LOCATION FILE
Kerinci Seblat — the Orang Pendek
FOLLOWKerinci, Jambi
DIRECTIONS →Access is limited. Check hours, permits or bookings before you go.
OVERVIEW
The Orang Pendek ('short person') is a creature said to live in the remote mountain forests of Sumatra, Indonesia — a ground-dwelling, bipedal ape covered in short fur, 80 to 150 cm tall. Most claimed sightings are in Kerinci Regency, especially within Kerinci Seblat National Park.
HISTORY
The nomadic Suku Anak Dalam (Orang Rimba) of the lowland forests say it has shared their forest for centuries; in Bukit Duabelas they speak of 'Hantu Pendek', more spirit than animal. Dutch settlers brought it to the West in the early 20th century; the surveyor van Heerwarden described meeting a dark, hairy creature on a branch while surveying land in 1923: 'There was nothing repulsive or ugly about its face, nor was it at all apelike.'
REPORTED ACTIVITY
LEGEND. Reported by forest peoples, villagers, colonists and Western travellers for at least a century; the source records no physical specimen.
VISITING
A national park; entry and trekking by permit and guide.
SITE PLAN
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