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3. Cindaku
This is a legend from a village called Kerinci in Sumatra. From the legend, some humans turned into humanoid tigers similar to werewolves.
Interestingly, these Cindaku are not said to be cursed like the werewolves who only transform because of a full moon. Their transformation only works if they are in Kerinci and it is voluntarily.
But not all people from Kerinci are Cindaku. Only those with the right bloodline can become one. Those who become a Cindaku are known to be the village guardian. Some believe that the Cindaku still exists but because of modernisation they become redundant. Some might have also migrated, thus losing their powers to transform.
I saw a creature run by me at my front door in the kampung in Bantul, Yogyakarta. Only the legs from the knee down were visible….and it made thumping noises as it ran by. The feet were excactly like an baby elephant but unlike an elephant…there were only two feet. …It was grey and wrinkled like an elephant…but with very dark green stripes like a zebra. The animal was a biped..walked on two legs. Does anyone know what this creature is?