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It is believed to issue forth from its lair during Holy Week, looking for children that it will kill for their hearts, which it fashions into amulets. According to the legend, there are families known as Sigbinan ("those who own Sigbin") whose members possess the power to command these creatures, and are said to keep the Sigbin in jars made of clay. The Aswang are said to keep them as pets, along with another mythical creature, a bird known as the Wak Wak , Wek Wek..

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  • Depende de la región y el narrador, el sigbin se asemeja a una cabra sin cuernos, una reptil, o algo similar a un chupacabras. Algo común en todas las historias es que su cabeza cuelga entre sus patas delanteras que son mucho más largas que sus patas traseras. Ya sea debido a la fisiología o porque hace que el sigbin parezca más temible, también se le conoce por su forma de andar hacia atrás, como un cangrejo.
  • It is believed to issue forth from its lair during Holy Week, looking for children that it will kill for their hearts, which it fashions into amulets. According to the legend, there are families known as Sigbinan ("those who own Sigbin") whose members possess the power to command these creatures, and are said to keep the Sigbin in jars made of clay. The Aswang are said to keep them as pets, along with another mythical creature, a bird known as the Wak Wak , Wek Wek..
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  • It is believed to issue forth from its lair during Holy Week, looking for children that it will kill for their hearts, which it fashions into amulets. According to the legend, there are families known as Sigbinan ("those who own Sigbin") whose members possess the power to command these creatures, and are said to keep the Sigbin in jars made of clay. The Aswang are said to keep them as pets, along with another mythical creature, a bird known as the Wak Wak , Wek Wek.. There is speculation that the legend may be based on sightings of an actual animal species that is rarely seen; based on the description of the Sigbin in popular literature, the animal species might be related to the kangaroo. With the recent discovery in the island of Borneo of the cat-fox, a potential new species of carnivore described as having hind legs that are longer than its front legs, it has been postulated that reported sightings of Sigbin may actually be sightings of a member or relative of the cat-fox species. The myth is popularly known in Visayas Islands and Mindanao. It is also said that it looks like a dog and owned by rich people who hid those creatures in a jar.
  • Depende de la región y el narrador, el sigbin se asemeja a una cabra sin cuernos, una reptil, o algo similar a un chupacabras. Algo común en todas las historias es que su cabeza cuelga entre sus patas delanteras que son mucho más largas que sus patas traseras. Ya sea debido a la fisiología o porque hace que el sigbin parezca más temible, también se le conoce por su forma de andar hacia atrás, como un cangrejo. El sigbin tiene una larga cola de látigo que emite un hedor asqueroso y dos piernas como saltamontes que le permiten saltar grandes distancias. Ellos vagan por la noche en busca de niños para devorar, pero conservan sus corazones para elaborar amuletos. La mayoría de las historias y los avistamientos son originarios de la región de Cebu. Sin embargo, a pesar de que está a cierta distancia de allí, en 2005, los científicos descubrieron en Borneo un carnívoro con características similares a las de un Sigbin. Categoría:Bestiario
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