ORANG PENDEK: Sumatra's Forgotten Ape
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (515 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1905723822 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 332 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Rebecca Lang said One of cryptozoology's Holy Grails. Richard Freeman has done what few people have - chased his cryptozoological quarries to all four corners of the globe with a tenaciousness and singlemindedness shared by few.This book is the culmination of his many years' worth of expeditions to the Indonesian island of Sumatra in search of the so-called Orang pendek (literally meaning 'short person' in the native tongue), thought to be an unknown species of ape and reported since the Dutch first set foot on indonesian soil and - temporarily . "How To Find An Ape-Man" according to Robert D. Schneck. Orang-Pendek: Sumatra’s Forgotten Ape, is Richard Freeman’s account of several expeditions made to Indonesia in search of small hairy ape-men; like most products of the CFZ Press, however, it’s not that simple. You are getting two books; the first is a 200 page global survey of undersized, mostly hairy, “littlefoots”. The second concerns the expeditions, and both are supplemented by more or less relevant, but interesting, appendices.Sumatra’s jungles are no
But for every bigfoot there is a littlefoot. Mention mystery apes to the man in the street and he will imagine bipedal hairy giants, 10ft tall. Indeed most reports of such things speak of massive animals; the yeti, the yeren, the sasquatch, and the yowie. Stories of little hairy men are widespread - but none are as famous as Sumatra's orang-pendek.. W e are impressed by big things; dinosaurs, whales, rhinos, super-tankers, skyscrapers