Mythical creature from American folklore
The hugag. Illustration by Coert DuBois from Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods by William T. Cox. In American folklore, the hugag is a fearsome critter similar to a moose with an extensive upper-lip, preventing it from grazing, and joint-less legs preventing it from lying down.[1] [2] [3] [4]
^ Cox, William (1910). Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods . Washington, D.C.: Judd & Detweiler Inc. p. 9. ^ Tryon, Henry (1939). Fearsome Critters . Cornwall, NY: Idlewild Press. p. 9. ^ Dorson, Richard (1982). Man and Beast in American Comic Legend . Bloomington, IL: Indiana Univ. Press. pp. 36–37. ^ Wyman, Walker (1978). Mythical Creatures of the USA and Canada . River Falls, WI: Univ. of Wisconsin Riverfalls Press. pp. 69–70.
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In American folklore, the hugag is a fearsome critter similar to a moose with an extensive upper-lip, preventing it from grazing, and joint-less legs...
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of its back legs, it could not get to its feet fast enough to get away. Hugag Book VIII, Chapter 16, The Natural History. Pliny the Elder. John Bostock...
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