HAUNTED : The Orang Pendek of Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra | True Cryptid Encounters

In the dense jungles of Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra, stories have circulated for generations about the Orang Pendek—a mysterious bipedal ape said to roam the forest floor. Witnesses from tribal hunters to Western researchers describe a 4–5-foot-tall creature, covered in dark hair, walking upright and feeding on roots, grubs, and forest fruits. Unlike spirits or shapeshifters of folklore, the Orang Pendek is treated locally as a real, flesh-and-blood animal. For over a century, footprints, sightings, and even hair samples have supported the idea of an undiscovered primate species hiding in this vast, unexplored rainforest. OBSCURATA - Apple Spotify AmazonThe BOOKBY US A COFFEEJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch Links: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/sep/15/orang-pendek-cryptozoology-indonesia https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/orang-pendek-indonesia-cryptid-hunting https://phys.org/news/2014-07-yeti-hair-bears.html https://www.fauna-flora.org/projects/securing-sumatra-flagship-species https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/orang-pendek https://www.messynessychic.com/2020/09/28/the-jungle-journalist-who-devoted-her-life-to-tracking-a-mythical-ape https://www.animalplanet.com/show/finding-bigfoot-animals/articles/orang-pendek https://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/orang-pendek-encounters https://allthatsinteresting.com/orang-pendek https://www.livescience.com/42749-bigfoot-yeti-dna-study.htmlThanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on tomorrow.Sarah and Tobie xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SURVEY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.