Comments on: Adam Davies Video Recap of 2011 Orang Pendek Expedition

By: DWA

DWA — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:26:46 +0000

Now I know somebody else might consider it a weetad unusual that

1) It might be difficult to fire on a putative orang pendek, on the grounds that the animal might be an endangered orangutan; and

2) It would be perfectly OK to fire on a putative orang pendek if one were sure it was not an orangutan….despite no one having any idea how many o.p. are left…

By: Fausta

Fausta — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:34:45 +0000

Very interesting!
Thanks for posting this!

By: Hapa

Hapa — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:12:35 +0000

If Orang Pendek is a third type of Orangutan, that could make it harder to shoot and grab a type specimen. It will make one think more and hesitate due to possibility one is firing on an already well known animal. But it eventually has to be done, or the caputre of a live specimen or the gathering of a large part of a body (Pelt, bones, etc). Science won’t take any less, even if we have an ultra clear and close photo and the like. Getting absolute DNA evidence, however, of an unknown ape species, would be a step in the right direction. It won’t replace a corpse, but it is considerable in and of itself.

By: Adam Davies

Adam Davies — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:32:19 +0000

Thank you for posting this Craig. As you know, the analysis of the evidence is ongoing….