W M.  T.  C O X ’ S
“F E A R S O M E   C R E A T U R E S   O F   T H E   L U M B E R W O O D S
( 95th   A N N I V E R S A R Y   H Y P E R T E X T   E D I T I O N . )

Whirling Whimpus .
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THE WHIRLING WHIMPUS.
(Turbinoccissus nebuloides.)

          Occasionally  it  happens  that  inexperienced  hunters  and
others  wandering  in  the woods  disappear  completely.   Guides
are  unable  to  locate them, and all kinds of theories  are  offered
to explain the disappearances.##########################
        From the hardwood forests of the Cumberland Mountains,
Tennessee,  comes  the  rumor  of an animal  called  the  whirling
whimpus,  the  existence  of   which  may  throw  some  light  upon
the  fate of  those  who fail to come back to camp.  According to
woodsmen who  have  been “looking” timber in eastern  Tennes-
see, the whimpus  is a  blood-thirsty creature of no mean propor-
tions.  It  has  a  gorilla-shaped  head  and  body  and   enormous
front  feet.   Its  unique  method  of  obtaining  food  is  to  station
itself  upon  a  trail,  generally  at  a  bend  in  the  trail,  where   it
stands  on   its  diminutive  hind  legs   and   whirls.  The   speed  is
increased until  the animal  is invisible, and  the  motion  produces
a  strange droning   sound,  seeming  to  come  from  trees  over-
head.  Any  creature  coming   along the trail  and not recognizing
the sound  is  almost certain  to  walk  into  the danger  zone  and
become instantly  deposited   in   the  form  of  syrup  or  varnish
upon the huge paws of the whimpus.#####################



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Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods- With a Few Desert and Mountain Beasts
Written by William T. Cox • Illustrated by Coert Du Bois • With Latin Classifications by George B. Sudworth
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