Fauroux, Emmanuel "Les Tsingy du Bemaraha," Revue Historique Talily, Vol. 7–9 (1998–2000)

Several testimonies, absolutely reliable (in particular that of the American Father of the Catholic Mission of Antsalova) mention the existence of an animal of a sort of mauve – or pink – colour, which moves quickly in the trees and which, if one believes the testimonies, could be a vasira (a sort of ferret), perhaps larger than normal. Less reliable, but insistent, testimonies speak of unicorns (?), hairy men hiding in trees (which could be giant lemurs still surviving?) ... As elsewhere in western Madagascar, many say they have seen – or know people who have seen – the famous songomby. It is reportedly a sort of big ass, with a strong jaw and a frightening cry, very aggressive, able, by swirling its tail, to project its very corrosive urine onto its victim, who may try to take refuge up a tree.

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