Gumberoo

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Gumberoo
Creature information
Grouping Legendary creature
Origin
Country United States
DetailsForest

In American folklore, the Gumberoo is a fearsome critter with hide so tough that bullets bounce off of it.

Description

The gumberoo was described by early lumberjacks to be larger than a bear with a tough, shiny, black hide [1] that nothing could pierce. The only way to kill it was said to be fire, which caused the creatures to explode. [2] [3] It is said that a man named S. W. Allen once took a picture of a gumberoo but the negative then exploded. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Cox, William T. with Latin Classifications by George B. Sudworth (1910). Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods. Washington, D.C.: Judd & Detweiler.
  2. ↑ Bane, Theresa (2016). Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 146. ISBN   978-0-7864-9505-4.
  3. ↑ Botkin, B.A. (1998). The American People: Stories, Legends, Tales, Traditions, and Songs . Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers. p.  251. ISBN   1-56000-984-5. gumberoo.
  4. ↑ "BLOG: 9 Cryptids That Are (Probably) Too Absurd to Be Real". The Confessionals. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
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