Mapinguari
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A large, foul-smelling being of Amazonian tradition, sometimes linked to extinct giant ground sloths.
Folklore Verdict: A being of living Amazonian tradition; we don't depict it, and no remains have been found.
- Region
- South America · Latin America & Caribbean · Brazil
- First reports
- Indigenous and rural Amazonian traditions
Key sightings
- Ornithologist David Oren collected accounts in the 1990s and proposed a surviving ground sloth.
Best evidence
Accounts only; no specimen.
This being belongs to a living Indigenous or religious tradition. We describe the reports respectfully, show no picture of the being, and put no pin on any site.