Showing posts with label names of ape-men in Australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label names of ape-men in Australia. Show all posts

Friday, July 1, 2016

Yowie-wowie!: Bigfoot down under








Yowie is one of several names given to a hominid reputed to live in the Australian wilderness. The creature has its roots in Aboriginal oral history. In parts of Queensland, they are known as. . . 






quinkin (or as a type of quinkin), and as







joogabinna, in parts of New South Wales they are called




jurrawarra,




myngawin,




puttikan,




gubba,




doolaga,




gulaga and




thoolagal. Other names include




yahoo,




yaroma,




noocoonah,




wawee,




pangkarlangu,




jimbra and




tjangara.



(Gifs courtesy of a jerky company called Jack Links. Go figure.)