What kind of animal is a water monkey? The legend of the water monkey.

The water monkey, a creature that lives in water, looks like an ape. Water monkeys are commonly known as "water ghosts" among the people, as well as "water lion ghosts", "water corpse ghosts" and "corpse ghosts". They are called "river children" in Japan, and their names vary from place to place. Generally living in water, sometimes ashore, more common in mountain ponds, reservoirs and other wild water sources. The water monkey is excellent in water, and its limbs are weak after ten minutes out of water.

In the water, the water monkey is several times stronger than human beings, so once it is held in the water, its life will be in danger. According to folklore, water monkeys have great and mysterious power in the water. They can dig through different ponds and rivers under the water, catch people who fall into the water and drag them to the bottom. They filled the victim's seven holes with mud, which caused him to suffocate. Some even say that water monkeys suck human blood. Where there is water, almost everyone was told the story of the water monkey by their parents when they were young.