Ball-tailed cat

Ball-tailed cat
Grouping	Legendary creature
Sub grouping	Fearsome critter
Folklore	American folklore
Other name(s)	Sliver cat ; Digmaul ; Felis caudaglobosa
Country	United States

The ball-tailed cat (Felis caudaglobosa) is a fearsome critter of North American folklore most commonly described as having similar traits to that of a mountain lion, except with an exceedingly long tail to which there is affixed a solid, bulbous mass for striking its prey.^[1] Tales of ball-tailed cats were common among woodsmen during the turn of the 20th century and many variations exist; two of the more prominent variants are the digmaul and the sliver cat. The latter is distinguishable for not only having a smooth-sided ball for knocking wayfarers unconscious, but in addition a spiked-side for piercing and grappling its victims.^[2]

Ball-tailed cat
Sliver cat
Digmaul

References

^ Tryon, Henry Harrington (1939). Fearsome Critters. Cornwall, NY: Idlewild Press.
^ Cohen, Daniel (1975). Monsters, Giants, and Little Men from Mars: An Unnatural History of the Americas. New York: Doubleday.

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[1] Tryon, Henry Harrington (1939). Fearsome Critters. Cornwall, NY: Idlewild Press.

[2] Cohen, Daniel (1975). Monsters, Giants, and Little Men from Mars: An Unnatural History of the Americas. New York: Doubleday.

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Idiomatic figures	Average Joe Cooter Brown Jack Robinson Sam Hide Uncle Sam
Fearsome critters	Agropelter Axehandle hound Ball-tailed cat Belled buzzard Cactus cat Champ Dungavenhooter Fur-bearing trout Gillygaloo Glawackus Goofus bird Gumberoo Hidebehind Hodag Hoop snake Hugag Jackalope Jersey Devil Joint snake Sidehill gouger Snallygaster Snipe Snow snake Splintercat Squonk Teakettler Wampus cat
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African	Flying Africans Uncle Remus
Literary folk heroes	Alfred Bulltop Stormalong Annie Christmas Brother Jonathan Casey at the Bat Cordwood Pete Evangeline Febold Feboldson Ichabod Crane Joe Magarac Johnny Kaw Kemp Morgan Mose Humphrey Ole Pete Pecos Bill Rip Van Winkle Tony Beaver Windwagon Smith

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