Unknown large herbivores
Mylodon, a smaller species of ground sloth and a possible candidate for mapinguari
The animals in this category are an artificial assemblage of large animals, created simply for convenience. It is made up of large, herbivorous mammals which are not recognised by modern science, but which have not been covered by any other category. Thus any ungulate, herbivorous marsupial or other large herbivore that has not been forementioned is included here. The only exception is that an unknown pangolin species is also included here, and pangolins eat insects such as termites. There is no particular order, although animals of the same type will be close together.
Clawed goat (Texas NA): A goat-like creature, with long, soft white hair, blood red horns and three big claws on each foot is mentioned in the travel logs of some early explorers. Appearently they were kept as pets by the natives. Could be some strange new creature of undetirmined ancestry, or simply a silky aneater that was mistaken for a goat, the horns being added in for effect. however, what a silky anteater would be doing in Texas is beyond me... prehistoric exotic pet trade? yeah, and I'm the last of the pariesaurs.
Mongolian mystery beast (Mongolia ASIA): A strange wild goat, with thick shaggy fur and wild, twisting horns has become a popular tourist attraction in the mountains around a Mongolian village, the name of which I forget (I am only human... gimme a break). The beasts just appeared, no one having any idea where they came from, and they have yet to be classified. Probably a goat related to the markhor, a magestic wild goat of the Himalayas.
Giant ground sloth (Amazon rainforest and Patagonia SA): Ground sloths are a branch of the Edentata which are supposedly extinct, but it seems likely that species of Megatherium and related genera have survived in South America. Large, redhaired creatures with thick, bullet-proof skin have been seen, and shot at, on the Patagonian plains; a chunk of ground sloth skin was found in an Andean cave; the Incas and other Andean tribes had folklore about huge, long clawed creatures that would attack people who came too near; and in Brazil, one of the local "bigfoot"-type creatures shows all the traits of a ground sloth. Very likely to exist, most definitely Megatherium and related genera. Mylodon is pictured at the top of the page.
Glyptodonts (Patagonia, Northern Amazon SA): Glyptodonts were another branch of the Edentata (Anteaters, tree sloths, ground sloths, armadillos, glyptodonts) and they looked like huge armadillos with long tails ending in clubs. Glyptodont-like animals are a part of South American tribal folklore, and they have been sighted up until this day. Is very possible that some glyptodont species are still around; they never had too much of a reason to die off anyways. human hunting is not as much of a clear-cut destructive effect as we lend it to be.
South American "unicorn" (Patagonia SA): Cave paintings of horse-like animals with horns on their foreheads have been found in Patagonian caves. These "unicorns" were found in paintings that included cougars, condors and human hunters. Folklore from the area suggests that way back when the natives first came there, unicorns were common, along with other megafauna, but were killed off. Most definitely representitves of a now-extinct group of horned equines. It seems painfully coincidental that South America was home to a horse genus called Hippidion, which actually falls above Equus on the scale of horse evolution, which had a strange high, narrow nasal bone. it has been suggested that it supported a swollen nose, perhaps even trunk-like. but... could this have been an adaptation to a narrower version of the rhino horn? think about it....
Quagga (Namibia AFRICA): Quagga were extirminated from South Africa, their only known home, by the beggining of this centruy, but reports of quaggas have been coming out of Namibia, northwest of South Africa, since before their extinction. It is possible that there was a split population, one in South Africa, the other in Southwest Africa, the one in S Africa being killed off while the one in SW Africa was unknown to the boers, and thus left alone.
African striped "unicorn" (South Africa and oher subtropical areas AFRICA): Cave paintings of zebra-like animals with a single horn on the forehead have been found in many caves, and a resident of Bamboesberg described how a large animal, resembling a quagga but yellowish with black stripes, was hot. It had a ten-inch horn on it's forehead, covered with skin like a giraffe's. Most likely representitives of an unknown branch of the Equidae, perhaps related to or in parallel of the South American genus Hippidion.
Drakensberg unicorn (South Africa AFRICA): Dark brown equines with a horn on the forehead have been reported from the Drakensberg Moutain Range in South Africa. As with the other unicorn-like animals, they are reported to be very dangerous and will destroy huts and ram vehicles with their horns when angered. And also like the others, is said to be now extinct. But, there are still are the odd reports of this creature, and it may still exist in the moutnains of South Africa.
Pooka, piaste (Over most of Europe): Most probably mythical creatures with no basis in reality, pookas and piastes are supposed water-horses that are endowed with demonic attributes. They supposedly dwell in lakes and swamps, occasionally leaving to pull a victim under a drown them. I highly doubt their existence, and credit it to be merely a part of a complex folklore that exists over most of Europe. However, it is possible that aquatic horses exist, although I highly doubt they are carnivorous. Perhaps these "horses" ae based on giant "death otters" like the Dohbar-chu (I'll go into that later).
Selkies, kelpies (Ireland and Scottland EUROPE): Very similar to pookas and piastes, but are said to be strictly carnivorous and to lure their victims into the water by crying like a lost child. It is my opinion that this is just another interpretation of the Dobahr-chu or similar giant predatory otters, becuase as Andrew D. Gable states, otters can amke a sound that is similar to human crying. If the otters figure out that this sound attracts human victims, they will make it purposefully, and eventually make it sem more human-like. By teacher this to their offspring, and by the new generation perfecting it more, over time they could develop a crying-tactic to lure in human prey. Selkies are said to live in lakes like pookas and piastes, but kelpies are marine. Either new species of killer otter, or the same one as the Dobahr-chu.
Tusked elk (Washington state and surrounding area NA): A piece of local folklore, hunters in this region claim that there is a larger, more heavily built version of the wapiti with large tusk-like teeth in it's mouth. Primitve deer have tusks instead of antlers, and muntjac deer have tusks and antlers. If these things exist, I doubt they're a new species, but perhaps a subspecies. More likely to be a reccurent mutation where the fall-back gene for tusks is being used.
Unknown South American deer (Various places of South America): Deer that don't match with any known SA species have been seen on occasion. Could be merely imported secies of other deer, or maybe NA deer like whitetails that have migrated naturally. Possibly undescribed species.
Ethiopian deer (Ethiopia AFRICA): An unknown species of deer has been reported from Ethiopia. Africa's only recognised deer is te Barbary stag, so this would be a big find. could be a new species, or a misplaced population of the Barbary deer.
Reddish-grey gazelle (Red Sea AFRICA): An unknown gazelle, reddish-grey in colour, has often been seen on the Farasan Ilsands in the Red Sea. definitely a new species.
Persian gazelle (Forrur Island in the Persian Gulf MIDDLE EAST): An unknown species of gazelle that has been seen on Forrur Island. I have no other information on this cryptid, any information could help.
Spotted bushbuck (Liberia AFRICA): The bushbuck is a large, ox-like antelope from the Congo rainforest. It has a reddish coloured coat with white stripes on it. However, spoted bushbucks have been seen sporadically in Liberia. Most likely an unrecognised colour variant.
Kadimakara (Central Australia): A large, rabbit-like marsupial that has been reported from the Australian deserts. Could be a giant species of bilby, the "rabbit bandicoot". I remember reading somewhere that there was a large marsupial which may have looked like a rabbit, but I'm not sure on that.
Diprotodonts (Western Australia): The diprotodonts were a family of large, wombat-like herbivores who roamed the plains of Australia about 8000 yers ago. from the legends of the Aborigines and the folklore of the settlers, it seems that a species of Diprotodon has survived to modern times. It has also been suggested that the bunyip of Australian legend is really an aquatic diprotodon species, although I find this a little less than likely.
Veo (Rintja Island and the Lesser Sunda Islands ASIA): A giant pangolin-like animal reported from several small Asian islands. Said to be the size of a horse, but covered in scales. Sub-fossil bones of giant pangolins are known from Indonesia. You do the math.
