Explorers returning to a remote village near the Bukkantingiregion of Sumatra have found additional evidence pointing tothe existence of a type of ape that is claimed to walkupright like a human. Villagers reportedly saw an animalknown as the ?orang pendek? feeding on soft fruit on a farmon the outskirts of the village.

Witnesses also reported seeing and hearing the animal inother regions of island as well, perhaps because theanimal?s habitat has lately been threatened by illegallogging operations.
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Explorers may have proven that a Yeti-like creature is living in Sumatra, because hairs and a footprint found there do not belong to any known species. They’re searching for the Orang Pendek, also known as the Sumatran Yeti. According to legend, it’s about 5 feet tall, walks upright, and is either brown or orange in color.

Hair expert Hans Brunner spent 18 months analyzing the hair’s DNA and concluded that it matches no known animal. Adam Davies, one of the expedition members, says, “Hans Brunner?confirmed it’s an unknown primate. People describe the Orang Pendek as being quite small but very strong and stocky?and eye-witnesses all talk of a primate which walks upright. It’s a very exciting discovery.”
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Villagers in a village in India think that 20-year-old Raja Wasim (known as Raju) was attacked by the legendary Abominable Snowman, when he went outside to feet the family’s cattle. He heard a strange noise, and when he turned around, he saw a four-foot-tall monster, covered with dense, dark, black hair all over. Raju says, “The is no mistake about what I saw. The monster had the face of a man with monkey-like features. It was four feet tall, but extremely sturdy. It was the Snowman. It pounced at me and I jumped back on the veranda, shouting for help. My uncle and his family rushed to my rescue and the monster lazily walked away. It was hardly frightened by the commotion.”
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A group of British explorers say they?ve found irrefutable proof of a ?Yeti-like? creature on an Indonesian island. They discovered a footprint and hair samples of a primate whichhas long been known in the mythology of tribes in Western Sumatra.

Andrew Sanderson, Adam Davies and Keith Towley spent three weeks in the rainforeststracking a creature called Orang Pendek, which means ?Little Man of the Forest.? Sightings describe the creature as 5 feet tall with chocolate-brown and orange hair. It?s distinguishing feature is its humanlike gait. It walks upright on its back legs without using its front fists, as a Gorilla does.
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