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Black cat peering over a wall in Washington D.C. The Demon Cat (also referred to as the D.C.) [1] [2] is a ghost cat who is purported to haunt the government buildings of Washington, D.C., which is the capital city of the United States. Its primary haunts are the city's two main landmarks: the White House and the United States Capitol.
“I know that sounds strange, but it’s true.” Confused or “lost,” the ghost lingers. “What they do is they try clinging to any kind of energy source; they’ll cling to a house or the ...
Kaibyō (怪猫, "strange cat") [1] are supernatural cats in Japanese folklore. [2] Examples include bakeneko, a yōkai (or supernatural entity) commonly characterized as having the ability to shapeshift into human form; maneki-neko, usually depicted as a figurine often believed to bring good luck to the owner; and nekomata, referring either to a type of yōkai that lives in mountain areas or ...
Today, the Tsavo Man-Eaters are the most widely studied man-eating pantherine cats given their behavior of hunting humans as a pair and dental injuries reported in one of the lions, a cause commonly attributed to big cats turning to humans as prey.
Ghost cats have rubbed against ankles and ghost dogs have prowled the porch. Others have claimed to see spectral figures in old-style clothing, including children running around a table.
The stealing of household objects is commonly associated with many Japanese ghosts, and thus the disappearance of lamp oil when a cat was present helped to associate the cat with the supernatural. [11] The mysterious air that cats possess was associated with prostitutes who worked in Edo-period red-light districts.
Mysterious ‘large feline’ seen in eastern Pennsylvania ignites talk of ‘ghost cats’ ‘Mythical’ creature’s existence was debated for 30 years — then it appeared on camera
Chinese legends often describe weretigers as the victims of either a hereditary curse or a vindictive ghost. Alternatively, the ghosts of people who had been killed by tigers could become a malevolent supernatural being known as "Chang" (伥), devoting all their energy to making sure that tigers killed more humans. Some of these ghosts were ...