Comments on: Monkey on the Loose!

By: Bob K.

Bob K. — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:44:45 +0000

So hard to say with such little info. IS it bi-pedal (“running around” doesn’t necessarily speak of bipedalism)? Did it have a tail? As far as the size issue goes, an eyewitness account without a good reference point for scale or of short duration could give faulty info in that regard. A large male rhesus can be about 2 ft. tall & have a 9 inch tail, and are often grey in color. If one was acting aggressively, that might add to its estimated size in the eyes of a witness. What would be helpful would be either a drawing by the eyewitnesses, or an artists rendering based on eyewitness descriptions. I’m sure that would narrow the field some.

By: DWA

DWA — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:38:53 +0000

Well, unless anyone is aware of a grey, three-foot-high (bipedal?) monkey species, sasquatch seems more plausible, that is, if there’s anything to this at all.

By: Bob K.

Bob K. — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:02:33 +0000

Kind of short on details. When I read the description about the color & demeanor of the simian, I thought possible devil monkey; but have these critters ever been reported on Vancouver Island before?

As far as it being a baby ‘squatch, I’ve never heard reports of juveniles being vicious. Having said that, I wouldn’t discount the possibility entirely.

My best guess is that it’s an escaped/released ‘pet’ that belonged to someone who didn’t have the proper license to keep it in the first place.

By: Goodfoot

Goodfoot — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:49:58 +0000

That’s a suggestion, not a guess.