Tapire-iauara

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The tapire-iauara[a] is a legendary creature in the folklore of the Amazon rainforest region.[2] Jacques Cousteau in his book Jacques Cousteau's Amazon journey describes how the caboclos believe that the "tapir-nymph patrols the flooded forest to guard it from humans."[3][4] In her book Journey of the Pink Dolphins: An Amazon quest, Sy Montgomery relates that "it grows big as a cow and attacks people in boats".[5]

Notes

  1. also tapiraiuara, tapiraiaura, onça d'água[1]

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