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The Hodag in american folklore is a fearsome critter resembling a large bull-horned carnivore with a row of thick curved spines down its back. The hodag was said to be born from the ashes of cremated oxen, as the incarnation of the accumulation of abuse the animals had suffered at the hands of their masters. The history of the hodag is strongly tied to the City of Rhinelander where it was claimed to have been discovered. The hodag has figured prominently in early Paul Bunyan stories.

America has the most ridiculous mythical creatures the world has ever known. Hands down. Nowhere else has a mythology formed so beautifully in a perfect amalgam of too much whiskey, too little sleep, and perhaps some accidentally consumed magic mushrooms.

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Ball Cat low poly papercraft The ball-tailed cat (Felis caudaglobosa) is a fearsome critter of North American folklore most commonly described as having...

The Squonk (Lacrimacorpus dissolvens) is a folkloric creature & Fearsome Critter reputed to live in the Hemlock forest of northern Pennsylvania. Legends of Squonks originated in the late nineteenth century, at the height of Pennsylvania's importance in the timber & hunting industry. The earliest...

The Tripodero (Collapsofemuris geocatapeltes) is a mysterious creature and a Fearsome Critter said to lurk in the California wilderness. It was described to have two contractile or telescopic legs and a kangaroo-like tail that it uses to balance itself while aiming. However, four-legged...

The Teakettler (classification unknown) also known as the "Wild Teakettle" is a “fearsome critter” from North American lumberjack folklore, originating in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Described as "A small animal which obtains its name from the noise which it made, resembling that of a boiling...

The Cactus Cat (Cactifelinus inebrius) is a mythical creature and Fearsome Critter that has been reported in the American Southwest. It's described as a bobcat-like animal with thorn-like fur, sharp bones protruding from its front legs and a branched tail. The Cactus Cat has been sighted in the...