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Agalon Hayopan 2

Fun Facts about the Agalon Hayopan:

  • They are the laziest aswang.
  • Their pet crocodiles have heightened senses. Their vision, hearing and sense of smell help them navigate their surroundings.
  • The aswang raise their crocodiles from birth.
  • Their crocodiles are known to defend their territory fiercely.
  • When the Agalon Hayopan starts to crave human flesh, they simply order their crocodile pets to killing their victims and bring the bodies back for the aswang’s next meal.
  • They prefer to live by the river, to be close to their food source.
  • The crocodiles are adapted to their fresh water habitat, being able to swim through the river with ease.
  • Because of their elusive nature, the crocodiles hide under the shade until they are called by their aswang masters.
  • The Philippine crocodile is considered endangered, yet those people that live by the rivers hunt them down as they believe that they might be pets of the aswang.
  • The crocodiles that are wild are generally not aggressive, but if they are raised by the aswang they are out for blood during their hunt.
  • The crocodiles are loyal until death. Once you kill their aswang master the pet will throw themselves at the killer. They would rather die than live alone.
  • They are usually found in the Bicol region.
  • The Agalon Hayopan can live in a generational aswang family. They treat their crocodiles as family and are also known to pass down their pets to the new aswang generation.

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Written by Karl Gaverza
Copyright © Karl Gaverza

Inspired by the description in Filipinas Volume 12, Page 53, Filipinas Pub., 2003

Illustration by Fam Telmo

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