Episode 2.6 Bunyip

Explore the Bunyip, a mysterious creature said to lurk in the swamps, rivers, and billabongs of Australian Aboriginal folklore. Described in many forms—shaggy, tusked, seal-like, or strangely human—the Bunyip is often feared as a dangerous presence of the water, known for eerie cries in the night and warnings to stay away from unfamiliar waters. Resources: https://astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2018/2/15/the-bunyip https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Bunyip This is the one with most of the pictures https://www.thehorrordome.com/blogs/news/the-bunyip-unraveling-australias-ancient-water-creature-myth?srsltid=AfmBOopK0N_gjEj5Rh0ZzWzidwQgc70MgpKQqU0ssGLyrzfx5203U0tC https://www.britannica.com/topic/bunyip https://hangar1publishing.com/blogs/cryptids/the-bunyip-connecting-australian-aboriginal-legends-and-cryptids?srsltid=AfmBOooD_5-Jvdlv3MNrZjdpmQFlAOH8oWzyQhaYd9jAH50rMbTN6Zns https://folklorethursday.com/regional-folklore/bunyip-australias-mysterious-man-eating-swamp-beast/#sthash.Jcr94Dl0.dpbs https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/bunyip/30202/ https://kakadunationalparktours.com.au/blog/what-is-a-billabong/ All about billabongs https://www.australia.com/en-us/facts-and-planning/about-australia/history-of-australia.html https://www.letsgogeography.com/australia-oceania/ Australia v Oceania https://www.beautifulpacific.com/south-pacific-islands.php Pacific Island Map https://www.worldatlas.com/geography/how-many-countries-are-there-in-oceania.html This is where I got the map of Oceania https://australianhumanitiesreview.org/2018/12/02/the-bunyip-as-uncanny-rupture-fabulous-animals-innocuous-quadrupeds-and-the-australian-anthropocene/ The Bunyip Skull https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/ten-reasons-to-love-echidnas.html Echidnas https://www.alamy.com/moscow-russia-july-31-2021-postage-stamp-printed-in-australia-shows-bunyip-from-aboriginal-legend-the-bunyip-serie-circa-1994-image443061908.html Postage Stamp https://a-z-animals.com/animals/goose/goose-teeth-everything-you-need-to-know/ All about Geese, you’ve been warned https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/extinct-animals/diprotodon-optatum/ Diprotodon Instagram: folklore.fangirl Spotify: Folklore Fangirl Apple Podcasts: Folklore Fangirl Thanks for listening—we really appreciate you! If you enjoyed the show, please consider leaving a rating and review. If this sounds like something a friend would enjoy, please pass it along. And as always, keep fangirling over folklore. “Dance Macabre-No Violin” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠ Edited for use (volume adjusted, segments used for intro and outro)