The Bush Baby is a urban legend baby because its cries resemble those of an actual human baby. These cries are supposed to lure unsuspecting humans to their untimely demise because this creature is said to be ferocious and it eats humans till nothing is left but bones. There is a story of an orphanage, when the caretakers had taken all the kids in, they heard the shrill cries of a baby and one of them went out to check what was going on, it is said that those inside only heard her scream a little. By the time they got out all they could see was blood and flesh amidst torn clothes, the bones very visible… It had eaten her.
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There is a joke that says “ A baby’s cry is the sweetest thing to hear, except it is 2am, and you don’t have a baby”. Well, one night when I was about 7, this joke was my reality. I am normally a deep sleeper so I am hardly ever disturbed by any kind of noise but this particular night I heard a baby crying (I should point out here that my brother was born when I was 9) there were no babies near or within my house. I slowly opened my really sleepy eyes because the cries sounded to close… I was beside the window and there was no light in the house but the moonlight was enough to make out a shape, a form of some sort that scurried away after which the crying stopped. I went back to sleep, not concerned with what just happened and convinced I was seeing things but when I woke up, I pondered but I was pretty sure I wasn’t dreaming. Till date I am thankful we didn’t have a baby… Who knows what would have happened. re-affirming the existence of this ghastly beast but ( you can google them though, type bush baby in google images) God be praised for His protection.