Yara-ma-yha-who: Australia’s Regurgitating, Blood-Sucking Monster | Monstrum

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The Australian wilderness is a dangerous place-in part because it’s the rumored hunting ground of a vampiric creature who uses its fingers and toes to suck your blood. Fall prey to the Yara-ma-yha-who and you risk not only being swallowed whole but becoming a monster yourself.
In this episode, you’ll learn about how Aboriginal communities’ deep connection to the land contributed to the creation of these diminutive humanoid “spirit men'' whose purpose goes beyond scaring children into staying close to home. So what purpose does a red-skinned, tree-dwelling, vomiting creature with suction cup fingertips serve? Find out as you learn how the Yara-ma-yha-who’s story is intrinsically tied both to the cultural identity and to the history of the Aboriginal people who tell its stories. #yaramayhawho #aboriginalmythology #australianmonster #MonstrumPBS
Written and Hosted by: Emily Zarka
Director: David Schulte
Executive Producer: Amanda Fox
Producer: Stephanie Noone
Illustrator: Samuel Allen
Editor: Derek Borsheim
Produced by Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios.
Dr. Zarka would like to sincerely thank Philip Clarke, Ph.D. of the South Australian Museum for his aid with understanding the continued importance of spirit beings to Aboriginal communities, and for the always generous distribution of his knowledge. Monstrum is better because of the goodwill of people like you.
The world is full of monsters, myths, and legends and Monstrum isn’t afraid to take a closer look. The show, hosted by Emily Zarka, Ph.D., takes us on a journey to discover a new monster in each new episode. Monstrum looks at humans' unique drive to create and shape monster mythology through oral storytelling, literature, and film and digs deep into the history of those mythologies.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Clarke, Philip A. “Indigenous Spirit and Ghost Folklore of ‘Settled’ Australia. Folklore, 118, 2007, pp. 141-161.
Clarke, Philip A. “Spirit Beings and the Aboriginal Landscape of the Lower Murrary, South Australia.” Records of the South Australia Museum, 31(2), 1999, pp. 149-163.
Clarke, Philip A. “Terrestrial Spirit Beings.” Aboriginal Biocultural Knowledge in South-eastern Australia: Perspectives of Early Colonists. Ed. Fred Cahir, Ian D. Clark, and Philip A. Clarke. Pp.-19-34.
Starrs, Bruno. “Writing Indigenous Vampires: Aboriginal Gothic or Aboriginal Fantastic?” M/C Journal, 7(4), 2014.
Sugiyama, Michelle Scalise Sugiyama. “Monster Stories Vis-à-vis the Problem of Errant Children.” Creating Consilience : Integrating the Sciences and the Humanities : Integrating the Sciences and the Humanities, edited by Edward Slingerland, and Mark Collard, Oxford University Press USA, 2011, pp. 351-371.
Poirier, Sylvie. A World of Relationships: Itineraries, Dreams, and Events in the Australian Western Desert. University of Toronto Press, 2005.
Reed, A. W. Aboriginal Fables and Legendary Tales. Reed Books, 1984.

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[@puncass]

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[@willhuey4891]

you also slowly turn into a yaramayhawho if you sleep under the tree where it lives.

[@jthomas8263]

@@willhuey4891 Stallo is a human creature, It like the Scandinavian version of the North American Bigfoot.

[@lincolngravemann682]

Hey have you thought about doing a pishtaco for 1 of your videos

[@LindaC616]

@@lincolngravemann682 That's a good idea! And güijes and ciguapas, too

[@alltoohuman01]

Therapist: evil Kirby isn't real, it can't hurt you Evil Kirby:

[@mitab1]

Who said kirby isn't evil?

[@yesmansam6686]

Evil kirby isn't real? Kirby is a lovecraftian, cosmic, nightmare being.

[@verminlord7]

@@mitab1 that is true

[@CheeseBlaster]

that does not mean he actively searches for chaos and destruction tho

[@clarissaokeSkittlecat]

Instead of evil Kirby (since Kirby evil) It more like mature rating kirby

[@mattmeyer99]

You need to do a story on the infamous Florida Man. These story of folklore are truely fascinating

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

ROTFLMAO! & the stories of their stupidity are terrifying. 🤣

[@bringoutthet8212]

They should do that on april fool's! :D

[@capitanflemish]

Too horrible

[@hanaadil8924]

OH MY GOD FOR APRIL FOOLS

[@pedroarjona6996]

And the extremely dangerous Florida Woman.

[@fatsparrowsewing]

Something that should be pointed out, too, is that sitting under a tree here in Australia can be very dangerous. Obviously we have snakes and drop-bears, but gum trees also shed entire branches randomly, like thick as your thigh whole branch just drops off. That's why people have to be really careful of how close to your home gum trees are, and I think the Yara-ma-yha-who is also referencing that danger.

[@rafaeltiburcio6624]

Ive only been to Australia once, nice country btw, but what is up with your wildlife it seems like a fuckin death trap at every turn

[@SmooshGoo]

The yara-ma-yha-who tried to eat my who-ha-he-he

[@Tonnyboi]

Hmm yes, drop bear

[@DemocracyOfficerWood]

Are travelers still falling for the drop bear thing over there?

[@fayhay8011]

@@rafaeltiburcio6624 I guess that if a place is so harsh,the wildlife had to evolve being dangerous and strong in order to survive.

[@ajmercer6691]

Indigenous Australian here, love the video and wish to see more on Indigenous Lore 😊 Also want to add, that the Dreamtime isn't actually an Indigenous term, it was invented by Coloniser's, and the true name of our creation stories is Nyitting; which in Nyoongar means "Cold time, Creation time". There a whole story about it and it's so cool!

[@auroraourania7161]

Thank you for sharing the actual term!

[@gtappy1425]

Me too dude where your mob from?

[@Serioslump]

To be fair there are a lot of Indigenous languages in Australia, so it does kind of make sense to use the commonly-understood English term. In Dharug it's called Nura.

[@lughness3382]

As soon as I first read this creature's description my mind instantly connected it to Elmo and the similarity scares me.

[@t.w.7057]

I like this cannon

[@daneroberts1996]

what version of sesame street have you been watching?

[@lughness3382]

@dane roberts Long thin arms, fingers that end in spheres like a frog, disproportionately large head and even wider mouth, red skin which in the video said could occasionally be fur. And then there's all the meme creepy pastas about the tickle me elmo. If thing's main target is kids...

[@lunawolfheart336]

Omg wtf now I'll never look at elmo the same

[@yesmansam6686]

He..hey...wait a minute.

[@painterforbeginners9613]

Didn’t know the red skull was in Australia now.... he really did let himself go after captain america won..

[@babyblue3717]

i blew air out of my nose so suddenly and hard that i threw snot all over my shirt

[@FishBoneD14]

Looks like he fused with Modok

[@scaper8]

Well, Hugo Weaving does live in Australia…

[@spacetacos7574]

@@FishBoneD14 well looks like red skull was hiding something about himself Now he’s started a family with a kid

[@firstnamelastnamethirdname]

Red skulls younger brother**

[@erikconfirmed1865]

9:41 gotta say, Aboriginal art looks rad af

[@lachy8226]

Aborigine is offensive to us blackfellas here in Australia because it was used in a derogative way, Indigenous Australian or Aboriginal is fine

[@erikconfirmed1865]

@@lachy8226 sorry didn't know about that Changed it tho :)

[@khansteadman3124]

Yea we do got some awesome art

[@T.S.U_operator33]

Yep

[@arkinyte13]

@@lachy8226 Thanks I actually had no idea either.

[@Alpha121198]

You mean to tell me that the Scooby Doo’s legend of the Yowie Yahoo, actually has a freaking real world equivalent?! What the hell man…

[@TJ52359]

the fact that they used a 'local' name was enough to assume it existed 'somewhere' ... I just thought it was more a 1:1 translation (a la 'Dingo' = Dog)

[@i.m.evilhomer5084]

They actually mixed up the monsters as Yowie are more ape-like in the myths. So we ended up with an ape-like Chupacabra in "Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico" & a chupacabra-like Yowie in "Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire".

[@GravesRWFiA]

I believe the term you're looking for is: jimkies!

[@kennethsatria6607]

I think the Yowie is seperate from this guy, he seems to be more bigfootlike

[@phastinemoon]

That feeling when Scooby Doo did more research than anyone believed

[@spiralpython1989]

THANK YOU! I really enjoyed this presentation! I am a Wathaurong woman, from the Kulin Nation of south eastern Australia. I appreciate the research you put into this vid, but even more, I appreciate that you actually educated viewers that Aboriginal Australia is made up of thousands of mobs (tribal groups) that have very strong ties to the land, and that these mobs are part of over 500 seperate nations each with our own languages, cultural practices, and spirituality. And especially thank you for the information you have provided about the European invasion of Australia; a land that has never been ceded to colonial occupiers. For this, I thank you again.

[@leviroch]

Always makes me giggle a little when my non Aussie mates are surprised that it's not one culture across the entire continent. . . This is a BIG country.

[@darthdingus7439]

"SoVeReiGnTy NeVeR cEDeD!"

[@thedoruk6324]

Its supposed to be an extremely dangerous and horrid creature but it looks so *hillarious!*

[@alannasarafat9938]

The more hilarious or innocent looking creature usually the more dangerous it is.

[@bucket621]

@@russell_O.S. colorful shiny frogs, baby hippo and other things

[@yungjose3369]

It's hilarious until you stumble upon one in the middle of the night

[@chanbricks4461]

@@russell_O.S. Koalas, Platypuses( especially those that wear fedoras)

[@Vor567tez]

1) It's artist illustration , it's like asking someone who has never seen a cat to draw a cat based on not so solid description . 2) I find this interesting as I hv observed that over the time it has became a notion that if something is supposed to be scary then it must be terrifying to look.

[@Crickets-Everywhere]

20 seconds in and it looks like me with a sunburn after being outside for 5 mins

[@gd2234_]

Me when it’s cloudy and I’m gonna be in a forest. “I’ll be fine?” No, I wasn’t fine

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

The pain of being a redhead.

[@NoonCall]

can i ask what that flag mean? just curious

[@Crickets-Everywhere]

@@NoonCall non-binary pride flag

[@black_rhino241]

@@Crickets-Everywhere I’ve seen people say being non binary falls under the trans umbrella yet non binary means your neither a man or woman but that would be agender but some people say it’s where you are between a man or woman so wouldn’t that be bigender? Also I’ve seen people say the different between being pansexual/pangender and omnisexual/omnigender is that omnisexual/omnigender has a preference but I don’t understand why you would make it into a new sexuality or gender because it’s like being bisexual but leaning more towards girls

[@mypal1990]

Looking at the animation, this monster looks like Thanos' long lost brother from another timeline.

[@Hallows4]

Or Voldemort’s “infant” form pre-rebirth.

[@Jiddy12345]

Thinos

[@invisiblejaguar1]

I'm so glad you said this because Thanos was my first thought, I wondered if I would be alone on that one.

[@shikigranbell7608]

@@parapindle1256 ah yes😌😏

[@1234kalmar]

Thanoxygendeprivedfetus

[@Ironmat98]

yara-ma-yha-who: Its over humans, I have the high ground humans: you underestimate my running speed

[@random-kun]

*Deja vu intensifies*

[@alexanderkarvos6728]

*Gas Gas Gas intesifies*

[@mandosbounty5160]

That hits different

[@fulanodetal4208]

*Proceeds to Max Stamina Points*

[@annedrieck7316]

"Being swolen whole might not be so bad" -deviantart user

[@003mohamud]

"Drinks blood through it's fingers" Sounds like DIO is a Yara-ma-yha-who

[@thesymbiotenation.4552]

One that doesn't look wierd... just super Gay

[@Kuwagumo]

Good joke bro lol

[@Dojoge69]

@@Raccon_Detective. and stops ti-

[@realbijoux_]

I was about to say this joke lmao

[@jacobmcclellan7399]

I like to eat a lot. I like to sleep a lot. I like to jump out of trees on people. Wait...am I a Yara-ma-yha-who? In all seriousness, this is an entertaining monster! It's freaky, odd, and has just enough creepiness. It might be one of my new faves. I love the connection to the aboriginals interpretation of spirit beings, and how the colonizers then heard the same stories, interpreted them as real, and it's evolution. It's fascinating to see the origin of the myths, monsters, and legends!!

[@hollandscottthomas]

7:19 -- ah yes, the painting that haunted my nightmares as a kid.

[@chankrstic533]

Same omg 😭

[@hollandscottthomas]

@@chankrstic533 That whole book is terrifying, right??

[@chankrstic533]

I had nightmares for so long after that as a kid. I also remember when some people came to our school and told us dreamtime stories and they told us about the bunyip and I was t e r r i f i e d 😂 You can't argue those stories didn't work

[@hollandscottthomas]

@@chankrstic533 There was a kids cartoon called Dot & The Bunyip that had a song in it with some reeeeeeeally creepy animation that haunted me too!

[@zacksmith5550]

I remember seeing this creature in a book when I was a child called Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies. It stood out to me since it was the only one from Australia

[@Raccon_Detective.]

What's the name?

[@Primordial_Soup]

Well then, guess I'll just homebrew up one of these gnarly fellas for a future D&D game.

[@yesmansam6686]

That sounds like a plan. Might even throw in a bunyip or some shadow people.

[@makzuznet]

Good luck trying to bring them back to play with you as a dm after this.

[@i.m.evilhomer5084]

Yara-ma-yha-who always reminded me of Thylacoleo aka. marsupial lion. Down to its aboreal nature & the use of it hands as weapons (though it had raptor-like talons). It wouldn't surprise me if it's a corrupted cultural memory. It's not new idea, many other prehistoric beasts have been hypothesized as the inspiration behind some Aussie legends. Diprotodon is said to be one of the inspirations for the bunyip & there's the giant extinct snake Wonambi, which might be the inspiration of behind the rainbow serpent & was given one its many names.

[@paulkokorotsis8215]

I know they were scared of megalania. I mean, I would be to.

[@i.m.evilhomer5084]

@@paulkokorotsis8215 Ironically enough, the giant monitor lizard/goanna spirit Dirawong was the good counterpart to the Rainbow Serpent to the Bundjalung people of NSW. I wonder if the Bundjalung people's ancestors encountered creatures like Megalania & Wonambi & saw the giant lizards as the lesser of the two evils.

[@mohawk4759]

copied from wikipedia: "A 2016 episode of Nature's Weirdest Events theorized that the "drop bear" may have started as a long-persisting Australian native memory of encounters with Thylacoleo carnifex, the now-extinct marsupial lion, including showing an old native rock painting that seems to show a Thylacoleo standing on a tree branch.[9] The marsupial lion was a formidable carnivorous mammal, and as a member of the suborder Vombatiformes, distantly related to the koala. It is thought to have been an ambush predator capable of climbing trees, and a specialised hunter capable of taking down megafauna such as the rhino-sized diprotodon. Formerly widely distributed, well-preserved Thylacoleo fossil remains and scratch marks have been found in caves under the Nullarbor Plain and elsewhere. They became extinct around 46,000 years ago, and may have been depicted in Aboriginal rock art in the Kimberley region and persisted in Aboriginal myth.[10]" this talks about the drop bear but could definitely be related to this too

[@i.m.evilhomer5084]

@@mohawk4759 Here's the thing about Drop Bears, they're likely a recent invention. A fun tall tale most likely created sometime in the mid-20th century to scare gullible tourists & camp scouts. Any similarities between Thylacoleo & Yara-ma-yha-who is most likely coincidental.

[@gigglesmcgee2052]

Loved this! Please do more Australian mythology.

[@paulkokorotsis8215]

Remember that Scooby Doo movie where they went to Australia and the monster was a type of vampire?

[@shioharuka]

YES I was thinking the name of this spirit guy was familiar and I remembered that movie XD the name was slightly different though if I remember right.

[@kimanaphy]

@@shioharuka It was Yowie Yahoo

[@i.m.evilhomer5084]

It was a Yowie, but for some reason it looked like a chupacabra.... I guess there was mix up as the Monster of Mexico movie depicted the Chupacabra as a giant red ape.

[@Scalesthelizardwizard]

I was thinking that as well I remember being so scared of the Yowie Yahoo

[@kimberlyarrington5721]

Yes that was one of my favourite Scooby Doo movies lol

[@katrinka9781]

Haven't even finished the video yet but I am utterly fascinated!

[@Darleer]

oh so the fact that JoJo's vampires all use fingers and sometimes toes to suck their victims' life force is probably inspired by this

[@shikigranbell7608]

Darleer yes a man of culture i see good job mr.darleer.

[@healinggrounds19]

Ah more people of culture here.

[@Darleer]

fedoras off to you cultured folks

[@weirdreportt]

Yea, Araki likes to reference a lot of stuff.

[@justanotherboneclock8639]

I see we are all _humans_ of culture.

[@robbabcock_]

Now there's a monster I'd never heard of! It's always awesome to see another episode of MONSTRUM to drop!🙏😁

[@eandlbloodflower6765]

Yara-ma-yha-hee, Yara-ma-yha-who, Yara-ma-yha-haha! Numa, numa iei! Wait, this isn't the a lyrics video for a Moldovan pop song! Jokes aside, thank you for this video on this Australian vampire. The rendition of it in this video reminds me of the Mokoi!

[@GinXer_2003]

This song's iconic 😂😂😂

[@lightning_bishop260]

DAMN You beat me to it!!!

[@crow-jane]

We were all thinking it.

[@kevin080592]

numa numa ei, numa numa ei..numa ie.. dragosta tu dei

[@plaguemarine7767]

Yep the song was about them running away from a dharma and Greg.

[@wraithwrecker_]

Absolutely incredible episode. Really great to see discussions of colonialism and its effects on the people who tell these stories. Really brings in the humanity of the monsters, which is quite compelling. Incredible work, Dr. Zarka. These just keep getting better and better. Incredible work.

[@mckinneym.2743]

Every time I hear about Australian mythos I really wish someone would make a dnd campaign setting based on it

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

*WAY* Too much trouble to do it - *ESPECIALLY* in today's political climate. The Aboriginal peoples of Australia take their cultural heritage *VERY* seriously. & any attempts to appropriate it have *ALWAYS* been meet with swift outrage & legal action.

[@warioskapelli3100]

@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 ^This and DnD doesn't have the best track record when it comes to adapting the mythologies and creatures of other cultures. More often than not, they keep the name and nothing else *looks at gnolls and kobolds*. Nothing stopping you from doing some research and making your own homebrew campaign though!

[@berserkape1014]

I find it easy to make up your own name. Then splice one or more mythologies together. By the time you're done you have something that's your own.

[@wesleyvalk9129]

@@warioskapelli3100 Who cares? If they use gods it's different, but monsters should be free to be used, I use all kinds of mythology monsters in my projects, Native American, Australian, African, Indian, if we can use Greek and celtic creatures, why not those, because people still believe in those monsters? yeah right, I use what I like, spare for holy gods and creatures, those are the only ones I never use, but Papinijuwari, Yara-Ma-Yha-Who and Wendigo? Who cares?

[@wesleyvalk9129]

@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Also pathfinder used Bunyip, Papinijuwari and a couple of other Australian myth creatures without much trouble, they haven't used Yara's yet though.

[@JoaoSoares-rs6ec]

Dam doc it gets creepier whit each episode, more please.

[@VidWatcher01]

0:45 That's the look of someone who Googled themself.😂

[@invisiblejaguar1]

Stories of vampire-like creatures told to children to keep them from wandering out into the wild... dude, it's Australia, just tell them about the actual known animals and that will do the same job.

[@leviroch]

Well seeing as land leeches from the east coast will leave sucker marks all over your body, whilst the wounds won't stop bleeding for daaaaays (leading to the anaemia and perceived red colouration), and we have plenty of pythons large enough to swallow a child then regurgitate it when threatened. . . Live in Straya long enough and you get an idea of where these Dreamtime myths come from :D

[@leviroch]

Adorable ferret in your dp lol, I miss my 2, Lestat and Louie :D

[@possummagic3571]

Memes aside, America has wolves, mountain lions, bears, coyotes, rattlesnakes, alligators etc. Why is Australia portrayed as this uniquely dangerous place full of scary animals.

[@zydg7787]

@@possummagic3571 and florida man

[@tei4724]

@@possummagic3571 idk much about America but I think it's cause you're more likely to come into contact with our scary stuff. Like, unless you're going camping or live near the forest, I don't think you'll see many of the animals you listed. While Australian snakes and spiders enter homes from holes in the roof and the toilets. And a lot of our cute and cuddly animals are also vicious 😅. I guess... In Russia you might have a bear waltz in your house lol.

[@quwinzelca5498]

I vividly remember reading about this in one of those horror story collection books for kids during elementary and being utterly terrified of this thing.

[@chanterelle483]

I remember reading about this last year, when I was 23, and I was pretty terrified too. If I read that as a kid, I'd probably die of horror. Awesome tale.

[@Lucy_Ford]

Therapist: A Drop Bear can't hurt you, a Drop Bear isn't real. *Drop Bear:*

[@jaycaveiro9366]

Bro, what dimension do you live in? if it's red, extremely hot, has lava oceans, and mutant pigs then I'm guessing that you're living in the *nether*

[@desel8737]

as if they don't have enough REAL horrors in australia...

[@NamelessKing1597]

Real horrors are often the reason we as humans create the fake ones.

[@fiberpoet6250]

Nameless King good point

[@ErokLobotomist]

It looks like an angry little red Thanos, but at the same time he looks so chill. I love this thing, can't believe I've never heard of this. Who cares about Sasquatch or the Yowie when these little buggers are running around.

[@rami_ungar_writer]

I was just reading about this little guy the other day. I was looking up the bunyip, saw the name in the article, and clicked on the hyperlink. Turns out the Yara-ma-yha-who, along with the Bigfoot-esque Yowie, were part of the inspiration for the vampiric Yowie Yahoo in the Scooby Doo film Legend of the Vampire (though his form is based on Chernabog from Disney's Fantasia's rendition of "Night on Bald Mountain").

[@muhamadirfanisamily7663]

Boycott warnder bro's

[@Inamichan]

Short, unable to run fast, and enjoys naps? IM A YARA-MA-YHA-WHO!! 😭😭😱

[@NathanTarantlawriter]

Awesome.

[@moisttowlette1247]

Australian aboriginals really do have alien cultures in my eyes, as in it's so different than all the other cultures, of course all cultures are different but this stands out the most.

[@itarry4]

Well they did arrive in Australia some 50000 years ago and were basically totally separated from any other influence from then on so it makes a lot of sense that they'd lack the other cultural references that so many others do. Especially in the European, Middle East area where culture basically moved from the Iraq/Mesopotmian area of the middle east out changing the various peoples as it went, taking farming along with the various myths and stories.

[@moisttowlette1247]

@@itarry4 Yee, I know almost nothing about aboriginal cultures.

[@itarry4]

@@moisttowlette1247 not many do as you say its so different most have no starting point to help them understand it like they do for cultures more like their own. Part of why its so interesting.

[@moisttowlette1247]

@@itarry4 Yeah, thank you for that interesting information, I appreciate it.

[@chaosphilosopher]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, so much for the anthropological context of this creature! It really places it for me, as an Australian. I wish more sources would let us know the originating nations/cultures/regions of the mythologies we consume. And, good god, bless you for explaining/acknowledging the loss of resolution to culture, the blending of culture in the post colonial world. It's more considerate treatment than I've ever witnessed from someone outside Australia, and for that matter, (unfortunately) too many people from Australia. Thank you doctor! Thank you team! Forever heckin' love your content!

[@BobSmith-tm2kj]

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Ah. These must be those Drop Bears I hear so much about.

[@elmono6299]

7:19- that hairy beast might be the Australian counterpart of the Sasquatch and Yeti, the Yowie. They are described as carnivores and they hunted everything from kangaroos and emu to people.

[@MrJaycrow30]

I am so glad you did this little known vampire! Be cool to see in a movie!

[@montydavies9876]

It is kinda in the scooby doo movie yowie yahoo. Although it looks nothing like it

[@leijensen11]

Keep up the great work! As a folklore fanatic I love this stuff. Especially when it's about monsters 😜.

[@leviroch]

Love Dreamtime mythology. . . Mimi's (tall lankey spirits) are a personal favourite

[@Lucian_BlackRaven]

Ironic enough I have a book that talks about vampires, werewolves, and zombies, and they consider this creature to be closely to a vampire cause of the blood sucking

[@arkinyte13]

I have that same book!! :)

[@Raccon_Detective.]

What's the name?

[@arkinyte13]

@@Raccon_Detective. “Vampires, Werewolves, and Zombies.” Yes that’s actually the name.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

@@arkinyte13 There are dozens of books with that title. Who is the author?

[@arkinyte13]

@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Lisa Regan.

[@robinhahnsopran]

A propos of nothing, but I absolutely LOVE that brooch!

[@ongnamnguyen2645]

I think that australlia is one of those country that still have a wild feeling to it even in the modern day.The fact that there are so many strange thing about this land like the fact that they have more snow than Switzerland.I really like this show because i learn more and more.I think this is nice that i can know may diffrent tale and indigenous people can see other people view on their culture.This is more than just tale about monster and more of a culture study.My country,Viet Nam is also have many diffrent tale and myth but not many people know about them,especially many people in our country.I really want to see your opinion on our cryptid like the hoan kiem turtle or the batutut...

[@MegaEricPham]

Yo! I think I recommend this a while back! Thanks!

[@dubbingsync]

Blood thirsty vampiric monsters the size of children... with the playful nature of a cat. I didn’t think something could top the bunyip in strangeness for Australian myths.

[@leviroch]

Honestly as someone who loves Dreamtime mythology, a Bunyip is probably one of the tamest and damn nigh boring monster lol, go down a Dreamtime rabbit hole one day after a few drinks and you'll see what I mean

[@viscomguy670]

This wee fella NEEDS TO BE A HORROR ICON! Like a great flashy intimate Ozploitation horror monster- somewhere between Dark Age and Babadook

[@Raccon_Detective.]

What is that?

[@rickseiden1]

The fact that they used this creature to keep kids out of the woods reminds me of the movie The Village.

[@Anatomy_of_a_Bear]

This has to be the most friendly monster from Australia

[@trekkienzl2862]

0:45 Nowadays, we just call him Peter Dutton

[@wellingtonsboots4074]

Thank you Monstrum, always enjoy getting to know about monsters.

[@Kuwagumo]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge of this one. Truly interesting, and im looking forward to more broadly unknow monster such as it!

[@Wheretheheckisjason]

I enjoy Monstrum so much. Dr. Zarka has a great show.

[@Sparrowarah]

Please do European Black Dog legends next!

[@Nicole-by6tg]

PLEASE DON'T! God I hate those things.

[@fiberpoet6250]

Yasss doo eeet

[@louisjaya9515]

i really.love these series. deserve.more views.

[@auri1075]

I love that monster.

[@Raccon_Detective.]

Me too!

[@NOLAMarathon2010]

I love the Zark.

[@humanity600]

A type of vampire. Very disturbing. ☠

[@greedypete6984]

love this channel

[@bournelucid]

"They drink blood through their finger tips..." Like DIO

[@TrashenClaw]

When the monster finds you : " it's over, I have the high ground "

[@chickadeestevenson5440]

I've always wondered if part of it is connected to the fact that gum trees like to RANDOMLY DROP THEIR BRANCHES.

[@Alien-qg2yn]

"Knock Knock" Who's there? "Yara-ma-yha" Yara-ma-yha who? "Exactly"

[@GeorgeEe]

Hello from Down Under, Dr Z! 👋

[@andrewmcmullen8064]

Man the 10th Titan looks sick

[@sgnurse2]

Can you talk about Quetzalcoatl: the Serpent God

[@origaminosferatu3357]

That image of Turramulli the Giant Quinkin is impressed upon my childhood memory.

[@robertheller4583]

Still less terrifying then australia's real wildlife

[@johnandreiarellano6067]

But what if it will attack you,what would be your reaction? 👹🤡

[@Pingwn]

Please do more videos about Aboriginal creatures and spirits!

[@Armphid]

Another monster I hadn't heard of! Very interesting. I love how broadly ranging this series is.

[@n3v3rm0r3]

🖖, the finger and toe thing is new 🙈🙉🙊

[@ericanelson1973]

The Salt Vampire on Star Trek TOS.

[@kanewilson8624]

She forgot to mention that Yare-mhy-ya-who refuse to eat the dead. If you fake a heart attack and fall down in a believable fashion it will be be very confused and will attempt to tickle you to make sure that you are alive. It will do this for a couple of hours before walking away from boredom. The transformation process also works on a rule of 3. First time: You are fine, Second time: Noticeable changes, Third time: Fully transformed.

[@Marilapf]

Make one about Caipora from Brazil! Its a good monster s2

[@G0d0fCh40s]

I heard about this the first time back when I was about six, some girl brought a book about monsters and this one really caught my attention. She never brought the book back and I couldn't remember the name of this monster, and this thing haunted me until today, when this video got randomly recommended to me

[@ianswinford5570]

I LOVE monsters! If you ever run out of ideas for monsters to do videos on, might I suggest Lamia from Greece or the Manticore of Asia?

[@najgarcia410]

I'm an Asian and never heard of a manticore..what country in Asia does it's mythology originated?

[@mattyt1961]

New Monstrum video... the rest of my day has a high benchmark to hit ... good luck day you'll need it

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

TIANAK: What are we going to play tonight? YARA-MA-YHA-WHO: I think there are humans near us to play with

[@herddragon9215]

oh nice this guy. i actually took inspiration from this guy for a monster i designed. there is a reason the monster i designed kinda looks like an evil frog. its wonderful to know more about this guy, as when i originally learned about this guy years ago it was a bit lacking in information. thank you for the video

[@anisaya584]

Can you please do Indonesian ghost please 🙏🙏🙏

[@tijanamilenkovic3425]

You mean languir

[@jankay8569]

i absolutely love this series. keep em comin

[@TheAdventuresofRussell]

I grew up in Australia and this is the first I have heard of this spirit. I am missing out on some awesome culture!

[@dasta7658]

Likewise, I have spent my life so far living through the northern parts of WA, NT and now FNQ. My wife has Aboriginal heritage and neither of us have ever heard of this!

[@s.o.q2914]

The Channel is Amazing as Always

[@endwarAH80blackfoot]

This guy looks like it belongs in the SCP Foundation.

[@nimb321]

each time Dr. z says "Yara-ma-yha-who" I have the Yahoo! yodel in my head...

[@Taquana26]

Dr. Zarka, are you writing a book of fiction or non-fiction in the near future? Love from Louisiana! 💖

[@pbsstoried]

I have proposals for both out at the moment...it’s a long process though so stay tuned!-*Dr. Z*

[@Taquana26]

@@pbsstoried Thank you for responding, and good luck!

[@LittleDergon]

Love this channel ❤️ and for those working in the background, the voice Vs music levels in this video were spot on 👌 neither drowning each other out and great music choice for the topic

[@ryandowney8743]

It looks like somebody skinned M.O.D.O.K.

[@chunkystains8950]

Ah, this is the one I was looking forward to! 🥰 Never heard of it before and am really excited to hear about it.

[@JacobIsACheese]

this is just really creepy - the day before this was uploaded i mentioned this creature to my girl friend because she said something along the lines of yarayawho and then after we were done looking at pictures of it on google i randomly showed her some of monstrums videos and then the day after this video was uploaded - its one hell of a weird coincidence

[@ericthompson3982]

God, I love this series.

[@mojotheaverage]

I don't really approve of you using my likeness without my permission for the artwork

[@steveknight1177]

Cheers guys. Luv it as an Aussie, first time I heard of this lil greeblie. Luv from Australia.

[@everfreebrumby8385]

Now days we Australians only have to deal with Drop Bears. 🐻

[@nicolasannawn5715]

another great video! Thanks Dr Zarka

[@daneroberts1996]

I'm so glad to see this video! I've probably requested it before honestly. I really love this animal but there's not a lot of detailed information about it that I can find

[@TheUhaya]

It looks like a scary sweet potato