This page will go into depth about the history and folklore dating back as far as the early 1500's and delving into the many names that these creatures have been given by so many cultures.I have decided and have been convinced by my own expierences that they most definetly exist.I will include the many names and countries that these creatures have either been seen or have been listed in the lore and legends.
Lets start out with the Chinese Yeren or Wildman.The first recorded sighting of this creature was in the mid 1500's.Many people have reported seeing the creatures through out China.Although they are reported to be smaller in stature than it's american cousin they do have the large feet and are very agile also.If these creatures do not exist and they are suppose to be figments of our imagination,explain why there are recorded sightins dating back as far as my research has indicated.The Yeren is only one of the many creatures documented and sighted all over the world.
In Vietnam the creature is called Ngu-oi-rang {forest man} also called forest people.They are also smaller in stature than the American Bigfoot,the average height of these creatures is 6ft tall.They range in color from black to brown.The only Date that I can find in reference to the first encounter with one of these creatures only goes back to 1969.
The
Yeti or
Abominable Snowman is an apelike
cryptid said to inhabit the
Himalayan region of
Nepal and
Tibet. The names
Yeti and
Meh-Teh are commonly used by the people indigenous to the region, and are part of their history and mythology. Stories of the Yeti first emerged as a facet of Western popular culture in the late 1800s.
The scientific community largely regards the Yeti as a
legend, given the lack of evidence, yet it remains one of the most famous creatures of
cryptozoology. The Yeti can be considered a parallel to the
Bigfoot legend of
North America.
Ebu Gogo is a human-like
creature (or
race of creatures) that appears in the
mythology of the people of the
island of
Flores,
Indonesia, of similar form to the
leprechaun or
elf. These "
little people" are said to be about one meter tall, their passion fruit sized head covered in hair, pot-bellied, and with ears that stick out. They are held to walk somewhat awkwardly and are often said to be "murmuring" in what is assumed to be their own
language. It is also said by the islanders that the Ebu Gogo can repeat what is said to them in
parrot-like fashion.
In one language of central Flores the name means "grandmother who eats meat" (or possibly "grandmother glutton") from the words
ebu "grandmother" and
gogo "(s)he who eats meat".
The HIBAGON is described as a black creature with white hands and large white feet, standing about five feet tall. Sightings have been reported in forested, mountainous areas of the country. It has been reported in the forests around Mount Hiba in
Hiroshima Prefecture and has been said to resemble a
gorilla.
The Almos is another creature related to our Bigfoot.It is smaller in stature also ranging from 5ft to 6ft tall.The first recorded report of these creatures dates back to 1430.Hans Schiltberger reported his own personal oberservation of these creatures in the 15th century.That is nearly 600yrs ago.
The
barmanou (or
barmanu) is said to be a bipedal
primate living in the mountainous region of
Afghanistan and
Pakistan. Sightings have been reported by shepherds living in the mountains. The
zoologist Dr.
Jordi Magraner, a
Spaniard living in
France, researched the barmanu extensively. He was murdered in Pakistan in 2002.
Am Fear Liath Mòr (also known as
The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui or simply
The Greyman) is the name of a presence or creature which is said to haunt the summit and passes of
Ben MacDhui, the highest peak of the
Cairngorms and the second highest peak in
Scotland. It has been described as an extremely tall figure covered with short hair, or as an unseen presence that causes uneasy feelings in people who climb the mountain. There is little evidence of the existence of this creature besides various sightings and a few photographs of unusual footprints
Kapre (related to the
Agta in the
Visayan dialect) is a
Philippine mythical creature that could be characterized as a tree demon, but with more human characteristics. It is described as being a tall (7 to 9 ft), brown, hairy male with a
beardA malevolent creature from Northeast
Anatolian Turkish and Bulgarian
folklore. The Karakoncolos is a variety of the
bogeyman - merely troublesome and rather harmless, but sometimes truly evil. It has thick hairy fur like the
Sasquatch. The name probably comes from the Greek
Kalikantzaros.
Orang Mawas or
Mawas (also known as the
Orang Dalam) is a
hominid cryptid reported to inhabit the jungle of
Johor in
Malaysia. It is described as being about 10 ft (2.4-3 m) tall, bipedal and covered in black fur, and has been reported feeding on fish and raiding orchards.Reported sightings date back to the 1870.
Orang Pendek (
Indonesian for "short person") is the most common name given to a
cryptid, or unconfirmed animal, that reportedly inhabits remote, mountainous forests on the island of
Sumatra.
The animal has allegedly been seen and documented for at least one hundred years by forest tribes, local villagers,
Dutch colonists, and
Western scientists and travelers.
Yowie is the modern generic, and somewhat affectionate, term for an unidentified
hominid reputed to lurk in the
Australian wilderness. It is an Australian
cryptid similar to the Himalayan
Yeti and the North American
Bigfoot.Reports of Yowie-type creatures are common in the legends and stories of Australian Aboriginal tribes, particularly those of the eastern states of Australia. The mid to late 19th Century saw a wealth of sightings, most describing a large,
gorilla-like creature (albeit usually bipedal), which lived in remote mountainous or forested regions.
Old Yellow Top was reported to be a 7 ft (~2.1 m)
Sasquatch-like creature that was sighted several times around the town of
Cobalt, Ontario,
Canada. Descriptions of the creature by eye witnesses closely resemble that of a Sasquatch; however, it has a blonde patch of hair on its head and a light-coloured mane, which is what has given it its name.
Alleged sightings have taken place over a 64 year period, with the first reported sighting in September of 1906.
The
Wendigo of the Eastern US (also
Windigo,
Weendigo,
Windago,
Windiga,
Witiko,
Wihtikow, and numerous other variants) is a mythical creature appearing in the
mythology of the
Algonquin people. It is a malevolent
cannibalistic spirit into which humans could transform, or which could
possess humans. Those who indulged in cannibalism were at particular risk, and the legend appears to have reinforced this practice as
taboo.The first reported case was in the early 1800's.