Comments on: Malaysian Update

By: mjan

mjan — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 21:01:28 +0000

I have been interested in our Malaysian mawas since 1974.While on hunts for wild boar, we have often encountered folks who swore that they saw the Mawas in our jungles. Most descriptions resemble that of a tall black haired gorilla ,and not orangutan. Last time I went searching for one was in 1994, and centered around the 24/26 mile of Kota Tinggi. The rumoured footprints, unfortunately washed away when we arrived. Though one member of our team caught sight of something dark and tall crashing through a patch of jungle, when our dogs were released to flush out game. Reports of such sightings were also obtained from the Orang Asli tribe in Northern Malacca State, near Tampin, where their Chief reported seeing an ape like creature (with an upturned nose ??) taking shelter under a palm tree during rain. I firmly believe in their existence, albeit only a small but viable population in our Primary Jungles. Like the okapi in Africa and the recently discovered Laotian antelopes, there is much in our jungles that’s still undiscovered. Don’t forget, the rarest animal is one that we have yet to see.

The Mawas or now called the Malaysian Bigfoot may be that very rare creature. It pays to keep looking.

Dr. Jan

By: H_Wrabbit

H_Wrabbit — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:13:38 +0000

So there’s only one of them, eh? He needs to do a better job of hiding if he wants to live very long…

By: twblack

twblack — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:20:40 +0000

Thanks for the update Loren. The one thing I did like about the story they said they were going to give the evidence to scientist so I would say they maybe have something of interest. Maybe Loren you will get a look at the photos before the book becomes public.

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:25:00 +0000

It has been stated many times that the “June” date was incorrectly given, and Chow has been clear the book will be some time in the writing.

By: Mari

Mari — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:18:56 +0000

Hmmm, not to seem like a downer, but we’re almost halfway through June and where is the much-anticipated “book”?

By: Jeremy_Wells

Jeremy_Wells — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:07:40 +0000

bird sanctuary = land set aside = good for all critters…
but otherwise, yeah, not a lot here.

By: fredfacker

fredfacker — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:16:44 +0000

The longer they delay the evidence, the more it seems like an attempt at boosting tourism.

By: scmarlowe

scmarlowe — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:05:59 +0000

Another nice drawing by Peter Loh.

However, I fail to see the point of a bird sanctuary in the context of the Mawas activity — except to draw attention away from the lack of evidence and/or to provide a set up excuse for the research into the animal to be deemed a lessor “priority” than the avians by the Johor government in the hope that public interest will eventually die down — giving the perpetrators of a probable hoax a graceful exit.