yowie

The Yowie is a rare cultivar of the marijuana plant, also known as the Maui-Wowy.

The Yowie is also a mythological character in native Australian Aborigine folklore. Also called the hairy-man, it is the subject of hoaxes in Australia similar to hoaxes in the United States of America concerning Bigfoot. Sightings of the beast vary from half-baboon, half man to giant gorilla.

On the other hand, the Yowie (or Yowie-Whowie) is also the name of a completely different mythological character in native Australian Aborigine folklore. It is said to be a giant beast, resembling a cross between a lizard and an ant. It emerges from the ground at night to eat whatever it can find -- even humans. This is sometimes considered to be the same legend as the bunyip.

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