Orang Pendek

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Orang Pendek (artist's impression)

The Orang Pendek or Orang Pendak ( "Little Man" ) is a cryptid primate that is said to live on Sumatra . An existence of this species has not yet been scientifically proven.

Status and sightings

There are a large number of alleged eyewitnesses who claim to have seen the orang pendek . In addition, unidentifiable remains of hair and footprints were found, which cryptozoologists linked to the creature.

In the past, the inhabitants of Sumatra have modified and shaved Slim monkeys - bellows sold as evidence of existence of the Orang Pendeks to Western researchers. Presented photographs have so far been exposed as forgeries or were so bad and indistinct that they were unusable.

According to the presumed sightings, the Orang Pendek differs from other primates mainly in its smaller size and its upright gait. He has a muscular torso and short, reddish-brown body hair. He moves mainly on the back legs on the ground. His characteristic face is characterized by a receding chin , bushy eyebrows and large nostrils.

Theories of Descent

Because of its similarity to primates and because of the human-like footprints, cryptozoologists believe various paleoanthropic hominini to be ancestors of the Orang Pendek. Possible candidates are Homo erectus , whose remains were discovered on the neighboring island of Java , and Homo floresiensis , who lived on the nearby island of Flores . A connection with Ebu Gogo is also not excluded.

The Orang Pendek project

Deborah Martyr , an orang pendek researcher, convinced Fauna & Flora International (FFI) to help them find the orang pendek. She and her team state that they can now distinguish four individuals based on their footprints. The longest track , consisting of twenty footprints, was left by Marathon Man . Deborah Martyr also notes that the survival of the species is threatened because of the massive destruction of its habitat. At least this is supported by the large decrease in sightings over the past fifty years. The expedition unearthed innumerable footprints and tufts of hair that could not be assigned to any known species.

In the course of the expedition, the fauna of Sumatra was also explored more closely; u. a. 48 species of birds were newly discovered. The giant pitta ( Hydrornis caeruleus ), which was last sighted in Sumatra over a hundred years ago, was also rediscovered.

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