Anhangá

Anhangá is a deer-like spirit that often protects animals (especially the females and young ones) and tends to appear as a white deer with red eyes. Often mistaken for Anhanguera due to the words being similar, however the Anhanga is not considered a devil, though it was feared. One legend involves an Indian who tortured a young fawn so the screams would attract the mother. When she came near, he killed her just to realized that the Anhanga had used an illusion and he had just killed his own mother.