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Max AP · 01-12-2007

I found what a wampus cat is here:

http://www.answers.com/topic/wampus-cat

The wampus cat is a legendary creature from Tennessee and Cherokee folklore. This is a monster of the Fearsome Critters variety, coined by the lumberjack community of the United States. According to the tale, a Native American woman disguised herself in the skin of a mountain lion to spy on the men of the tribe as they sat around the campfire and told sacred stories on a hunting trip. When the woman was discovered, the tribe's medicine man punished her by transforming her into a half-woman, half-cat, who supposedly still haunts the forests of East Tennessee.

The Wampus Cat is also the mascot of several high schools:

Leesville High School, Leesville, Louisiana
Itasca High School, Itasca, Texas
Clark Fork Junior/Senior High School, Clark Fork, Idaho
Atoka High School, Atoka, Oklahoma
Conway High School, Conway, Arkansas

Max

01-12-2007	#8
Max AP Frequent Poster Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 495	I found what a wampus cat is here: http://www.answers.com/topic/wampus-cat The wampus cat is a legendary creature from Tennessee and Cherokee folklore. This is a monster of the Fearsome Critters variety, coined by the lumberjack community of the United States. According to the tale, a Native American woman disguised herself in the skin of a mountain lion to spy on the men of the tribe as they sat around the campfire and told sacred stories on a hunting trip. When the woman was discovered, the tribe's medicine man punished her by transforming her into a half-woman, half-cat, who supposedly still haunts the forests of East Tennessee. The Wampus Cat is also the mascot of several high schools: Leesville High School, Leesville, Louisiana Itasca High School, Itasca, Texas Clark Fork Junior/Senior High School, Clark Fork, Idaho Atoka High School, Atoka, Oklahoma Conway High School, Conway, Arkansas Max