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The Afanc is a lake monster from Welsh mythos, it is said to be a combination of crocodile, dwarf, demon, and beaver. However, most depictions of this cryptid only include the beaver and crocodile portions.

The earliest sightings of the Afanc were around early to mid 15th century, it was written about by poet named Lewys Glyn Cothi, who described it as living in the Llyn Syfaddon otherwise known as the Llangorse Lake in Powys, Wales.

Location of said Afnac can vary, but the most depictions say it lives in lakes such as the Llyn Llion, Llyn Barfog, near Brynberian Bridge or even in the Llyn yr Afanc, a lake near Betws-y-Coed, which was actually named after the Afanc!

The Afanc was said to carnivorous, seeing its sharp teeth. It would pray upon anything and everything that would be foolish enough to fall into its lake.

According to legend told by famous writer, Edward Williams (otherwise known as Iolo Morganwg) It thrashed about in its lake for days until it caused massive floods and drowned every single person in all of Britain, save for 2 people. These people are known as Dwyfan and Dwyfach, whom the later inhabitants of Pridain descended.

It's name can be spelled differently depending on where you are and who you ask. Some have said it to be "avanc", some say "addanc". However, the most common spelling is in fact Afanc, which is another word for Beaver in modern Welsh!

As stated previously, its name is another word for beaver in modern Welsh, and some theorists suggest that this could be the earliest sighting of the beaver, which wasn't discovered until the 17th century.

Do you believe in the Afanc, or do you think it's just another crazy English folktale, let me know!

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Sources:

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Afanc 

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The Adjule has been a widely known cryptid for quite some time now between the Cryptid Community. So I guess I’ll be talking about it. If you would like to add anything, reblog and tell me!

For starters, the Adjule goes by many names. It’s more simple name, Bush Dog is a more popular one. However, in Northern Africa it is either regarded as a Kelb-el-Kela for the males, and Tarhsît for females. As I stated, this cryptid originates in Northern Africa, close to the Sahara Desert.

Skeptics have regarded this cryptid as an undiscovered variety of the African Wild Dog, which very well may be true, as a species known as the New Guinea Wild dog was said to be extinct for 50 years, but recently seen alive and well in 2016! So saying that it could possibly just be a mangy wild dog, is not out of range.

For people who are fans of the series “Resident Evil” may recognize this cryptid, however, it resides far out of the popular videogame “Resident Evil 5″, as a person by the name of Théodore Monode wrote about them way back in 1928. Accompanying this, the nomadic Tuareg people have also reported sightings of this cryptid.

Now however much data we may have on this cryptid, there is very little physical description of it. People who have believed to have seen it say it stands at about 2 and a half feet tall, and roughly 30 pounds. It’s diet is unknown, but seeing how it resembles the African Wild Dog, it is possibly carnivorous or omnivorous. The select few that have seen this have described it as “very different from a regular dog”. Whatever this may mean, is hard to tell, as the witnesses never gave much of a description other than its assumed height and weight, and its coloration, which ranges from a smoky, dark grey to a dirt brown, similar to African Wild Dogs.

Other theories surrounding this cryptid say it is possibly a phantom taking the form of a dog or wolf, however proving or debunking this theory would be near impossible, so its left in the air.

Do you believe in the Adjule, or do you think it is some form of African Wild Dog? Let me know!!!