Wampus cat
The Wampus cat is a creature in American folklore. It is used as a mascot for numerous educational institutions.
Examples
The Wampus cat is the mascot of the following:
- Clark Fork Junior/Senior High School, Clark Fork, Idaho – seen as a yellow cougar with a spiked ball on its tail.[1]
- Conway Junior High/ High School, Conway, Arkansas – seen as a six-legged cat. Described by locals as "a mountain lion with six legs: four for running, and two for fighting.[2]
- Atoka High School, Atoka, Oklahoma[3]
- Itasca High School, Itasca, Texas[4]
- Leesville High School, Leesville, Louisiana[5]
In popular culture
A musical ensemble who recorded several tracks in 1937 and 1938, and consisting of six or seven string musicians including Oscar "Buddy" Woods, were billed as 'The Wampus Cats'.[6]
J. K. Rowling's Pottermore story History of Magic In North America[7] lists the Wampus cat as a source for hair used in magic wands.[8] The American School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Ilvermorny, also has named one of its four houses for the mythical beast. [9]
The cat was mentioned in Faron Young's 1955 Country music hit Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young.
Notes
- ↑ Clark Fork Junior/Senior High School website Legend written by lifelong Clark Fork resident Shirley Dawson Crawford
- ↑ Owens, Judy (June 20, 2008). "Reporters Looking for Stories, Finding Wampus Cats | Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural". Daily Yonder. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Atoka Alumni Association – Home". Wampuscatalumni.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ↑ Archived September 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Archived April 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Uncle Dave Lewis. "Buddy Woods". Allmusic. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ↑ Sian Cain. "New JK Rowling story History of Magic in North America depicts Native American wizards". the Guardian.
- ↑ Rowling, J.K. (March 11, 2016). "1920s Wizarding America", "History of Magic in North America". Pottermore.
- ↑ Rowling, J.K. (June 28, 2016). "Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry", "Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry". Pottermore.
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