Three Tailed Bavalorous

The Three Tailed Bavalorous is a creature from Lumberjack Folklore. It has the scientific name “Theriornis tricauda unicornus.” It’s described as half animal and half bird. Its front half was covered in feathers and the back half was covered in hair. It had legs like a cow or a buffalo, a horn like a corkscrew coming from its forehead, and three tails. The end of one tail was a barb as sharp as a spear, which it used for fighting. The end of the second tail was broad and flat and was used as a chair. The end of the third tail was fanned out like a peacock tail and was used to ward of deer flies and black gnats. Lesser animals paid tribute to it, and it would often sit for hours admiring its colorful peacock tail. Other animals learned of this vulnerability and would attack it while it was too distracted by its own tail. None have survived to be placed in a museum.

Citations:

Wyman, Walker Demarquis. Mythical Creatures of the U.S.A. and Canada. United States, University of Wisconsin-River Falls Press, 1978.