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This section contains information about phenomena that are generally believed to have a supernatural, mystical nature, and the very existence of which is currently in doubt.Phenomena Hierarchy

Rukh

Added	Wed, 31/10/2018
Hierarchy	Phenomena Неизвестные существа Летающие существа Рух
Другие названия	The Rock Bird The Roc Bird The Elephant Bird Rukh-bird
Область распространения	Algeria Egypt Jordan Iraq Yemen Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Saudi Arabia Syria Sudan Tunisia
Attributes	wings flying creature superpowered creature
Sources	bestiary.us

In medieval Arabic folklore, a huge bird capable of carrying away and devouring elephants in its claws.

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