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  The Other Orang
The orang pendek, say villagers, averages just under one metre high, is immensely strong with broad shoulders and short legs and is covered in short, dark grey hair.
And when, in 1924, the national museum in Bogor obtained the cast of an 'orang pendek track', it was rapidly identified as that of a Malay sunbear — an animal which often stands on its hind legs.
The orang pendek of the nineties is small, usually no more than 85 or 90cm in height — although occasionally as large as 1m 20cm.
www.rfthomas.clara.net /papers/otherorang.html   (0 words)

  
 akuyangseorang
orang yang sentiasa rasa dirinya saja benar dan orang lain yang kurang ilmu agamanya adalah orang yang tak benar sama sekali, orang yang lain tidak layak menegur dia.
Orang di sekeliling selalu membebel mengenai tidur saya yang tidak teratur dan kadang-kadang tidak tidur langsung.
orang biasa-biasa yang hidup macam orang biasa-biasa pakai yang biasa-biasa cakap pun biasa-biasa makan lagi luar biasa.
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 Orang Pendek
De Orang Pendek (vergelijkbaar met het Bigfoot fenomeen) is een mysterieus wezen dat zou leven op het eiland Sumatra.
De geschiedenis van de Orang Pendek is terug te leiden naar het jaar 1295.
Er zou er een Orang Pendek jong doodgeschoten zijn.
www.loraco.nl /artikel/orang_pendek_sid-12-154.htm   (560 words)

  
  Orang Pendek - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Orang Pendek (Indonesian for "short person") is the most common name given to a cryptid that reportedly inhabits remote, mountainous forests on the island of Sumatra.
Orang Pendek has yet to be methodically and reliably documented and thus no confident description of its behavior or physical characteristics can be given.
Van Heerwarden's account of Orang Pendek, people have speculated that the animal may in fact be a "missing link" (a hominid representing an earlier stage in human evolution).
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Orang_Pendek   (2008 words)

  
 Nofie Iman
Mulai dari meminta-minta di jalanan, ngutil barang kepunyaan orang, merusak fasilitas publik, sampai memotong rel kereta api.
Berbeda dengan tipikal dosen lain yang cenderung (maaf) meremehkan mahasiswanya, anomali ini tentu merupakan ketidakbiasaan.
Pendek kata, harga satu menit versi PSK adalah Rp 15 ribu, atau Rp 45 ribu bila memasukkan unsur risiko terkena AIDS.
nofieiman.com   (0 words)

  
 Apelike Monsters
Sumatra has an ancient tradition of apemen known as orang pendek ("little man") or orangutan ("man of the woods"), sometimes referred to as the "Sumatran Yeti." According to tradition, the first recorded sighting of orang pendek dates back to 1295 when Marco Polo (1254–1324) saw it on one of his expeditions to the island.
The first time that she sighted the orang pendek, she admitted that she was so shocked that she didn't snap a picture.
She remarked that the orang pendek is wonderfully camouflaged because its colors correspond to those of the forest floor—beige, tawny, rust red, yellow tan, and chocolate brown.
www.unexplainedstuff.com /Mysterious-Creatures/Apelike-Monsters.html   (0 words)

  
 In Search of Orang Pendek... - orangpendek
We divide Orang Pendek's witnesses into four groups: 1) the Suku Anak Dalam, a group of people who have lived throughout their history in the area's forests, away from towns and cities; 2) local villagers, 3) Dutch settlers of the early 20th century, and 4) recent Westerners.
Through their "Project Orang Pendek", funded by Fauna and Flora International (www.fauna-flora.org), Debbie and Jeremy engaged in a multi-year effort in part to: a) systematically characterize local lore and witness accounts of Orang Pendek and b) employ camera-trapping methods to capture a picture of the animal.
Orang Pendek's bipedality is certainly a very interesting characteristic to consider.
www.orangpendek.org /orangpendek   (1822 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Orang Pendek
While Orang Pendek or similar animals have historically been reported throughout Sumatra and Southeast Asia, recent sightings have occurred largely within the Kerinci regency of central Sumatra and especially within the borders of Taman Nasional Kerinci Seblat (Kerinci Seblat National Park) (TNKS).
Orang Pendek and similar cryptids from this area of the world are also referred to as Uhang Pandak (local Kerinci dialect), Sedapa, Batutut, Ebu Gogo, Umang, Orang Gugu, Orang Letjo, Atoe Pandak, Atoe Rimbo, Ijaoe, Sedabo, and Goegoeh.
Van Heerwarden's account of Orang Pendek, people have speculated that the animal may in fact be a "missing link" (a hominid representing an earlier stage in human evolution).
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Orang_Pendek   (1857 words)

  
 Orang Mawas or Orang Mawas
In recent years, the orang pendek has been the cause of extensive research as scientists hope to prove that this creature is in fact real, and not a myth as many sceptics have reason to believe.
For the forest villagers, the orang pendek has become part of their natural history and they are genuinely puzzled when other people fail to believe them.
The first recorded sighting of the orang pendek dates back to 1295 when Marco Polo visited the island of Sumatra on one of his expeditions and saw Indonesians hoaxing an ape-like man. For the next seven centuries, sightings were less well documented and it wasn't until 1910 that sightings became more of a regular occurrence.
www.angelfire.com /journal2/nature0/rain/odalam.htm   (2741 words)

  
 Orang Pendek Information
Orang Pendek (Indonesian for "short person") is the most common name given to a cryptid that reportedly inhabits remote, mountainous forests on the island of Sumatra.
Orang Pendek has yet to be methodically and reliably documented and thus no confident description of its behavior or physical characteristics can be given.
Many therefore propose that Orang Pendek could represent a new genus of primate or a new species or subspecies of orangutan or gibbon.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Orang_Pendek   (1864 words)

  
 The Orang Pendek "The Other Orang..."
The orang pendek, say villagers, averages just under one meter high, is immensely strong with broad shoulders and short legs and is covered in short, dark gray hair.
It is not, they will add, a man. It is imply orang pendek, and it's no mysterious flash in the zoological pan.
In the wake of a series of highly publicized 'sightings' by Dutch settlers in the 1920s and accounts in Bernard Heuvelmans' cryptozoological classic On the Track of Unknown Animals, repeated expeditions were mounted by young bloods armed with shotguns and a thirst for making their scientific reputations.
www.bigfootencounters.com /articles/otherorang.htm   (1514 words)

  
 Orang Pendek
The Orang Pendek or Orang Pendak is a cryptid that is supposedly an unclassified species of primate similar to the orangutan that inhabits remote regions of the island of Sumatra.
The Orang Pendak has been estimated to be only two and a half to five feet in height; its name means "little man" or "short person."
As is the case with the Yeti, expeditions to find the Orang Pendek turned up no conclusive evidence, save hairs which do not belong to an orang-utan, chimpanzee, gorilla, sun bear, monkey, macaque, tapir, gibbon, langur, or human.
www.wapipedia.org /wikipedia/mobiletopic.aspx?cur_title=Orang-pendek   (271 words)

  
 Orang Pendek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orang Pendek (Indonesian for "short person") is the most common name given to a cryptid that reportedly inhabits remote, mountainous forests on the island of Sumatra.
Orang Pendek has yet to be methodically and reliably documented and thus no confident description of its behavior or physical characteristics can be given.
Van Heerwarden's account of Orang Pendek, people have speculated that the animal may in fact be a "missing link" (a hominid representing an earlier stage in human evolution).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orang_Pendek   (1887 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In recent years, the orang pendek has been the cause of extensive research as scientists hope to prove that this creature is in fact real, and not a myth as many sceptics have reason to believe.
For the forest villagers, the orang pendek has become part of their natural history and they are genuinely puzzled when other people fail to believe them.
The first recorded sighting of the orang pendek dates back to 1295 when Marco Polo visited the island of Sumatra on one of his expeditions and saw Indonesians hoaxing an ape-like man. For the next seven centuries, sightings were less well documented and it wasn't until 1910 that sightings became more of a regular occurrence.
www.theshadowlands.net /orang.txt   (766 words)

  
 The Orang Pendek - Secret Species - Care2.com
Orang Pendek may well be an ancestral relation of the orangutan.
The Orange Pendek to me sound slightly similar.There may be more accounts of the Nittaewo which I havent come across.I know that there was a skin attributed to one of these species in the Louvre a long time ago-or so apocryphal stories have it.Pretty amazing that the Orange Pendek might still be around.I hope so.
The Orang Pendek or Orang Pendak is a cryptid that is supposedly an unclassified species of primate similar to the orangutan that inhabits remote regions of the island of Sumatra.
www.care2.com /c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=1169&pst=16532   (1679 words)

  
 Orang Pendek
Der Orang Pendek oder Orang Pendak ist ein Kryptid, der eventuell eine noch nicht bekannte Primatensart darstellt.
Anders als bei den meisten anderen Kryptiden können sich aufgrund der vielen Indizien beim Orang Pendek auch eine Reihe von bekannten Wissenschaftlern seine Existenz vorstellen.
In der Vergangenheit haben die Einwohner Sumatras modifizierte und rasierte Schlankaffen als Bälge des Orang Pendeks an westliche Forscher verkauft.
www.all2know.com /de/wikipedia/o/or/orang_pendek.html   (313 words)

  
 Tigerforum - Orang Pendek
Hab auch noch nie was vom Orang Pendek gehört, aber wenn es schon ein Heer von Wissenschaftlern gibt die das erforschen, dann sollte schon was dran sein.
Der Orang Pendek lebt auf der indonesischen Insel Sumatra und kommt dort höchstwahrscheinlich nur noch in der Region um den Berg Kerinci vor.
Zwei Jahre darauf, begegnete der Plantagenvorsteher Oostingh in einem Waldstück einem Orang Pendek.
www.tigerforum.de /thread.php4?threadid=1533&boardid=47&styleid=2&sid=3993969601842c36f307e9ecbb7d35ee   (1911 words)

  
 Orang Pendek, Benarkan Ada? - 14/09/2004, 17:35 WIB - KOMPAS Cyber Media - Sains & Teknologi
Untuk mengetahui secara pasti apakah orang pendek benar ada, dua penjelajah amatir dari Inggris akan berusaha memfilmkan makhluk-makhluk misterius tersebut.
Apabila benar ada, maka penemuan orang pendek ini pastilah bakal menggemparkan dunia, sama halnya bila seseorang berhasil menemukan yeti di Himalaya.
Nah, ekspedisi orang pendek yang sekarang mereka lakukan, sejauh ini menjadi pencarian paling sukses, karena temuan rambut dan jejak kaki.
www.kompas.com /teknologi/news/0409/14/173708.htm   (509 words)

  
 Orang Pendek   (Site not responding. Last check: )
At first, Ms Martyr collated information from tales about the 4ft primate told by the local population on the jungle-clad mountain that dominates Kerinci Sadlat national park on the western side of the island, which until recently was isolated.
Orang pendek have been getting along quite nicely for millennia.
It would be a dreadful indictment on us to see that continuing with theorang pendek." The FFPS is also keen to ensure orang pendek is left alone, safe in its own habitat.
web.ncf.ca /bz050/HomePage.op.html   (591 words)

  
 Orang_Pendek   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Orang Pendek From Sterwiki Orang Pendek (sedapa of segoegoe) betekent letterlijk 'korte mens'.
De Orang Pendek is een mysterieus wezen waarvan het bestaan in twijfel mag worden getrokken.
De Orang Pendek behoort in dezelfde categorie als de Bigfoot en de Yeti.
www.1000vragen.nl /financieel_nieuws/2004/11/24/finnieuws_Orang_Pendek.html   (185 words)

  
 Mengarang pantun.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Pantun yang pendek, dua kerat pada kebiasaannya menjadi suatu kelaziman sehinggakan ia menjadi satu bidalan.
Begitu juga sekiranya sesuatu perkataan itu tidak benar, pastilah orang tidak akan memperkatakannya.
Dari Ma'qil R.A. katanya: saya mendengar Rasulullah S.A.W berkata "Sesungguhnya orang yang diserahi tanggung jawab oleh Allah atas rakyat lalu ia mati dalam keadaan menipu rakyatnya itu, niscaya syurga itu akan haram baginya.
w3.spancity.com /yosri/KaedahMengarangPantun.htm   (903 words)

  
 The Purvis Lab Orang-Pendek Watch
The worker, surprised by the appearance of the Pendek from the trees during a routine break, managed a quick exposure which, although poorly framed, has managed to catch the impression of activity and rapid movement so evident from our previous sightings.
I have now developed the film from or Pendek expedition and was wondering if you could paste them up on the site with a few fl and white shots or scanned in additions of the other members of the research team.
One of the senior members of the expedition suggested that a close watch should be kept on the Pendek when he is next sighted in an attempt to see how the creature forages...
www.bio.ic.ac.uk /evolve/people/rich/pendek.html   (1385 words)

  
 Holy Bible: Indonesian Translation (Bahasa Indonesia Seharihari) | Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Maka sesuai dengan perintah TUHAN pergilah aku dan menyembunyikan sarung pendek itu di dekat Sungai Efrat.
Beberapa waktu kemudian TUHAN menyuruh aku pergi lagi ke Sungai Efrat untuk mengambil sarung pendek itu.
Aku telah melihat kamu mengejar ilah-ilah lain di bukit dan di ladang, seperti seorang laki-laki tergila-gila terhadap istri orang lain atau seperti kuda jantan bernafsu terhadap kuda betina.
www.ccel.org /ccel/bible/idbah.Jer.13.html   (497 words)

  
 Orang Pendek - Definition, explanation
As is the case with the Yeti, expeditions to find the Orang Pendek turned up no conclusive evidence, save hairs which do not belong to an orangutan, chimpanzee, gorilla, sun bear, monkey, macaque, tapir, gibbon, langur, or human.
Alleged photographs of the creature were either proven to be conclusively fake or of too low a quality to be useful.
Homo floresiensis: a small hominin species discovered in 2003, surviving as late as 12000 BC; conceivably still extant as the Ebu Gogo and/or the Orang Pendek.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/o/or/orang_pendek.php   (385 words)

  
 Website Design Forums : Wrestling Forum : SEO - Tracking down the 'jungle yeti'   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The orang pendek - which is reputed to be related to the orang-utan - is said to measure up to 5ft (1.5m) tall and walk like a man.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40047000/jpg/_40047096_footprint203.jpg Is this the footprint of the orang pendek?
But the future of the orang pendek - if it exists - is threatened by illegal logging which is destroying the jungle habitat, but which many Sumatrans see as their only way of making a living.
www.jrwrestling.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-683.html   (723 words)

  
 Orang Pendek
Traditions hold that the Orang Pendek (only used as a name in southern Sumatra) is a relatively short apelike animal which has a language of sorts, although the Sumatrans cannot understand it.
The Orang Pendek were often seen perched on the stomachs of the trapped beasts, eating the flesh.
Also, the residents informed her that while the mane of the Orang Pendek was usually dark, it was yellow or tan in some individuals.
www.fortunecity.com /roswell/siren/552/as_orpend.html   (1824 words)

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