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Mapinguari. Brazil

ID #1610124671
Added Fri, 08/01/2021
Author July N.
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Initial data

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Incident date: 
05.1994
Location: 
Фейджо -
Brazil

An Indian chief in a remote area of the Amazon reported that a huge hairy humanoid with sharp claws attacked and killed several of his men, apparently eating a couple of them. 

Another Indian chief, Joao Campa, from the nearby settlement of Koko Aku, also reported an attack by a similar creature that killed two of his men. 

It is reported that this creature emits a strong protective odor from the center of its abdomen from some odor-emitting gland located there, sometimes mistaken for a mouth. The locals call this creature the "Mapinguari".

Original news

Date: May 1994
Location: Feijo, Acre, Brazil
Time: unknown
Summary: An Indian chief in a remote Amazon area reported that a huge hairy humanoid with sharp claws attacked and killed several of his men, apparently eating a couple of them. Another Indian Chief, Joao Kampa, from the nearby Coco-Acu settlement also reported an attack by a similar creature that killed two of his men. The creature is reported to emit a strong defensive odor out of the center of its belly from some type of odor emitting gland located there, sometimes confused with a mouth. Locals call the creature “Mapinguary“.
Source:  Pablo Villarrubia Mauso

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