Bunyip

Bunyip

Bunyip

Bunyip (1935) artista desconocido, de las colecciones digitales de la Biblioteca Nacional de Australia, demostrando la variedad en las descripciones de la legendaria criatura.

El Bunyip, también comparado con el Yowie, es una criatura mitológica del folclore australiano.

Características

Las descripciones de los Bunyips varían enormemente. Usualmente se describen como monstruos marinos. Algunas características de descripciones comunes incluyen una cola de caballo, aletas, y colmillos de morsa o cuernos. De acuerdo con la leyenda, se dice que rondan en pantanos, billabongs, arroyos y ríos. En las noches pueden escucharse sus llamados, mientras devoran cualquier animal que se acerque a sus guaridas.

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  • Bunyip — Le bunyip ( diable ou esprit ) est une créature mythique de la mythologie aborigène australienne. Sommaire 1 Caractéristiques 2 Mythe ou réalité ? …   Wikipédia en Français

  • bunyip — 1848, fabulous swamp dwelling animal, from an Australian aborigine language …   Etymology dictionary

  • Bunyip — This article is about a mythical creature. There is also a town called Bunyip, Victoria Infobox Paranormalcreatures Creature Name = Bunyip Image Caption = Bunyip (1935) Artist Unknown, from the National Library of Australia digital collections.… …   Wikipedia

  • Bunyip — Der Bunyip ist ein sagenhaftes Tier, das nach Erzählungen der Aborigines in den Flüssen, Wasserlöchern und Sümpfen Australiens hausen soll. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Beschreibung 2 Mythos und Realität 3 Literatur …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • bunyip — UK [ˈbʌnjɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms bunyip : singular bunyip plural bunyips Australian in old Australian stories, an imaginary creature that lives in or near water …   English dictionary

  • bunyip — /bun yip/, Australian. n. 1. a mythical creature of Aboriginal legend said to inhabit water and watercourses. 2. an impostor. adj. 3. counterfeit; phony. [1840 50; < Wergaia (Australian Aboriginal language of the Wimmera area, Victoria) banib] *… …   Universalium

  • Bunyip State Park — is a 166 square kilometre state park 65 km east of Melbourne, near the town of Gembrook. The area was used for logging from 1898 until 1990, and was turned into a state park two years later. The park is named after the Bunyip, an Aboriginal… …   Wikipedia

  • Bunyip, Victoria — Infobox Australian Place | type = town name = Bunyip state = vic caption = lga = Shire of Cardinia postcode = 3815 est = pop = 2,103 (2006) elevation= maxtemp = mintemp = rainfall = stategov = Bass fedgov = McMillan dist1 = 82 dir1 = SE location1 …   Wikipedia

  • Bunyip aristocracy — The term Bunyip aristocracy was first coined in 1853 by Daniel Deniehy who made a speech lambasting the attempt by William Wentworth to establish a titled aristocracy in New South Wales government. This speech came to be known as the Bunyip… …   Wikipedia

  • Bunyip railway station, Victoria — VlineRailwayStation1 NAME=Bunyip CODE=BYP DISTANCE=77.86 km LINES=Bairnsdale PLATFORMS=1 TRACKS=1 STATUS=Unmanned Station FACILITIES= [http://www.viclink.com.au/stop/view/20299 Link] TIMETABLES= [http://www.viclink.com.au/stop/view/20299 Link]… …   Wikipedia

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