Ahool
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The ahool is a legendary giant bat, or by other accounts, a pterosaur or flying primate. Named for its distinctive call "A-hool", it is said to live in the deepest rainforests of Java. It is described as having a monkey/ape-like head with large dark eyes, large claws on its forearms, approximately the size of an infant, and with a body covered in gray fur. Possibly the most intriguing and astounding feature is that it is said to have a wingspan of 3 m (12 ft). This is almost twice as long as the largest (known) bat in the world, the common flying fox.
One theory on its existence is by the cryptozoologist Ivan T. Sanderson that it might be a relative of Kongamato in Africa.
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