stone”, was one of the many Anaye or Alien Gods....
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Slide-rock Bolter
Variations: Macrostoma saxiperrumptus (Cox) The greatest hazard of the Colorado mountains is not avalanches or bears, but rather the Slide-rock Bolter. This is a colossal creature the size of a whale....
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Moskitto
Moskittos are a cautionary tale about the perils of introducing invasive species. They originated with the Chippewa River mosquitos, which were large enough to straddle a stream, pick lumberjacks off...
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Treesqueak
Variations: Arborexusta stridens (Tryon), Tree-squeak Treesqueaks make a whole variety of sounds, including vocalizations that evoke the wind in the trees, a cougar’s whine, a piglet’s squeal, and...
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Tripodero
Variations: Collapsofemoris geocatapeltes (Cox) The Tripodero of the Californian chaparral and foothills defies all scientific attempts at classification. Its small, strong body stands on two...
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Snawfus
The Snawfus is an albino deer from the folklore of the Ozarks in Arkansas and Missouri. It has supernatural powers but is not dangerous. Some say it can jump into the treetops with ease, while others...
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