WHAT IS AN ULAK?

It's an obscure cryptid, also written uluk, said to be found in Central America.  It is known in the traditions of the Indians of  Honduras and Nicaragua.  They consider it to be a monkey, but, as it lacks a tail, it is perhaps more probable that it should be classified as an ape.  It is black and about 5' tall.  It lives in caves in the mountains and is reputed to carry off women, but this assertion should be treated with caution.  Among the Rama Indians it is regarded as a form of sloth.  Sometimes they are regarded as gigantic.  In Sumu the term wulasha is used for them.  J.E. Roth seems to identify them with the sisimite, a creature of Guatemalan Indian folklore.  The latter is said to be the same as Bigfoot.  The Jicaque Indians call them chichinite.  Among the Sumo Indians they speak of a creature called the sirps, which may mean the same creature. Its feet are said to be pointed backwards, but this may be caused by its having a quadrupedal gait. Among tribal groups, it is only to be expected that some terminological confusion can obtain.