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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"/> |
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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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]- ^ 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.