believers point to the discovery of previously unvnown sub speciese of deer , rat and other mamals - blithly ignoring their size - and similiarity to other known creatures - which make mis idenification common , especially when they are caught and skinned
the laotian rock rat , which i posted a story on earlier this month is a prime example -- at the end of the day it is JUST another rat - that at arms lengh or greater - is hard to distinguish from other rats
and more important - the locals rarely care to distinguish it - they are all easily caught and tasty - one more for the pot
i have has a wuick skim through the availiable into on orang pendek - and found lots of hype , but no emperical evidence ,
orang utang has been studied extensivly in its natural habitat - as have other asian primates - but orang pendek - has NEVER been filmed , nor has any remains . trail casts etc been produced
it also eluded the victorian grea white hunters who shot everything that moved .
sorry - i remain unconvinced
