By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:23:44 +0000

DWA- That’s actually a very good observation. A lot of these accounts, not just with the Kenmun, describe ape behavior quite accurately. Sometimes even very detailed observations of behaviors that may be more obscure are made by people who have little to no experience with apes. It’s an interesting aspect of some sightings reports to be sure.

With the Kenmun, we also see ape behavior described, and the people of the area would probably not be familiar with this kind of animal. Japanese macaques are not found on Amami island, and even if they were, the behavior described doesn’t add up. Rock throwing is not a typical behavior, although poo flinging can be seen (by the monkey’s, not me )

Amami Oshima is known for harboring a rather unique ecosystem, with the black rabbit being a prime example of an animal that has evolved in isolation. I suppose it is possible that perhaps Japanese macaques could have been there and evolved into something that could be the Kenmun.

Or it could be something else entirely. Either way, something weird is going on on the island.

By: DWA

DWA — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:53:06 +0000

It’s always interesting to see ape-like behaviors correlated with cryptids like this, particularly since the folks reporting such behaviors usually either have no previous experience with apes in the wild, or don’t mention apes in their descriptions of the behaviors.

Thanks for keeping these coming. Who knows…but then, why not?

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