The government of the Malaysian state of Johor says it
is to organise an attempt to track down a legendary ape man said to
roam its jungles. There have been a spate of sightings of Big
Foot,
known in local legend as Hantu Jarang Gigi – ghosts with widely spaced
teeth. Last November three fishery workers claimed to have
seen a Big
Foot family that left footprints up to 45cm long.
Conservationists say
that damage to branches suggested that the creatures could have been up
to 3m tall. There were similar sightings by members of the
local
indigenous minority who said they had seen a ‘King Kong’ covered in
black fur. Now, the chief minister of Johor, Abdul Ghani
Othman, says a
proper scientific expedition will track Big Foot’s big
foot-prints.