Poll Suggestion: Favorite Fantasy or Mythological Creature

https://www.google.com/search?q=Wolpertinger&sclient=gws-wiz

@Breumaster​ 

I'll try to find a similar image and add it to the list!

@Vandurath​ 

I wish you a good luck with that. The legendary Wolpertinger are mythical creatures only in Bavaria. In the Munich Naturkundemuseum (Museum of Natural Science), they even have an own section, where taxidermists made exponates for. But they are mostly unknown in the rest of the world. It's a very Bavaria-specific specialty

@Breumaster​ 

I found some video here titled "Wolpertinger" with a poster in which says Wolpertingers and a picture of a Wolpertinger (though not really sure if it's the true Wolpertinger, since it's just a rabbit with horns and wings)... That is basically THE ONLY picture of a Wolpertinger that is not a rabbit picture... I'm probably gonna use that one:

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4111873902/mediaviewer/rm3443357440/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

@Vandurath​ 

"Just a rabbit with horns"

Exactly that is what Wolpertinger are. Just read the wikipedia-site. If you don't trust the lik, enter "Wolpertinger" in Wikipedia.

It first appeared in 18th century in Bavaria. Some taxidermists made fun and mixed bodies of rabbits, owls or other animals with bodyparts od other animals. So there is a rabbit with horns and maybe wings. My father took me to the Naturkundmuseum when I was 6 y.o.a. that these are animals that only seldom can be found in the woods, because they are so shy and hide. He mocked me with that and let the part away that they are only bxponates, put together by taxidermists. It had the positive effect that walked through the woods with open eyes and saw very much more of nature than other kids of my age.

@Breumaster​   A rabbit with horns?  Well, in the Southwest of the United States, we have a mythical beast that we call a "Jackalope."  It is a cross between a jack rabbit and an antelope (basically a rabbit with a deer's rack of horns).  I'm sure that you can find pictures with Google.

We also have a mythical beast here called a "chupacabra."  It literally means "goat sucker."  Everyone disagrees on what they look like, but they were featured in a really, really low budget movie called "Chupacabra vs the Alamo."  Other low budget movies to have this creature are:

Chupacabra Terror

The Torch, The Adventures of Chupacabra

The Legend of the Chupacabras

Chupacabra Territory

El Chupacabra

The Legend of Chupacabras

Legend of the Chupacabra

Chupacabra

Amityville Chupacabra

and a bunch of others.

I honestly didn't know about the existence of all of these movies until just now when I tried to look up Chupacabra vs the Alamo and all of the other titles popped up.

The picture is from Amityville Chupacabra  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38345764/mediaviewer/rm151234562/?ref_=tt_ph_1

@TheOldJalapenoman​ 

I have the feeling that the Mystic figures like chupacabra, jackelope, goat sucker etc. also derive from the "Old World", just changed a little. 

Look, the last years Hollywood found a new trend: Krampus! Krampus originates from the Alpine region, particularly from what is now Austria and southern Bavaria; related traditions can also be found in parts of Slovenia, South Tyrol, and other Alpine regions.

Halloween has a somewhat clearer origin than Krampus: it can be traced primarily to the Celtic festival of Samhain, which was celebrated more than 2,000 years ago in Ireland and other parts of the Celtic regions of the British Isles.

Bigfoot and Sasquatch essentially refer to the same legendary creature, but they have different linguistic and regional origins.

Sasquatch originates from the traditions and oral histories of Indigenous peoples along the Pacific coast of North America, particularly in what is now British Columbia (Canada) and Washington State. The English word “Sasquatch” derives from a term in an Indigenous language of the region.

Bigfoot is the later, more widely used English/American name. The term became particularly popular in the 20th century through reports and newspaper articles about alleged large footprints in the Pacific Northwest.

The fact is that legends and myths often travel from one culture to another and change along the way. The Wolpertinger has been part of Bavarian folklore since the 18th century.

@TheOldJalapenoman​ 

Thanks, added Ogre with The Hobbit picture. I have the Griffin and also will add Satyr as soon as I find the image.