The Sigbin or Sigben is a creature in Philippine mythology said to come out at night to suck the blood of victims from their shadows. It is said to walk backwards with its head lowered between its hind legs, and to have the ability to become invisible to other creatures, especially humans. It resembles a hornless goat, but has very large ears which it can clap like a pair of hands and a long, flexible tail that can be used as a whip. The Sigbin is said to emit a nauseating odor.
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| - El Sigbin o Sigben es una criatura en la mitología filipina que se dice que sale por las noches para chupar la sangre de sus víctimas a través de sus sombras. Se dice que camina de espaldas con su cabeza entre su patas traseras, y tiene la habilidad de volverse invisible y de volver invisible a otras criaturas, especialmente humanos. Se parece a una cabra sin cuernos, pero tiene orejas muy grandes y una cola larga, flexible que puede utilizar como látigo. Se dice que sus heces son de oro y que emite un olor nauseabundo. El mito es popularmente conocido en las islas Bisayas y Mindanao. (es)
- The Sigbin or Sigben is a creature in Philippine mythology said to come out at night to suck the blood of victims from their shadows. It is said to walk backwards with its head lowered between its hind legs, and to have the ability to become invisible to other creatures, especially humans. It resembles a hornless goat, but has very large ears which it can clap like a pair of hands and a long, flexible tail that can be used as a whip. The Sigbin is said to emit a nauseating odor. (en)
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| - El Sigbin o Sigben es una criatura en la mitología filipina que se dice que sale por las noches para chupar la sangre de sus víctimas a través de sus sombras. Se dice que camina de espaldas con su cabeza entre su patas traseras, y tiene la habilidad de volverse invisible y de volver invisible a otras criaturas, especialmente humanos. Se parece a una cabra sin cuernos, pero tiene orejas muy grandes y una cola larga, flexible que puede utilizar como látigo. Se dice que sus heces son de oro y que emite un olor nauseabundo. Se cree que sale de su guarida durante Semana Santa, buscando niños que matará por sus corazones, los cuales usa como amuletos. Según la leyenda, hay familias conocidas como Sigbinan ("quienes poseen un Sigbin") las cuales sus miembros poseen el poder de comandar a estas criaturas, y se dice que mantienen al Sigbin en tarros hechos de arcilla. El Aswang se dice los tiene como mascotas, junto con otra criatura mítica, un pájaro conocido como el . Hay especulación de que la leyenda puede estar basada en avistamientos de una especie de animal real que es raramente visto; basándose en la descripción del Sigbin en literatura popular, la especie animal podría estar relacionada con el canguro. Con el descubrimiento reciente en la isla de Borneo del gato-zorro, una especie nueva potencialmente carnívora descrita teniendo las piernas traseras más largas que sus piernas delanteras, ha sido postulado que los avistamientos del Sigbin de hecho pueden ser avistamientos de un miembro o pariente de la especie del gato-zorro. El mito es popularmente conocido en las islas Bisayas y Mindanao. (es)
- The Sigbin or Sigben is a creature in Philippine mythology said to come out at night to suck the blood of victims from their shadows. It is said to walk backwards with its head lowered between its hind legs, and to have the ability to become invisible to other creatures, especially humans. It resembles a hornless goat, but has very large ears which it can clap like a pair of hands and a long, flexible tail that can be used as a whip. The Sigbin is said to emit a nauseating odor. It is believed to issue forth from its lair during Holy Week, looking for children that it will kill for their hearts, which it fashions into amulets. According to the legend, there are families known as Sigbinan ("those who own Sigbin") whose members possess the power to command these creatures, and are said to keep the Sigbin in jars made of clay. The Aswang are said to keep them as pets.There is speculation that the legend may be based on sightings of an actual animal species that is rarely seen; based on the description of the Sigbin in popular literature, the animal species might be related to the kangaroo. The myth is popularly known in Visayas Islands and Mindanao especially in rural areas. It is also said that it looks like a dog and owned by rich people who hid those creatures in a jar. Other theories suggests that the sigbin might be a vagrant species of macropodidae living in seclusion that made its way to the Philippines from Australia due to migration way back millions of years ago. It was often described by some as having a red-brownish hue suggesting it might be the red kangaroo, although the dietary comparison between the sigbin and the kangaroo are far too similar since the latter is an herbivore. (en)
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