Jersey Devil

Appearance
The Jersey Devil is a cryptid that is said to live in the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. It is described as a bipedal creature with hooves. There are many different variations of this creature, but it is most commonly reported that it resembles a kangaroo or a wyvern with the head of a goat, wings similar to that of a bat, small arms equipped with claws, and a forked tail. It has also been reported to move fast and send out a "blood-curdling scream".

Origins
The Jersey Devil originated with a resident of Pine Barrens named Jane Leeds, otherwise known as Mother Leeds. According to legend, Jane was the mother of twelve children, soon found out that she was pregnant with a thirteenth child. She cursed the child in frustration, believing that the child would be the Devil himself as thirteen is an unlucky number. During 1735, Mother Leeds gave birth to her child on a stormy night surrounded by her friends. The child was born as any other child would've been, but then it started to change into a creature with hooves, a goat's head, bat wings, and a forked tail. It growled and screamed and killed the midwife before flying out through the chimney and into the night. In other variations of the story, Mother Leeds was a witch and the father was the Devil. Some stories also tell of the attempts of local clergymen trying to exorcise the creature out of the Pine Barrens, or about how the creature proceeded to kill local children.

Explanations
Skeptics believe that the story of the Jersey Devil is nothing more than manifestation of the early English settlers.