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- 2. This mammal is thought to be a creator and a trickster in many indigenous legends, including the Miwok.
- 5. The Yorùbá orisha Oya, of winds and storms, sometimes manifests as this mammal.
- 9. This mammal has a face so fearsome, some Indonesians cultures make demonic masks based on them.
- 10. Known as the Asian unicorn, the last camera trap pic taken of this forest-dwelling bovid was in 2013.
- 11. There are stories of this large mammal and humans sharing a "totem" in Southwestern Cameroon.
- 12. In Haiti, Agasou is the Lwa of home and family. He can also turn into this mammal which has royal connotations in lots of West African cultures.
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- 1. This mammal has become very, very popular on the internet in the last month.
- 3. This strange-looking ungulate might have inspired the legend of the golden fleece.
- 4. In traditional Chinese culture, this mammal is connected with peaches and seen as a symbol of good fortune.
- 6. This mammal plays a prominent role in a Cree flood myth.
- 7. During the "First Sun" this mammal was commanded to eat all the people by a Mesoamerican deity.
- 8. In Vietnam, these mammals are sometimes thought of as guardians of fishermen.