Encyclopaedia of Cryptozoology
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Orang-pendek
Orang Pendek Tim Bertelink

Digital reconstruction of the orang-pendek by Tim Bertelink on Wikipedia.

Category Small hominid
Proposed scientific names
Other names Am pandek, atu rimbo, ijaoe, orang gugu, orang letjo, orang pandek, sedabo, sedapa, sindai, uhang pandak.
Country reported Sumatra
First reported 1917
Prominent investigators Bernard Heuvelmans
Debbie Martyr
Richard Freeman

The orang-pendek, also known locally as the sedapa, is a cryptid primate or small hominid reported from southern Sumatra, Indonesia.[1][2]

Notes and references[]

  1. Heuvelmans, Bernard (1955) On the Track of Unknown Animals, Routledge, ISBN 978-1138977525
  2. Eberhart, George M. (2002) Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology, ABC-CLIO, Inc., ISBN 1576072835
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