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v. t. e. In Indonesian folklore, the Orang Pendek ( Indonesian for 'short person') is the most common name given to a creature said to inhabit remote, mountainous forests on the island of Sumatra. The creature has allegedly been seen and documented for at least 100 years by forest tribes, local villagers, Dutch colonists, and Western scientists ...
Indonesianmythology and folklore. The Ebu Gogo are a group of human-like creatures that appear in the folklore of Flores, Indonesia. [1] In the Nage language of central Flores, ebu means "grandparent" and gogo means "one who eats anything". A colloquial English equivalent might be something like "old glutton".
Benedict Allen. Benedict Colin Allen FRGS (born 1 March 1960) is an English writer, explorer, traveller and filmmaker known for his technique of immersion among indigenous peoples from whom he acquires survival skills for hazardous journeys through unfamiliar terrain. In 2010, Allen was elected a Trustee and Member of Council of the Royal ...
t. e. The Kuntilanak (Indonesian name), also called Pontianak (Malay name), or Yakshi (in Hinduism/ Hindu mythology) is a mythological creature in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It is similar to Langsuir in other Southeast Asia regions. The Pontianak usually takes the form of a pregnant woman who died during childbirth.
MonsterQuest (sometimes written as Monsterquest or Monster Quest) is an American television series that originally aired from October 31, 2007 to March 24, 2010 on the History channel. Produced by Whitewolf Entertainment, the program deals with the search for various monsters of interest to the cryptozoology subculture and paranormal entities ...
The orangutans are the only surviving species of the subfamily Ponginae, which diverged genetically from the other hominids ( gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans) between 19.3 and 15.7 million years ago. The most arboreal of the great apes, orangutans spend most of their time in trees.
This episode looked at two hominid creatures - the Yeti, also known as the Abominable Snowman from the Himalayas, and the Orang Pendek from Sumatra. 26 August 1998 2: Alien in the Abyss: This episode looked at a creature that is known to exist, despite the fact that at the time so little was known about it - the giant squid. 2 September 1998 3
Durian. The durian ( / ˈdʊəriən /, / ˈdjʊəriən /) [2] is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio. There are 30 recognized Durio species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. [3] [4] Durio zibethinus, native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the only species available on the international market.