It flies through the air with terrific speed and when it hits a large tree, it knocks the branches off, withers the trunk, and leaves it standing like a silvery ghost.
[2] However, the act of breaking open trees with its head leaves it with a constant headache, which causes it always to be in a foul mood.
Splintercat Creek, found in the northern Cascade Range of Oregon, is named after this legendary animal.
The splintercat appears in the 1974 children's book The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards.
In a quiet wood, this sound is eerie and loud and is said to be a splinter cat emerging from a tree after a long summer hibernation.