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| A '''Bakeneko''' is, in Japanese folklore, a cat with shapeshifting abilities akin the ''[[kitsune]]'' or ''[[tanuki]]''. There are legends about ''bakeneko'' heheh everywhere in Japan, and the story of the ''bakeneko'' of Sagahan is especially famous.
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| ==Description==
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| A ''bakeneko'' might resemble an ordinary cat, except walking about on two feet. It could also take the form of a human, and sometimes it was said to have three or seven tails.
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| ==Family==
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| It is often confused with the ''[[nekomata]]'', and the distinction between the two is vague.
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| ==Behavior==
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| The ''bakeneko'' is often imagined licking the oil out of lamps, and as lamp oil used to be made from fish, this may have been based on actual feline behavior.
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| ==Powers / Weaknesses==
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| There were a few ways in which an ordinary cat could become a ''bakeneko''. A pet feline that had lived for many years was thought to be able to transform into a human. Additionally, a cat that had already become a ''nekomata'' might become a ''bakeneko'' after living a bit longer, but sometimes this order of transformation was reversed. A cat might also become a ''bakeneko'' in order to aid a human to whom it owed *TGHKVKHfc/gkcdgfxbvcjkjna favor.
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| ==References==
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| ==External link==
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| *[http://obakemono.com/obake/bakeneko/ Obakemono Project Article on Bakeneko]
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| ==Sources==
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| {{Wikipedia}}
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| [[Category:Shapeshifters]]
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| [[Category:Felines]]
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| [[Category:Japanese mythology]]
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