Rompo
Rompo is a mythological beast with the head of a hare, human ears, a skeleton-like body, the front arms of a badger, and the rear legs of a bear. It feeds only on human corpses and it is said to croon softly as it eats. Stories about the Rompo are found in India and Africa. The legend of the Rompo may have been inspired from sightings of any of the Old world porcupines.
References
- Matthews, John and Caitlin. The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures. p. 486. Sterling Publishing. 2006. ISBN 1-4027-3543-X. Online. March 13, 2008.
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