Comments on: Official Reportedly Explains Away “Orangutan”

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:31:56 +0000

More like squirrels, climbing in a line.

By: DARHOP

DARHOP — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:46:10 +0000

It’s official, according to the Official. Imagine that. Kinda funny how the other Official, being animal control officer Tina Thomas saw a 3-4 ft. 50 lb. animal. I think even being only an animal control officer she would know the difference between a squirrel and an ape like creature. She must be feeling real official right about now. After the real Officials have more or less told her she doesn’t know what she is talking about. By saying that this was a squirrel. Don’t think I would give my opinion any more if I were her. Think I’d just say, yep, you got something in that tree alright. Oh, and one hundred feet really isn’t that far away. Especially for binocs.

By: darkshines

darkshines — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:55:03 +0000

Otters. Swimming in a line.

By: AtomicMrEMonster

AtomicMrEMonster — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:21:38 +0000

I’ve heard that another name for the fox squirrel is the “monkey-faced squirrel.” Although I was leaning towards the orangutan theory, that factoid makes me think that I should investigate fox squirrels further…

I just wish we knew how thick the branches were up in the tree when that animal control officer saw the “big red fur ball” nesting in leaves was. That’d be one way to put the squirrel vs. orangutan issue to the test.

By: jules

jules — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:58:25 +0000

That’s it! An ape fell from space!
Just kidding. I am very optimistic about cryptozoology; sometimes I must use a little levity about the ridiculous stuff.
Nobodody can mix up a squirrel with an ape - unless they are using the binoculars backwards.

By: showme

showme — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:06:12 +0000

Government cover-up possibilities:

1. Could be a orangutan former spy for the CIA that knows too much.

2. Could be a “super orangutan” secret weapon developed by the military to scare away illegal immigrants.

3. Could be a runaway NASA test subject that would embarass
the agency into admitting they still launch apes into space.

By: marksquatch

marksquatch — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:14:47 +0000

> It could be the government involved in this one. HAs
> happened before with Sasquatch sightings. Maybe that is
> why they’re trying to keep it quiet.

Any suggestions as to the nature of the possible government involvement?

By: cryptidsrus

cryptidsrus — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:10:09 +0000

I have to disagree with MYSTERY_MAN on this one. If Ms. Thomas saw it, she would know what an ape would look like. And as everyone else has stated, it was through binoculars, for Pete’s sake.

Thanks VANCE for your story and your testimony.

It could be the government involved in this one. HAs happened before with Sasquatch sightings. Maybe that is why they’re trying to keep it quiet.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:38:03 +0000

Maybe it was a mangy squirrel. And the kangaroo was probably otters. Well, seeing how orangutans and squirrels bear a remarkable resemblance, I can see how someone could make this kind of mistake. Sigh. I am more prepared to believe that someone made the whole story up or that an unlicensed exotic was released or escaped than believe that someone could have mistaken a squirrel for an orangutan or any other large ape. Come on now. There is witness misidentification which undoubtedly happens and then there is to me a highly implausible scenario like that. How is a person mistaking a squirrel for an orangutan any more plausible than them making the story up or that this was an exotic? I would be wary of shoehorning this sighting into the squirrel explanation at this point in time.

By: joe levit

joe levit — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:22:22 +0000

I don’t know about a skunk ape in this case. Maybe. But, as someone who has reported about the illegal animal trafficking trade in this country, it wouldn’t surprise me a bit to have an abandoned orangutan as the “culprit” in this case. No one mistakes an ape for a squirrel. It just doesn’t happen.