Mapinguari
In Brazilian folklore, the mapinguari or mapinguary, also called the juma, is a monstrous entity said to live in the Amazon rainforest.
Mapinguari statue, Parque Ambiental Chico Mendes, Rio Branco, Brazil
Description
There are two major depictions of it. Some described them as a hairy humanoid cyclops. This version is often said to have a gaping mouth on its abdomen.[1] Others claim that it is a modern day sighting of the giant ground sloth, an animal estimated to have gone extinct during the early holocene.[1][2]
Terminology
According to Felipe Ferreira Vander Velden, its name is a combination of the Tupi-Guarani words "mbaé", "pi", and "guari", meaning "a thing that has a bent [or] crooked foot [or] paw".[3] Other names by which they are referred to include the Karitiana kida harara,[3] and the Machiguenga segamai.[1][2]
See also
References
- Rohter, Larry (2007-07-08). "A Huge Amazon Monster Is Only a Myth. Or Is It?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- Oren, David C. "Does the Endangered Xenarthran Fauna of Amazonia Include Remnant Ground Sloths?", Edentata (June 2001) p. 2-5
- Felipe Ferreira Vander Velden "Sobre caes e indios: domesticidade, classificacao zoologica e relacao humano-animal entre os Karitiana", Revista de Antropología 15 (2009) p. 125-143
Sources
- Martin, Paul S. 2007. Twilight of the Mammoths: Ice Age Extinctions and the Rewilding of America. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520252431
- Shepard, G. H. 2002. "Primates and the Matsigenka" in Agustín Fuentes & Linda D. Wolfe. Primates Face to Face: The Conservation Implications of Human-nonhuman Primate Interconnections. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139441476
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