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Rank	Topic	Wikipedia views
1	Mothman	30,671
2	Bogeyman	2,893
3	Jackalope	2,849
4	Old Scratch	1,467
5	Snipe hunt	1,405
6	Gremlin	1,146
7	Black dog (ghost)	971
8	Thunderbird (mythology)	930
9	Champ (cryptozoology)	798
10	Sewer alligator	578
11	Wampus cat	518
12	Fearsome critters	469
13	Hoop snake	451
14	Melon heads	395
15	Rougarou	380
16	Hodag	364
17	Pope Lick Monster	309
18	Squonk	219
19	Fur-bearing trout	185
20	Piasa	161
21	Shunka Warakin	151
22	Hidebehind	134
23	Cactus cat	97
24	Axehandle hound	94
25	Argopelter	90
26	Nain Rouge	88
27	Boo Hag	81
28	Tailypo	78
29	Joint snake	76
30	Teakettler	64
31	Hudson River Monster	62
32	Demon Cat	61
33	Splintercat	54
34	Glawackus	50
35	Snallygaster	37
36	Ball-tailed cat	33
37	Marquette Monster	20
38	Golden Bear (legend)	17
39	Legends and Tales of the Pine Barrens	16
40	Two-Toed Tom	16
41	Burrokeet	11

Subcategories

• Bigfoot

Parent categories

• North American legendary creatures
• United States mythology and folklore

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