Do water monkeys really exist? Its prototype is the otter?

According to legend, there is a creature that looks like an ape, living in the water, not only good in water, but also strong, like to drag people who fall into the water into the bottom, commonly known as "water ghosts". So, do water monkeys really exist? Is it based on an otter?

Do water monkeys really exist?

Water monkeys don't really exist in this world.

1. Water monkeys are commonly known as "water ghosts", "water lion ghosts", "water corpses" and "dead bodies" in Chinese folks. they refer to people who commit suicide or die by accident and wait patiently in the drowned water. lure or force people to fall into the water and die as their own substitute, so as to use this method to reincarnate and get rid of the suffering from hell.

2. Legend has it that water monkeys are often found in wild water sources such as mountain ponds and reservoirs. They are extremely good at swimming and sometimes "breathe" on the shore, but their limbs are weak ten minutes away from the water, and their strength in the water is several times greater than that of human beings. once a person is held by it in the water, his life is in danger. Legend also says that the water monkey has great and mysterious power in the water. It can dig through different ponds and rivers at the bottom of the water, catch the person who fell into the water and drag it into the bottom of the water and fill the victim's seven orifices with mud, causing him to suffocate to death.

3. According to the current species research records, there is no biological existence that conforms to the species of water monkey, so it is only imagined by people to scare children away from dangerous waters such as lakes and ponds. Just like the teachers repeatedly stressed at school that students should not bathe in the river privately, it is all for the safety of children.

4. In Scotland, the water ghost is half-horse and half-ox, with two pointed horns on his head, which often changes into a beautiful white horse. Once someone rides it, he will run until he falls into the water and drowns. Sometimes he will change into a handsome young woman, tempting unwitting young women to walk into the self-dug water tomb.

5. In Japan, a water ghost is a river boy, with a tiger-like face and a bird-like mouth, covered with scales and a tortoise shell on his back, shaped like a four-or five-year-old child. He was originally an elf in the water and was worshipped as a river god by the people. there is also a saying that it is the messenger of the water god, formed by the frost brought down by the water god.

Is the prototype of the water monkey an otter?

So far, the prototype of the water monkey is the otter, even many scientists believe that the so-called water monkey is a more common biological otter, why? There are three main reasons.

First, the living environment is similar: otters mainly live in rivers and lakes, especially in wooded streams and rivers on both sides. Water monkeys are creatures that live in wild water sources such as mountain ponds and reservoirs. Their living environment is very similar.

Second, they are somewhat similar in appearance: otters are called water monkeys, with long and dense body hair and flexible limbs, while water monkeys are similar to apes, which are known to have thick body hair and flexible limbs. the two look a little similar.

Third, the water is good: the otter is good at swimming and diving, and when swimming near the surface, it is used to showing its head, back and tail, so it is often mistaken for a water monster, while water monkeys say differently, swimming is of course excellent.

Conclusion: water monkey actually does not exist in this world, it is just an imaginary creature that is used to scare people. Many people think that the prototype of water monkeys is otters, not only because of their similar living environment and appearance, but also because they are good at swimming, but many people do not believe that otters are so cute, how can they be water ghosts.