According to Brazilian stories, the Mapinguari or Mapinguary was once an Amazonian shaman who discovered the key to immortality thousands of years ago. He angered the gods and was severely punished as to his discovery, which forced him to be transformed into a wandering, hairy beast for the rest of his life.

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