The skin-walker has many paranormal abilities, such as turning into an animal; he is also able to possess a creature (both a human and an animal) when it looks into his eyes. Native people are afraid to talk about Skinwalkers, especially with white Americans; they claim that even talking about them brings bad luck, or makes the Skin-walker become interested in the person. Some say that skin walkers make sounds that resemble the screams of a puma.