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Buka

Bukavac is a mythical creature in Slavic mythology. Belief in it existed in Srijem (a county near Vukovar, Croatia) and also some parts of Serbia (Belgrade county and Vojvodina).

Description[]

Bukavac was sometimes imagined as a six-legged monster with gnarled horns. It lives in lakes and pools, coming out of the water during the night to make a loud noise (hence the name: buka - noise), jump on people and animals, and strangle them.

Sightings[]

In the 1900s dead strangled animals were found in the Croatian part of Srijem near the river of Sava and a few strangled animals and a strangled human in the Serbian part of Srijem (Srem).

Gallery[]

Bukavac.jpg|An artist's depiction

Similar Cryptids[]

  • Drekavac- Slavic Serbo-Croatian mythical creature
  • Myling- Scandinavian legend