First Image of Malaysian Bigfoot ?

The sketch appears to illustrate the more distinctive Malaysian unknown hairy hominid, which technically is a more humanlike cryptid, and very different that the classic, stocky Pacific Northwest USA’s Bigfoot or Sasquatch. I have previously discussed in my and Patrick Huyghe’s field guide, as has Mark A. Hall in his books, how the Malaysian unknown hairy hominoid reports divide into two quite separate types: those of the True Giant and the accounts of the more humanoid, Erectus Hominid variety.

This drawing, if it actually does originate from eyewitness sightings in Malaysia – and there’s no guarantee that this is the case – clearly shows one of the latter. If this is an image that we are to definitely now associate with the new wave of Malaysian encounters, it does reinforce the diversity of unknown hairy hominoids, and adds weight to calling this something other than “Bigfoot.”

Even employing the uncomfortable but descriptive name the “Stinking Ones” (used decades ago), or a native Malaysian name, would be much preferred to the American moniker being used for these reports.

Cryptozoology and hominology call for the confirmation of the exact descriptions and locations of these hominoids, sketches tied to eyewitnesses, and answers about which set of descriptions are tied to what footprints.

Are the details correct? The sketch appears to be attributed to an Orang Asli, that is a local native. But is this correct? And are the reports of the encounters with three meter tall (nine feet tall) hominoids go with this drawing?

In the meantime, Malaysia’s media mania for these Bigfoot reports has reinforced the notion that good things will come to their country because of the worldwide interest in these stories. Johor Tourist Guides Association chairman Jimmy Leong was reported to have said: “This is a boon for Johor. The news has put the State on the international tourism radar. We must maximise benefits from the publicity generated.”

The sentiment was shared by Johor Tourism Action Council general manager Abdul Jabar Md Tahir, who said Bigfoot could give the tourism sector a boost. “This will be a major draw for Johor. We are excited about the impact this could have on tourism here.”

Johor Malaysian Nature Society adviser Vincent Chow said the State should cash in on the Bigfoot craze just as Scotland had on the Loch Ness monster — whose probable non-existence had never diminished its status as a tourist attraction.

Loren Coleman About Loren Coleman
Loren Coleman is one of the world’s leading cryptozoologists, some say “the” leading living cryptozoologist. Certainly, he is acknowledged as the current living American researcher and writer who has most popularized cryptozoology in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Starting his fieldwork and investigations in 1960, after traveling and trekking extensively in pursuit of cryptozoological mysteries, Coleman began writing to share his experiences in 1969. An honorary member of Ivan T. Sanderson’s Society for the Investigation of the Unexplained in the 1970s, Coleman has been bestowed with similar honorary memberships of the North Idaho College Cryptozoology Club in 1983, and in subsequent years, that of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club, CryptoSafari International, and other international organizations. He was also a Life Member and Benefactor of the International Society of Cryptozoology (now-defunct). Loren Coleman’s daily blog, as a member of the Cryptomundo Team, served as an ongoing avenue of communication for the ever-growing body of cryptozoo news from 2005 through 2013. He returned as an infrequent contributor beginning Halloween week of 2015. Coleman is the founder in 2003, and current director of the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine.

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