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The '''tapire-iauara'''{{efn|also ''tapiraiuara'', ''tapiraiaura'', ''onça d'água''<ref name="de Nazaré da Cruz Vieira 1983"/>}} is a legendary creature in the folklore of the [[Amazon rainforest]] region.<ref name="Santos 1967" /> [[Jacques Cousteau]] in his book ''Jacques Cousteau's Amazon journey'' describes how the [[caboclos]] believe that the "[[tapir]]-nymph patrols the flooded forest to guard it from humans."<ref name="Cousteau Richards 1984"/><ref name="de Castro pp. 197–216" /> In her book ''Journey of the [[Amazon river dolphin|Pink Dolphins]]: An Amazon quest'', [[Sy Montgomery]] relates that "it grows big as a cow and attacks people in boats".<ref name="Montgomery 2009"/> |
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== Notes == |
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The '''tapire-laura''' is a species of huge, [[pig]]/[[cat]]-like alleged [[cryptid]] creatures who live near the [[Amazon River]], in the [[Amazon Rainforest]] region. They are allegedly very protective of their territory and aggressive towards intruders. They can reportedly grow to lengths of approximately 9 [[Foot (length)|feet]], and hunt prey using their [[Tooth (animal)|teeth]] and [[claw]]s. |
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<ref name="Cousteau Richards 1984">{{cite book |
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| last1 = Cousteau |
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| first1 = J.Y. |
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| last2 = Richards |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tapire-Lauara}} |
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| first2 = M. |
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| title = Jacques Cousteau's Amazon journey |
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| publisher = H.N. Abrams |
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| year = 1984 |
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| url = https://archive.org/details/jacquescousteaus00cous |
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http://www.newanimal.org/tapir-nymph.htm |
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| url-access = registration |
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| access-date = 21 July 2018 |
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| page = [https://archive.org/details/jacquescousteaus00cous/page/71 71] |
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<ref name="de Castro pp. 197–216">{{cite journal |
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| last = de Castro |
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| first = F. |
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| title = From Myths to Rules: The Evolution of Local Management in the Amazonian Floodplain |
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| journal = Environment and History |
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| publisher = White Horse Press |
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| volume = 8 |
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| issue = 2 |
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| date = 1 May 2002 |
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| issn = 0967-3407 |
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| doi = 10.3197/096734002129342648 |
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| pages = 197–216 |
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| url = http://www.environmentandsociety.org/node/3119 |
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}}</ref> |
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<ref name="de Nazaré da Cruz Vieira 1983">{{cite book |
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| last = de Nazaré da Cruz Vieira |
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| first = M. |
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| title = Aspectos do falar paraense: fonética, fonologia, semântica |
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| publisher = Universidade Federal do Pará, Centro de Letras e Artes |
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| year = 1983 |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=XchrDyejx84C |
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| language = pt |
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| access-date = 21 July 2018 |
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| page = 126 |
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| isbn = 9788524700026 |
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}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Montgomery 2009">{{cite book |
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| last = Montgomery |
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| first = S. |
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| title = Journey of the Pink Dolphins: An Amazon Quest |
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| publisher = Chelsea Green Publishing |
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| year = 2009 |
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| isbn = 978-1-60358-175-2 |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=PdEnX5PXyuwC&pg=PA137 |
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| access-date = 21 July 2018 |
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| page = 137 |
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}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Santos 1967">{{cite book |
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| last = Santos |
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| first = E. |
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| title = Histórias, lendas e folclore de nossos bichos |
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| publisher = Tecnoprint Gráfica |
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| series = Coleção brasileira de Ouro |
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| year = 1967 |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Lu8NAQAAIAAJ |
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| language = pt |
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| access-date = 21 July 2018 |
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| page = 126 |
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}}</ref> |
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}} |
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[[Category:Brazilian legendary creatures]] |
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[[Category:Indigenous Amazonian legendary creatures]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:23, 5 September 2023
The tapire-iauara[a] is a legendary creature in the folklore of the Amazon rainforest region.[2] Jacques Cousteau in his book Jacques Cousteau's Amazon journey describes how the caboclos believe that the "tapir-nymph patrols the flooded forest to guard it from humans."[3][4] In her book Journey of the Pink Dolphins: An Amazon quest, Sy Montgomery relates that "it grows big as a cow and attacks people in boats".[5]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ de Nazaré da Cruz Vieira, M. (1983). Aspectos do falar paraense: fonética, fonologia, semântica (in Portuguese). Universidade Federal do Pará, Centro de Letras e Artes. p. 126. ISBN 9788524700026. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Santos, E. (1967). Histórias, lendas e folclore de nossos bichos. Coleção brasileira de Ouro (in Portuguese). Tecnoprint Gráfica. p. 126. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Cousteau, J.Y.; Richards, M. (1984). Jacques Cousteau's Amazon journey. H.N. Abrams. p. 71. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ de Castro, F. (1 May 2002). "From Myths to Rules: The Evolution of Local Management in the Amazonian Floodplain". Environment and History. 8 (2). White Horse Press: 197–216. doi:10.3197/096734002129342648. ISSN 0967-3407.
- ^ Montgomery, S. (2009). Journey of the Pink Dolphins: An Amazon Quest. Chelsea Green Publishing. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-60358-175-2. Retrieved 21 July 2018.