| Basically, the story of the Wendigo serves as vital part | | | | accumulated additional size each time proportionate to |
| in the culture and the tradition of the tribes that inhabit | | | | the devoured flesh. |
| the mountain ranges and the forests of the northern | | | | Despite the variation in size however, common |
| United States and Canada. These tribes include the | | | | features of this creature include a skeleton-like body |
| Ojibwa or Saulteaux, the Cree, and the Innu, Naskapi, | | | | with the bones pushing out on its dried out ash gray |
| and the Montagnais. | | | | skin, much like that of a corpse. It is said to have |
| The Wendigo is a man-like beast resembling the | | | | sunken eyes, if not glowing hollow sockets, and its |
| characterizations of the popular zombies that appear | | | | dried lips are bloody. They have sharp yellowish fangs |
| in many horror stories these days. According to the | | | | and long slimy tongues. Wendigos are also said to give |
| stories of the Algonquin people, the Wendigo is a | | | | off a foul odor that resembles a stinking carcass in the |
| malevolent cannibalistic creature that can possess | | | | advanced stages of decomposition. |
| human bodies. Based on the legends, people who | | | | Based on the tribal stories, the Wendigos have a |
| indulge in cannibalism are highly at risk for becoming | | | | voracious appetite for human flesh. They are never full. |
| Wendigo. | | | | Despite having a fresh flesh feast, they will |
| Wendigos are referred to using a variety of names. | | | | continuously look for another victim, and another. The |
| These include Windigo, Windago, Windiga, Witiko, | | | | beasts are said to lurk the forests especially during the |
| Wee-tee-go, Wihtikow, among other variants. As for | | | | winter period or during times of famine. |
| its appearance, it seems that Wendigos have various | | | | Some sightings of a mysterious shadowy creature |
| forms as well. | | | | have been reported in the forests of the northern |
| According to one tribe, the Wendigo appears to have | | | | regions of Minnesota. Tribes often attribute the loss of |
| a size of a human being, and it can only be seen if you | | | | their hunters and forest dwellers to the gluttonous |
| come across it, face-to face. Because it was very thin, | | | | characteristic of the Wendigos. |
| seeing the beast from the side will be entirely | | | | There is a website that describes the Wendigo and |
| impossible. However, other stories claim that the | | | | numerous other creatures of Cryptozoology in detail, |
| Wendigos are not at all paper thin. Instead, they are | | | | this website is called: Unknown Creatures and it may |
| giant spirits, with an estimated height of at least fifteen | | | | be found at this url: |
| feet tall. | | | | You may publish this article in your ezine, newsletter or |
| The variation in the said height can be linked to another | | | | on your web site as long as it is reprinted in its entirety |
| variant of the story where it is said that the beast will | | | | and without modification except for formatting needs |
| grow larger each time it devours human flesh- the | | | | or grammar corrections. |