Central American Whintosser

The Central American Whintosser is from Lumberjack Folklore. Mean and constantly causing trouble, they are often found in coastal California and Mexico. They have a long body shaped like a triangular prism with a set of four legs on each of its three sides. If there is an earthquake, they are unbothered as they won’t lose their footing even if they roll. Their heads and tails are connected to their bodies in a swiveling joint for this same reason. They have forward-facing bristling fur. They cannot be clubbed, spiked, or shot and have more lives than a cat. They can be killed by luring them into an area where all three sets of legs touch a surface. This will cause them to attempt running in multiple directions and they will rip themselves apart.

Citations:

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