The bunyip is a creature from the aboriginal mythology of southeastern Australia, said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes.

The word bunyip first appeared in the Sydney Gazette in 1812 and is usually translated by Aboriginal Australians today as "devil" or "evil spirit". It was used by James Ives to describe "a large black animal like a seal, with a terrible voice which creates terror among the blacks". The origin of the word bunyip has been traced to the Wemba-Wemba or Wergaia language of the Aboriginal people of Victoria, in South-Eastern Australia.

Bunyips, according to Aboriginal mythology, can swim swiftly with fins or flippers, have a loud, roaring call, and feed on crayfish, though some legends portray them as bloodthirsty predators of humans, particularly women and children. As a result, Aboriginal People purposely avoided unfamiliar bodies of water lest there were bunyips lurking in the depths. Bunyip eggs are allegedly laid in platypus nests.

*Aborigines of Victoria (1878)
*Dot and the Kangaroo (1899)
*The Brown Fairy Book (1904)
*The Enchantment of Fairy Princess Wattle Blossom (1916)

* Dot and the Kangaroo (1924)

*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/bunyip/4005-20335/issues-cover/ ComicVine]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunyip#:~:text=The%20bunyip%20is%20a%20creature,Macfarlane%20(1890) Wikipedia]
*Myths in Media Wiki
Category:Legendary Creatures
Category:Cryptid Characters
Category:Australian Character
Category:Aquatic Characters
Category:Monster Characters
Category:Unknown Creator
Category:Unknown Debuts
Category:Animated Characters
Category:Literary Characters
Category:Comic Book Characters
Category:Video Game Characters
Category:RPG Characters
Category:TCG Characters
Category:Scribblenauts Characters
Category:Secret Saturdays Characters
Category:Image Characters
Category:Zenescope Entertainment Characters
Category:Pathfinder Characters
Category:The Langs' Fairy Books Characters
Category:MetaZoo Characters
Category:Monster Girl Encyclopedia Characters
Category:Fate Franchise Characters
Category:MonsterVerse Characters
Category:Dungeons & Dragons Characters
Category:Sonic the Hedgehog Characters
Category:Cartoon Network Characters
Category:Guardian Cross Characters
Category:Tower of Saviors Characters
Category:Monsters of the Mind Characters
Category:Movie Characters
Category:Theatre Characters
Category:Musical theatre Characters
Category:Rodeo Stampede Characters
Category:My Little Pony Characters
Category:Hasbro Characters
Category:Force of Will Characters
Category:Mitos y Leyendas Characters
Category:Monstrum Characters
Category:Panini Characters