The was nawa, was nawahni (in Mayangna), or li lamya (in Miskito), also called the water tiger, is a cryptid reported from Nicaragua. Several types are said to exist, but Eduard Conzemius described it generically as manatee-like animal with a mane, glossy, otter-like fur, and webbed feet. The main difference between the "species" recognised by the Mayangna and Miskito is colour of the coat, which has as much variety as the big cats, though a black coat is said to be the commonest. It is clumsy on land but swift in the rivers, where it lives among the rocks and kills and eats livestock and people who swim through or fall into the river. The Mayangna and Miskito Indians claimed to have repeatedly shot at them, but never managed to kill one.
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