GuDiao/蠱雕: A Man-Eating Eagle

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GuDiao/蠱雕: A Man-Eating Eagle

In the water, there is a beast called 蠱雕 (Gu diao). Its shape is like a eagle, and it has a horn on its head. Its sound is like a crying baby, and it eats people.

又東五百裏，曰鹿吳之山，上無草木，多金石。澤更之水出焉，而南流註於滂水。水有獸焉，名曰蠱雕，其狀如雕而有角，其音如嬰兒之音，是食人。

《山海經 南次二經》

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