🧬 Giant bat-like wings, ape face, nocturnal

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The Ahool is said to be a massive bat or flying primate native to Java's dense rainforests. With a wingspan over 10 feet and an ape-like face, it emits a loud ‘a-hoooool’ cry, from which its name is derived. It was first reported in the 1920s by naturalist Dr. Ernest Bartels, who claimed to have seen it up close. Eyewitnesses describe its body as covered in gray fur and capable of agile nocturnal flight. Despite rare sightings, some believe it could be a misidentified giant fruit bat. The Ahool is part of a larger mythos of flying humanoids in Southeast Asia. Its elusive nature has kept it in cryptozoological obscurity.