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Popobawa

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Painted landscape: Pemba island coast at night
AI rendition of the setting, not an actual photo. We don't depict this being out of respect for the tradition it belongs to.

An evil spirit of Zanzibar; a 1995 mass panic spread from Pemba.

Folklore Verdict: Popobawa belongs to a living tradition; we describe it respectfully, show only the setting, and make no zoological claim.

Region
Africa · Tanzania
First reports
1995

Key sightings

Best evidence

Mass hysteria event.

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.

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