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Originally posted by Ajax
I don't get you people. There are a few obvious things to point out here. Whatever the creature in the background is (the one in the tree), it is definitely swinging around, and is DEFINITELY not a human. Whether it be an ape, monkey, or unknown primate is the true question we should try to figure out.
Originally posted by ReginalBigsby
My question is: What is the proof that this was actualy filmed in NY? Can anyone make out the lisence plate of the car?
What is the proof that this was filmed in NY?
There are two silhouetted figures visible in the footage. Both are apes. The smaller one is clearly not human.
According to few well known primatologists, the only possible alternatives to an unknown ape species are: 1) an exceptionally large gibbon, or 2) a year-old chimpanzee. Comparitive measurements may rule out those alternatives. It's size may be far beyond the known size ranges for gibbons or chimps, which are not native to upstate New York
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We're predicting that all primatologists who look at it closely will agree that the small figure is not a monkey. It's an ape.
The circumstances of the footage make it unlikely that it's a tall human prowling around tents with a pet ape and letting it loose in the trees. Throughout the entire northeast U.S. there is a legal ban on private ownership of any nonhuman primates. The primary purpose of the legal ban is to prevent the spread of lethal, highly infectious diseases, like Ebola hemorrhagic fever, etc., which crossed over into human populations through pet primates
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Ownership for commercial (e.g. zoo) purposes requires a special permit. Certain smaller species of monkeys are bred and sold in New York state for medical research purposes, but not for pets.
The tree is still there, apparently, but has not been measured yet.
The figures weren't noticed until a few years after the tape was shot. The cameraman was transfering his 8mm tapes to VHS tapes. His camcorder was hooked up to his big screen TV. Pridgen's girlfriend noticed it and called him in to the room to ask what it was.
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The location where the footage was obtained is between Modena and Ardonia, New York (Ulster County), within view of the Catskill Mountains.
The nearest sizeable city is Poughkeepsie, NY.
Originally posted by Cito
My first reaction seeing this video was that it was just moss swinging in the wind. But I dunno more I watch it my mind wants to see monkey hehe.
no idea though
Originally posted by ReginalBigsby
My question is: What is the proof that this was actualy filmed in NY? Can anyone make out the lisence plate of the car? Maybe I'm missing something... It wouldn't be hard at all to go camping in africa and catch something like that of film. Camping in a wildlife reserve, the monkeys would know to congregate around people, due to the food haphazardly left around.
What is the proof that this was filmed in NY?