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The Shug Monkey

West Wratting, Cambridgeshire

A shaggy creature, part dog and part monkey, on lonely country lanes.

In the countryside around West Wratting and Balsham, folklore tells of the Shug Monkey. It was described as a shaggy beast like a large dog, but with the face of a monkey, sometimes walking on its hind legs.

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When
Folklore
Where
52.1500, 0.3700
Group
Bigfoot & Hominids

Visiting

Quiet lanes between Balsham and West Wratting.

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