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Ozomatli is one of these creatures that is the companion of the god Xochipilli, the god of music and dance. Tezcatlipoca punished the humans of the second sun by turning them into these creatures, (-5[1])which Queztlcoatl (10[1])swept away with a hurricane. After being tricked into chasing some birds, Hun-Batz and Hun-Chowen are ridiculed by their grandmother Xmucane when they are transformed into these animals. The Hero Twins exact revenge on their older (10[1])twin brothers by having them turn into these creatures when they remove their loincloths on a rapidly-growing tree. A (10[2])potentially religiously significant depiction of one of these mammals with a spiral tail appears amongst the Nazca (-5[1])Lines. (-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])Mayan myths feature ■END■

ANSWER: monkey [or spider monkey; or howler monkey]
<Lalit Maharjan , Mythology - Americas>
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2023 NASAT06/17/2023Y9100%0%33%98.33

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eshan PantNew Jersey AAsia B33-5
Sinecio MoralesIllinois BlueMissouri B3510
Leonard CastineKentucky BMissouri A7110
Omar HamidKentucky AArkansas9010
Arav KaushikNew Jersey BPennsylvania9010
Omkar MaratheIllinois OrangeMaryland Red107-5
Chris YooVirginiaOhio108-5
Yaj JhajhriaCaliforniaMaryland Gold11110
Kheng Hshin WongAsia BNew Jersey A12210
Ace ChunMaryland RedIllinois Orange12210
Saketh DontarajuIllinois WhiteLiberia12210
Jack RadoOhioVirginia12210