Comments on: 35 Years Ago: Maine’s “Gorilla” http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/durham-gorilla-2/ for Bigfoot, Loch Ness, and More Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:39:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lightning Orb http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/durham-gorilla-2/comment-page-1/#comment-45764 Lightning Orb Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:07:24 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoology/durham-gorilla-2/#comment-45764 I agree with mystery_man; that suit sounds mighty suspicious. Especially since some of this stuff took place in a graveyard - the place pranksters always love to hang out. Did the witnesses look at the suit and say that wasn't it? I agree with mystery_man; that suit sounds mighty suspicious. Especially since some of this stuff took place in a graveyard – the place pranksters always love to hang out. Did the witnesses look at the suit and say that wasn’t it?

]]> By: Hollyhcks3 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/durham-gorilla-2/comment-page-1/#comment-45763 Hollyhcks3 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:44:04 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoology/durham-gorilla-2/#comment-45763 Just to toss in a few cents' worth- Brunswick is on the coast of Maine, in what is referred to as "midcoast". I've been there many times, but not as long ago as 1973; big box stores had a field day there a few years ago. Also, until recently there was an active Naval air station there. I have no idea what the town might be like on the Durham line, or, rather, what it would have been like 35 years ago, so if Lauren says it's sparsely populated, I say, OK! To the best of my knowledge, he's also correct about no zoos except York, and I didn't know about Mt Desert Island. However, no one seems to have blamed a circus yet... Seriously, it would be interesting if someone could track down any or all of these witnesses, especially the children, and see what they say about things now. Just to toss in a few cents’ worth- Brunswick is on the coast of Maine, in what is referred to as “midcoast”. I’ve been there many times, but not as long ago as 1973; big box stores had a field day there a few years ago. Also, until recently there was an active Naval air station there. I have no idea what the town might be like on the Durham line, or, rather, what it would have been like 35 years ago, so if Lauren says it’s sparsely populated, I say, OK! To the best of my knowledge, he’s also correct about no zoos except York, and I didn’t know about Mt Desert Island. However, no one seems to have blamed a circus yet…

Seriously, it would be interesting if someone could track down any or all of these witnesses, especially the children, and see what they say about things now.

]]> By: mystery_man http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/durham-gorilla-2/comment-page-1/#comment-45762 mystery_man Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:30:30 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoology/durham-gorilla-2/#comment-45762 This is a very interesting case and I don't mean to take this off topic, but it reminds me somewhat of the series of sightings in Japan of what they call the "Hibagon". Like this "Maine Gorilla", it was also somewhat smaller and more apelike than the more traditional descriptions of sasquatch and also sighted in a flurry of reports concentrated in a relatively small timeframe during the 70s. The similarity of the sightings of the Hibagon to this case is intriguing to me. Anyway, back to the story at hand. An interesting aspect of this case is how all of the sightings took place within the year 1973, within the same month it seems. Does this year and month comprise all of the sightings? Also, were there ever any similar reports of a creature like this in any surrounding areas? That seems odd to me if this were an indigenous, unidentified species. If all sightings took place during this time period and in the same general area, that leaves a lot to think about, and to me offers some possible answers. First, perhaps there is something to the missing gorilla suit? That seems like a mighty odd coincidence to occur right around the time of the sightings. When did the suit go missing and when, if ever, was it returned? If this data were to match the time frame of the sightings, then I would say absolutely there could be a connection and I'm surprised it wouldn't be followed up more than it was. If the suit was never returned, maybe the hoaxer got bored and gave up? It is worthy of consideration, I feel. Second, perhaps the sightings coincided with the escape or release of an exotic primate? If it was weak or unprepared to fend for itself, it may have caused the sightings, and then perished in the wild or been recaptured by its owner. If it was an illegal pet, then perhaps the owner would have been reluctant to report it and if the area is so remote and tree covered, I have no real problems believing the body of a gorilla could go undiscovered. This is all just speculation, and if either of these scenarios doesn't add up with the facts of the case, I'm sure Loren will educate me on the matter. The question I ask though is, why only the summer of 1973? One month of one year. There is likely something significant to that, I feel. This is a very interesting case and I don’t mean to take this off topic, but it reminds me somewhat of the series of sightings in Japan of what they call the “Hibagon”. Like this “Maine Gorilla”, it was also somewhat smaller and more apelike than the more traditional descriptions of sasquatch and also sighted in a flurry of reports concentrated in a relatively small timeframe during the 70s. The similarity of the sightings of the Hibagon to this case is intriguing to me.

Anyway, back to the story at hand. An interesting aspect of this case is how all of the sightings took place within the year 1973, within the same month it seems. Does this year and month comprise all of the sightings? Also, were there ever any similar reports of a creature like this in any surrounding areas? That seems odd to me if this were an indigenous, unidentified species. If all sightings took place during this time period and in the same general area, that leaves a lot to think about, and to me offers some possible answers.

First, perhaps there is something to the missing gorilla suit? That seems like a mighty odd coincidence to occur right around the time of the sightings. When did the suit go missing and when, if ever, was it returned? If this data were to match the time frame of the sightings, then I would say absolutely there could be a connection and I’m surprised it wouldn’t be followed up more than it was. If the suit was never returned, maybe the hoaxer got bored and gave up? It is worthy of consideration, I feel.

Second, perhaps the sightings coincided with the escape or release of an exotic primate? If it was weak or unprepared to fend for itself, it may have caused the sightings, and then perished in the wild or been recaptured by its owner. If it was an illegal pet, then perhaps the owner would have been reluctant to report it and if the area is so remote and tree covered, I have no real problems believing the body of a gorilla could go undiscovered.

This is all just speculation, and if either of these scenarios doesn’t add up with the facts of the case, I’m sure Loren will educate me on the matter. The question I ask though is, why only the summer of 1973? One month of one year. There is likely something significant to that, I feel.

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