Devil monkeys

Devil monkeys are cryptids reported primarily in the rural United States, described as large, aggressive primates with shaggy bodies, bushy tails, and dog-like muzzles. Sightings date back to the 1930s but surged again in the 1990s, often involving claims of livestock attacks and strange three-toed tracks. Witnesses portray them as exceptionally quick, sometimes leaping over fences or darting across roads in unnervingly large bounds. Some theories suggest escaped exotic pets or misidentified wild animals like large fox squirrels or mangy canids. Still, the ferocity and unusual morphology attributed to these creatures have kept them alive in local lore. Devil monkeys embody a rural fear that something untamed and dangerous still prowls the woods—something neither quite beast nor entirely imaginary.