89: Were-Leopards - Parts Lion, Parts Tiger, Parts Man, Oh My!!!

Tonight the MLT crew dive deep into the feline gloom as the MLT tour bus heads from the jungles of Africa to their counterparts in South America in search of Big Cat shapeshifters. Were-leopards and Jaguar Shaman beware, as MOZ attempts to totally Velma this mystery and gets all jinkies with it.  Endless gratitude to Mr. Tim Leavy @ https://www.timleavy.com/ for crafting us the greatest theme song in the paranormal realms. References: Primary Source: Hurn, S. (2017). Anthropology and cryptozoology: exploring encounters with mysterious creatures. Routledge, NY   This episode primarily discusses the anthropological work and findings of Michael Heniese (the Naga tiger-men), Sharon Merz (siyawesi bush beings), Martin T. Walsh & Helle V. Goldman (the Zanzibar Leopard), all from the above book (edited by Samantha Hurn).   Legends and Myths of the Aboriginal Indians of British Guiana (1880) sacred-texts.com   Intro quote on jaguar sorcery: Also sacred-texts.com: Myths and Legends of the Bantu, Chapter 1   !Tigre Capiango: Steiger, B. (1999). The werewolf book: the encyclopedia of shapeshifting beings. Farmington, Michigan: Visible Ink Press, p281   Sinaa: Bane, T. (2016). Encyclopedia of beasts and monsters in myth, legend and folklore. Mcfarland & Co, p918   Pelton discussing R.S. Rattray’s leopard shapeshifting: Pelton, Robert D.  (1980, 1989). The Trickster in West Africa: a study of mythic irony and sacred delight, University of California Press, p56   Were-crocs were-leopards comparison: Merz S. (2018). Crocodiles are the souls of the community: an analysis of human-animal relations in northwestern Benin. University of Exeter, p214-15   Lokshvara & Tara: Thurman, Robert A.E (1995). Essential Tibetan Buddhism. Castle Books, NJ, p5   Barack Obama’s “Big Dream”: Warner, Marina (2013). Stranger Magic: Charmed states and the Arabian Nights. Chatto & Windus, London, p155   Black Elk’s “Big Dream”: Neihardt, J.G. (2004). Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux. University of Nebraska Press, p160