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Nova!

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Happy (belated) birthday to this cute Guirivilo <3 @koinko.bsky.social

#pixelart #furry

February 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM

Galaxy Man

@galaxyman.bsky.social

ur leaving mmoney on the table hurry up before i get to them

The Nguruvilu or Guruvilu, Guirivilu, Guirivilo, etc., (from Mapudungun: ngürü, "fox" and Mapudungun: filu, "snake";[2][3]) is a creature originating from the Mapuche religion of the indigenous people inhabiting Chile. It is a lake- or river-dwelling creature that looks with a head like a fox and snake-like body (cat-like head, with a slender body like a fox and serpent-like tail), which snatches wading people with its (clawed) long tail, and devours or blood-sucks its victim.

he Vegetable Lamb of Tartary (Latin: Agnus scythicus or Planta Tartarica Barometz[1]) is a legendary zoophyte of Central Asia, once believed to grow sheep as its fruit. It was believed the sheep were connected to the plant by an umbilical cord and grazed the land around the plant. When all accessible foliage was gone, both the plant and sheep died.

Underlying the legend is the cotton plant, which was unknown in Northern Europe before the Norman conquest of Sicily.

In German folklore, a Wolpertinger (German: [ˈvɔlpɐtɪŋɐ], also called Wolperdinger or Woiperdinger) is an animal said to inhabit the alpine forests of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Southern Germany.[1]
Origins

Images of creatures that may be Wolpertingers have been found in woodcuts and engravings dating back to the 17th century, though they might be images of rabbits infected by the Shope papilloma virus.[2] The origin of the name is unclear, but may come from glassmakers from the village of Wolterdingen who made schnapps glasses shaped like animals, which they called "Wolterdinger."[3] The Wolpertinger myth has increased in popularity over the past two centuries because of taxidermies created Bavarian taxidermists in the 1800s for fun and to sell to tourists as "local wildlife."[4]
Description

It has a body comprising various animal parts – generally wings, antlers, a tail, and fangs; all attached to the body of a small mammal. The most widespread description portrays the Wolpertinger as having the head of a rabbit, the body of a squirrel, the antlers of a deer, and the wings and occasionally the legs of a pheasant.[3] No two Wolpertinger look alike because they are supposed the result of crossbreeding between animals in the area such as foxes, roebucks, hares, ducks, and pheasants.[4]

A hippalectryon, or hippalektryon (Greek: ἱππαλεκτρυών), is a type of fantastic hybrid creature of Ancient Greek folklore; half-horse (front) and half-rooster (hind), including the tail, wings and hind legs. Its colour varies between yellow and reddish. No myths related to it are currently known.

The oldest representation currently known dates back to the 9th century BCE, and the motif grows most common in the 6th century, notably in vase painting and sometimes as statues, often shown with a rider. It is also featured on some pieces of currency. A few literary works of the 5th century mention the beast, most notably Aeschylus and Aristophanes, who used it as one of his favourite insults.

March 27, 2025 at 7:32 AM

BriefBestiary

@briefbestiary.bsky.social

Some supposedly say that good kalku or machi can force a nguruvilu to move away from a particular location in a public ritual by diving in, fishing out the creature, and then threatening it with a knife to stop its attacks before placing it back in the water.

[Top Section] Nguruvilu; Alternate Names: Guruvilu, Gurufilu, Ñuruvilu, Guirivilo, Ghyryvilu, Ñivivilu, Ñirivilu; Region: Chile and Argentina

[Middle Section] A fox-like creature with a tail thrice the length of its body. The tail itself appears to end in a set of claws. Accompanied by descriptive text.

An aquatic beast, the fox-snake of Mapuche folklore.

Lives in the deep, but goes to shallower water to hunt with its powerful tail.

Possibly capable of causing whirlpools.

The claw at the end of its tail grips sharply, preventing its victims escape.

Descriptions are usually either fox-like with long (sometimes serpentine) clawed tails or fox-headed serpents.

[Bottom Section] Some depictions in popular culture: N/A

May 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM

El Mundo de Pepita

@mundodepepita.bsky.social

My to do list today got pre-empted by deciding to illustrate some legendary creatures, including this one-el guirivilo, half fox, half serpent, from the Mapuche. #SundayIllustrations #Guirivilo #earlylang #langchat #cryptids

Illustration of a guirivilo, half fox and half serpent, from Mapuche legend.

April 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM

Stacy Witkowski

@stacywitkowski.bsky.social

I’ve never seen a cuter Guirivilo

April 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM

Yo soy el doc, doc

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Estaba pensando escribir algo así en el blog. Alguna vez hice eso solo con la fauna de cerca de la casa de mi mama en pandemia: www.caldostrong.com/2020/10/la-f...