Yaguareté Abá/ Jaguar-Man/ Jaguareté/ Jaguarete Ova

The Yaguarete Abá is a therianthropic creature from Paraguay and Argentina. They’re thought to be shapeshifting sorcerers capable of transforming into jaguars. They transform themselves into jaguars at night through use of sorcery. Even while in animal form, they maintain human intelligence, and possess supernatural strength. They may stalk, kill, and eat humans while in the form of a jaguar.

Citations:

Maberry, Jonathan. Vampire Universe: The Dark World of Supernatural Beings That Haunt Us, Hunt Us, and Hunger for Us. United States, Kensington Publishing Corporation, 2006.

Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.