The Orang Pendek is an Indonesian version of a Yeti or Bigfoot—a bipedal primate whose existence has not been proven. The animal has been reported by Dutch settlers in Sumatra, but no skeletal evidence has ever been found, nor any photographs ever taken.Skeptoid: Orang Pendek: Forest Hobbit of Sumatra (December 4, 2007)
Cryptozoologists have connected the recent discovery of the hominid Flores man to eyewitness reports of orang pendek.Skeptoid: Orang Pendek: Forest Hobbit of Sumatra (December 4, 2007)
Crypto-Zoology of Orang Pendek
Although reported in legends for centuries, the orang pendek was described in detail by Dutch explorer Van Herwaarden in 1923. Van Herwaarden was hunting for wild pig on the Sumatran island of Poleloe Rimau when he was startled by a small hairy creature that ran like a man and was covered by hair.Unknown Explorers: Orang-Pendek (2006)
Like other crypto-zoological primates, the orang pendek was and is dismissed by scientists as a legend, since no photos or remains have been found. The discovery of Flores man, the remains of a controversial hominid species found on the island of Flores in Indonesia, has been pointed to as evidence of orang pendek.Unknown Explorers: Orang-Pendek (2006)
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