Bunyip: Facts about Australia's Scariest Mythological Creature
10. The earliest sightings describe Bunyip as having countless eyes, sharp claws, and fast speed. Another witness claimed to have one large eye on his head and a mouth on stomach.
11. Some said that the Bunyip has the characteristics of a bird and a crocodile because it has a long beak with jagged edges like a stingray. Its body and legs are thick and strong like a crocodile, but its front legs are much longer than its hind legs.
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12. Bunyip swims like a frog in water, but walks on its front legs on land with its head held high. When standing, it reached twelve or thirteen feet.
13. Over the years, fossils have been found that may be related to Bunyip. There are remains of an unidentified animal discovered in 1818 by Hamilton Hume and James Meehan on Lake Bathurst in New South Wales that resembles a manatee or hippopotamus.
In July 1845, fossils were discovered near Geelong and a newspaper article was written entitled Wonderful Discovery of a New Animal claiming that the fossils were evidence of Bunyip.
