The Mapinguari, Mapinguary or Isnashi, is a legendary cryptid resembling a six-feet tall ground sloth-like creature with red fur living in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil and Bolivia. According to Brazilian stories, the Mapinguari was once an Amazonian shaman who discovered the key to immortality. He angered the gods and was punished for his discovery, which forced him to be transformed into a beast for the rest of his life.
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