Still Waters Posted December 30, 2012 #1 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Before a genetic explanation for overactive hair follicles existed, werewolfism, aka lycanthropy, was thought to arise in eclectic ways: rubbing a magic salve into the skin, sleeping outdoors under a summer full moon, drinking from the pawprint of a wolf, or a devil’s curse. Werewolves were once considered to be giant extinct lemurs from Madagascar. Armenian folklore describes a werewolf as a female criminal being punished by coming out at night and eating her children, and then her relatives’ children, in order of relatedness. http://blogs.plos.or...-of-werewolves/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted December 31, 2012 #2 Share Posted December 31, 2012 This was a interesting article. I'm kind of wondering if hypertrichosis is something from our ancient past that shows up occasionally. Before we started wearing cloths we needed to keep warm somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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