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In the Indian fable The Dog Bride from Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Cecil Henry Bompas, a buffalo herder falls in love with a dog that has the power to turn into a woman when she bathes. In Kerala , there was a legend about the Odiyan clan, who in Kerala folklore are men believed to possess shapeshifting abilities and can assume animal forms.
In modern rural Mexico, nagual is sometimes synonymous with brujo ("wizard"); one who is able to shapeshift into an animal at night (normally into a dog, owl, bat, wolf or turkey), drink blood from human victims, steal property, cause disease, and the like. In some indigenous communities the nagual is integrated into the religious hierarchy.
Various characters and creatures in fiction, folklore and legend have the ability to shapeshift. Human turning into an animal ... Tanuki (racoon dog) Mujina (badger)
Cynanthropy (sometimes spelled kynanthropy; from Ancient Greek: κύων / kúōn, 'dog' + ἄνθρωπος / ánthrōpos, 'man; human') is, in psychiatry, the pathological delusion of real persons that they are dogs [1] and in anthropology and folklore, the supposed magical practice of shape-shifting alternately between dog and human form, or the possession of combined canine and human ...
It can shapeshift into various animals, including horses, pigs or goats, and said to often take the form of a creature similar to a centaur; it is also thought to be a blood sucker which is less than particular about its food source, making do with such animals as cows and goats. The Lagahoo also possesses the ability to alter its size from ...
A dog who stands this way with a tightly clenched jaw and alert ears or bristled fur could be readying herself for a fight. 30. Curved, Tall Tail. Your dog is feeling threatened and may snap or ...
Human-animal shapeshifting in mythology, folklore, and fiction; Clinical lycanthropy, a psychiatric delusion of transforming into an animal; See also.
Dogs might try to eat snow, but you want to be mindful about that too. Too much snow can actually be bad for their stomachs. It might actually be a sign that there's an underlying health condition ...