The Jangsan Tiger
A Korean internet legend says a white creature lives on a mountain in Busan and copies human voices, a woman crying, a friend calling, to lure people closer.
What was reported
In 2013, stories spread on Korean websites about a creature on Mount Jangsan, a wooded mountain in Busan. People described a large white animal, something like a tiger, that hid in the trees and imitated human voices to draw people off the trails.
The story drew on older Korean folklore about tigers that mimic people, and soon the advice went around: if you hear someone calling your name from the forest, don't answer.
Explanations offered
There have been no wild tigers in South Korea for a century, and no photographs or remains have ever been found. Folklorists see it as a new urban legend built on old ones, and the sounds as birds, foxes or wind, if anything was heard at all.
- When
- Since 2013
- Where
- Mount Jangsan, Busan, South Korea
- Witnesses
- Hikers and posters on Korean websites
- Status
- Urban legend
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