The Why Files: Operation Podcast

604: Cryptids Vol. 4 | Bunyips, Yowie and Australian Nightmare Fuel

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Jul 26, 2025
Australia's outback teems with chilling creatures like the towering Yowie, known for terrorizing lonely hikers. Water-dwelling Bunyips pull victims beneath the murky depths, while the eerie Yara-ma-yha-who lurks in the trees, waiting to transform humans into blood-sucking fiends. With gripping personal testimonies and tales rooted in Aboriginal culture, the podcast invites listeners into a world where folklore intertwines with unsettling real-life encounters, sparking wonder and fright in equal measure.
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ANECDOTE

Dean Harrison's Yowie Attack

  • Dean Harrison tracked the Yowie for 25 years and was physically attacked by it, leaving lasting injuries.
  • He describes it as a massive, dark-haired predator with glowing amber eyes and a sickly sweet stench.
INSIGHT

Yowie's Hunting Behavior

  • The Yowie is known to watch and follow isolated people before attacking.
  • It targets the vulnerable far from help, indicating intentional hunting behavior.
ANECDOTE

The Mysterious Bunyip Skull

  • A peculiar skull washed up on the Murrumbidgee River bank was identified by indigenous elders as a bunyip.
  • The skull was displayed briefly in a museum and then mysteriously locked away and disappeared.
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