Rompo

The Rompo is a mythological beast said to have been found in India and Africa. It it describe as having the head and mouth of a hare, human ears, a mane, a slender body approximately three feet in length, a long tail ending in a hairy brush, the front feet of a badger, and the rear feet of a bear. It feeds on human corpses, which it obtains by digging up graves, and is termed the "Man-Eater" due to this habit. After discovering a body, instead of immediately devouring it, it circles around it several times as if afraid to seize it.[1] The legend of the Rompo may have been inspired by the ecology and behavior of hyenas.[2]