Comments on: New Orang Pendek Expedition

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:46:43 +0000

Orangutans are not proficient bipedal walkers. In fact, orangutans are mostly graceful in trees and in fact rather awkward on the ground. Bipedal locomotion is rare for orangutans and they lack the needed balance to do so for any length of time. Instead they typically travel on the ground on all fours, using the palms of their hands or knuckle pads on the back digits. Orangutans are primarily arboreal and spend most of their time in the trees. They travel through trees by a process of locomotion known as “brachiating”, by which they hook their fingers over branches and swing along.

By: Dan Gannon

Dan Gannon — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:08:34 +0000

shumway10973,

Orangutans walk bipedally wile on the ground. They aren’t generally knuckle-walkers like chimps and gorillas. Of course they can assume other postures, as can humans, but the norm for them is reportedly bipedal walking (when they aren’t in the trees, though they often walk bipedally on branches, too.)

By: shumway10973

shumway10973 — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:52:54 +0000

Good luck! I just had a question pop into my mind (and at this time of the morning I’m quite surprised). Someone here speculated if this critter wasn’t a type or relation to the orangutans. Because of the average way orangutans walk (semi-sorta bipedal) do we get hand prints as well as footprints? This may just be a larger version.

By: sschaper

sschaper — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:23:40 +0000

Whereas H. floresiensis has a regular human-type foot. In fact, it could be that Orang Pendek, and maybe the Nape, are the only bipedal pongid/hominids who don’t.

By: red_pill_junkie

red_pill_junkie — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:04:23 +0000

I hope they find something new.

By: bill green

bill green — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:51:15 +0000

hey loren awesome new article about a new orang pendak expedition. please keep us posted for new updates about this expedition. thanks bill green

By: Rappy

Rappy — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:29:04 +0000

It is always nice to see expeditions like this going out and searching for cryptids like this. We don’t get near enough here in Louisiana.