The term Yowie has a controversial origin. Most people think it derives from a variety of Australian Aboriginal stories about the creature (similar to the Native American Sasquatch). Others think it’s a play on words that the English colonizers brought to the continent. Some call it a “Yahoo” instead. But Yowie is by far the most popular term. There are other creatures of legend that roam the bush of Australia, and, much like the native cryptids of North America, there is often some confusion between whether or not the stories are about an animal or a human who can transform themselves via magic.

This video of a strange thing lurking in the Australian Outback has a lot of people putting forth a lot of theories that may sound unfamiliar to ears in the Northern hemisphere. What are all these creatures?

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