The Yowie Legend Lives On (+ Photos)

Gotta agree with everyone and re-itterate the obvious....great read!

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Agreed that even some primates today use tools which would be a sign of acute intelligence. I suppose an animal of this magnitude would be very hard to understand indead because we haven't any proof about his personality or habits. So I will agree that if there is a large primate with an acute form of intelligence it could possibly have avoided capture for this long. The only thing that doesn't make any sense is: No Corpse and if there aren't any have they also become intelligent enough to bury their own dead? Also there's a very low possibility that an animal would have never made a mistake an accidently injured it self, therefor dieing far away from any of it's family; yes all hypothetical's that still lead me to believe a low probability of there being a yowie.

Originally posted by fooffstarr
So you spotted one of our infamous big cats? Very nice.

After hearing my father talking to other land-owners in the area about what we saw that night on the way home, it dawned on me that our sighting was nothing all that unusual. The other land-owners had all experienced sightings - not only of the creature my father and I seen - but other similar-looking creatures with variations in both colour and physical appearance.

I had no reason at the time to doubt the honesty of any of the farmers, as they were people we had known for years, and were not known for idle chatter or boasting.

Sum-total: if you stay in the bush long enough, you'll probably see things that will leaving you scratching your head and wishing you had brought along a camera.




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Yeah, I know what you mean.

Big cat sightings are fairly common here in Australia, especially here on the East Coast.

My theory is that they are the mixed breeds of that huge number of African cats released in the 70's.

Laws came in saying that all those rich socialites who had bought exotic animals as status symbols had to have them put down, so most of them simply released the animals into the bush.

My guess is they have interbred with feral cats and/or each other and have started a small colony.

Originally posted by TNT13
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Agreed that even some primates today use tools which would be a sign of acute intelligence. I suppose an animal of this magnitude would be very hard to understand indead because we haven't any proof about his personality or habits. So I will agree that if there is a large primate with an acute form of intelligence it could possibly have avoided capture for this long. The only thing that doesn't make any sense is: No Corpse and if there aren't any have they also become intelligent enough to bury their own dead? Also there's a very low possibility that an animal would have never made a mistake an accidently injured it self, therefor dieing far away from any of it's family; yes all hypothetical's that still lead me to believe a low probability of there being a yowie.

You've got me there.

That is the only real factor about the whole Bigfoot/Yowie/Sasquatch mystery I don't have an answer for. Why are corpses or skeletons ever discovered?

The only explanation, like you touched on, is that they are a coherent enough society to bury their dead. If that is the case, then that means they hold some religious beliefs, and that brings up a myriad of new ethical issues regarding their existence.

I can remember several years back (not sure if it passed though), someone was trying to pass a bill that equated the killing of a Bigfoot with the murder of a human because of how closely related the two species seem.

Sounded pretty hilarious at the time, but If these creatures are intelligent enough not only to avoid humans but to leave little to no trace behind either, maybe it isn't that stupid to have them protected by law.

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Originally posted by fooffstarr
That is the only real factor about the whole Bigfoot/Yowie/Sasquatch mystery I don't have an answer for. Why are corpses or skeletons ever discovered?

Bears bury their dead, and brown bears in Spain have even been spotted burying dead sheep.

Brown bears in Spain

If bigfoot et al possess an intelligence greater than that of the bear then it goes without saying that they are capable of burying their dead.

On another note, if these creatures intend to stay hidden, isn't it safe to assume they wander in packs? This way, if one suffers an accident, there are always others to either assist the injured, or dispose of the body.

Creatures evading human contact for thousands of years are anything but primitive.

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Interesting.

I didn't know that at all. Thanks

So bears can bury their dead... hmmm. At least it gives a bit more support for the theory regarding hairy humanoids.

As far as Bigfoot/Yowies moving in packs, it is assumed they are a social animal.

There have been sightings of large and small creatures together (mother and child?) and in these cases, the adult creatures are always more aggressive, like most other animals. Protecting their young.

Most interesting. It's been a while since I've heard anything about the Yowie but this new picture has got me questioning the existence of the creature again. Could it just be an ape or is it a relation to the Sasquatch? I hope one day we finally get to know these answers.

I would like to share a story of an experiance I had when I was a teenage more the 10 years ago now. Just the thought of the experiance still sends chills up my spine and through my body.

My home while as a child was on a remote mountainous property apart of the new england national park in nothern new south wales. I spent more then 10 years living here. My Parents still live on this property.

The story goes. I used to ride my fathers trail bike around this property usually at a fast pace for thrill seeking purposes. This property is full of old fire roads through thick remote bush land. So one day riding around I decided to go down a track that I very rarelly visited, as there was allways a strange feeling in this particular area of the property. Others that lived around there had also felt this. Anyway, riding down this old over grown track, my dog racing along beside me, as he always did. I stoped, a feeling of dread and horror came over me! my hairs standing on end. As the road was narrow and on the side of mountain, my reaction was to jump of my bike and start turning it around. By this point my dog had fled the area, nowhwere to be seen. As I jumped back on my bike, I heard (Approx 5m off) very large heavy foot steps coming down the hill towards me through the long grass. (Bascially sounded like a large Human footsteps, the image of Yowie entered my mind) So petrafied by this point I could not look back and I hit the throttle hard. Half way back down the hill I found my dog heading for home and I did the same. When I got back to the house my mum said I Looked like I saw a ghost, hair still standing on end. Needless to say I did not go riding again for along time.

She still remembers to this day, how scared I was and says she has had similar experiance of feelings that something is watching. Others that had lived there also had similar stories of feelings that there was somthing watching in that area.

There are also aboriginal stories of the hairy man living along that mountain range, the area was avoided by the aboriginal tribes before the settlers and was a place they sent there people as punishment.

It should be mentioned that I know the sounds of the bush. There are wallabys around the area and I have seen and know the sound they make when bounding. They always run away not towards. This experiance was unlike any sound I have ever heard.

I have had many other experiances of something watching from the surrounding landscape on many occassions. Still to this day whenever I return I have the feeling that this thing! things are watching. My mother has has the attitude of im not bothering it so it doesnt bother me and my dad wont say anything and chooses to ignore it.

The thought of that experiance still freaks me out. What ever it was, was unknown to me and I still have trouble passing through that area.

Anyways, I hope this valid, just thought Id share my story. Im open to any suggestions.

Ps. Sorry for the terrible grammer.

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Thanks for telling your story.

You were living in a bit of a hot spot at the time. The Hunter and New England probably see the most sighting reports.

I hadn't heard of the Aboriginals using Yowie-prone areas as punishment before. Poor buggers that got subjected to that. It is terrifying enough to come into contact with one in a group, close to lights and help. It would be heart-stopping to be all alone in the bush with one or more of these things, with no help in sight.

Thanks again for posting.

By all accounts it would seem there are afew common factors that seem to ring true when encountering this beast. One thing that seems to give some truth to these stories is that dogs always seem to run scared! Along with other animals. Witnesses and those that have an experiance with these creatures all report feelings of absolute horror and dread when in contact and the needto flee the area. Is this indeed some of the telling factors that grant some truth to the myth of the beast. So many common storys it seems unlikely they are figments of an over active imagination alone in the remote parts of the world.

Is it possible they live on some other demensional plane that has been decribed to me by a native australian guy? Saying only belivers and the aware can see and have encounters? Is this a reason they are stil myth? Could it be these things actually have some type of habination patterns kinda like a bear might, especially the nth american variety, that keeps them so hidden from society. If these things truely exsist, it would seem these things are quite possible more human then we expect, more then beast. Could it be possible for some sort of dialouge with these creatures. This seems unlikely as human can even understand other races of our species littlelone other creaures of the same family tree.

It would none the less, also seem they are quite good hunters as we once were and very alert and aware of there environment and humans. A contributing factor that keeps them hidden. All this said why have these things not come to light, could it be the authorities keep a lid on such things? Could it be these things are better of left to there own devices. For as destructive as these things can become human are surely the greater threat, the more destructive being on this planet. Im affraid if the light was shone on these critters would man not take to it with a gun like he does everthing else. Maybe we should fear ourselfs more then these creatures. As these beings seem to want little to do with us. If they are real the seem to recognise us as some kind of threat. Hence reports of aggresive actions towards us. More of a warning then anything.

Whatever the case maybe. These are some of things ive been pondering. I hope this is relative and relative or not I hope this gives cause for thought. I would be most interested in peoples thoughts on such matters!

I have spoken to Dean Harrison a number of times while i was researching Ancient Cultures visiting Australia.
I found him to be a very intelligent man who has put together a fantastic web site and has put together a fantastic team talk about dedication.

Fooffstar you already posted the link to Deans site ill post it again i also took the liberty of copying his intro which answers a lot of questions asked on this thread.

www.yowiehunters.com.au


This is the very informative intro from Deans Site.


What is a Yowie?

The reader should be in findings on fossil evidence, eye witness reports, academic findings, A.Y.R. research and from many of our fellow research allis from Australia and around the world.

With all that said, remember that unless a specimen is brought in, nobody has all the facts and much of the information is is pure hypothesis. No-one can claim to 'know it all'.

So what is it?


There are at least two known kinds of Yowie in Australia that we can be reasonably certain about. There are the large Yowie that is normally between 6-10ft and the smaller, yet fully-grown variety that is roughly 4-5ft. These different species/Genus are found in nearly every Country around the World.

In Australia, there are almost 10,000 'reported' sightings of our ape-man like creature that is said to walk our forests. Could you imagine how may reports or sightings that still remain 'un-reported'?

The aim of this web site is to inform the reader with as many details we can.

The sightings of the "Hairy Man" are not always a 'one off' glimpse, but are sometimes witnessed up to 30 people at the same time over prolonged periods. Could this be mass hysteria? Not likely. There is more evidence to suggest that the Yowie does exist, than not.

Keep in mind that a panel of 5 people can recognise and convict a bank robber in a Court of Law. Imagine what 100 hundred witnesses could do or even a thousand!

Upon the white man, when they first settled in this Country in the late 1700's, the native Aborigines told them in great detail about an ape-man like beast that lived in the forests. At first the settler's thought this was just a tale to scare them away, because such animals were unknown in England and most people had not even heard of such things. However it wasn't long before they found out the stories from these people were more than true.

In 1790, the first official reported sighting of the creature by a white man was released in the local Newspapers in a small country town we now know as Sydney. During the 1800's numerous reports followed through out NSW and also the rest of the country. The 1800's were a buzz with sightings of the creature around the country. Newspapers and magazines began writing about people's encounters as they were reported. In most of these reports, the creature was always described as "an ape" or "ape-like man." The same descriptions given today.

The earliest known Southern sighting to A.Y.R was reported in 1849 on Phillip Island, Victoria. It states that several people had observed a creature, which was 6-7ft tall that resembled a half Baboon - half man. At the time of the sighting, the creature was said to be sitting on the edge of a lake when they shot at it.

Across the boarder in South Australia at approximately the same time during the 1840's, reports were hitting the newspapers about the Aborigine's telling their stories of the "Narcoonah" (Yowie) which lived in their area.

In Western Australia in the mid to late 1800's, 3 white men on expedition told of their strange encounter with a creature, which resembled a monkey. April 1871, a man named George Osbourne saw a "Gorilla type" creature amble down a tree and scared his horse. He said it was around 5 ft tall with black hair and was well developed.

That is just the smallest of samples. The rest of the reports you can read in the web site.

The sightings of the "Yowie" around this Country became epidemic. This was before every home (Shack or dwelling), had Televisions, cars, email, fax, next day delivery, phones and everything was pretty much a two month wait. Yet these reports from around the country, in every port, were describing the same beast? The same beast people describe in great detail today? There is NO change in the description! Don't be sceptical - this is Fact! This 'fact' cannot be ignored; fact MUST be taken into consideration.

In the 1900's with people developing road systems and remote townships, they progressed further through the deeply forested areas. The sightings were on the rapid increase - yet the subject remained "taboo". Although the sightings were frequent, those who had not personally encountered the ape-like creature found it difficult to believe that such a beast could exist in the start of the 1900's. Much like today, we unfortunately think that we know everything there is to know! It was not much different back then with their 100 short years of colonialism. After all, they too at that time thought they were quite advanced with their "today's technology" and of course thought such a creature would have been found or captured by then.

More recently, fossil evidence from South Africa, Asia and Australia has been unearthed suggesting the existence of the creature, and many scientists believe that these creatures that walked upright like man, but with a large ape like head has been extinct for thousands of years. More and more academic's now believe after viewing the evidence, that the creature does in fact exist.

The same Species of this Genus is probably best known in North America/Canada as Sasquatch and in the southern states of America as Bigfoot. In areas of China as yeti or Chi-Chi, North East of Russia as Chuchuna, midland Russia as Almasty. Today in Africa as Pongo and Engeco, Brazil and Argentina as mapinguary, Japan as Nibagon and so on.

The first documented case from the first white settlers of Australia dates back to the 1790's when they often described it as a Gorilla or man-ape. The Aboriginal folklore of the Yowie dates back almost thousand years before the settlement of white man. Depending on which area of Australia the Aboriginals lived and which tribe they belonged, they had many different names for the Yowie including "Noocoonah", "Doolagahl", "Gooligah", "Quinken", "Thoolagal", "Yaroma", "Yahoo", "Jingera", "Jimbra", "Tjandara" and many more.

The name "Yowie" was most probably an adaptation from white man of the close sounding Aboriginal names "Yuuri" and "Yowri", which were two commonly used names for the creature, particularly in N.S.W.

The largest populations of the Yowie would be on the Southeast seaboard of Australia in remote mountainous ranges, although every state in Australia has its share of sightings. Sightings today are being reported more frequently as ever before, however after thousands of Australians sighting the Yowie through the years, there is still very little footage of the creature - however we do have footage in this country. As time goes on and more people build deeper in the woods, we expect the sightings and encounters to continue to grow.

Palaeontology and Archaeology is riddled with debate, politics and conjecture. Some findings from the past that were promptly dismissed, are passed today as Gospel, and other findings that were once considered to be fact have now been changed. The best we can do is report on what is viewed today as the most accurate story according to the most recent findings.

According to Palaeontology, Gigantopithecus would be the most likely suspect to what many people see today in the woods and forests. The fossil evidence found suggest that it could have been up to 12ft tall, 1000lb and walked up right - depending on the varying views from the so-called "experts". It lived as long as 8 million years ago and the most recent remains were around 10,000 years old in China. They were also found in India and South Africa.

One of the interesting aspects about Gigantopithecus was the fact that it also lived during human existence. One theory is that during those times, man had killed most of them off, thus instilling a fear of man and driving them further in to the bush to remote areas where they still survive today. The Aboriginal history also tells of them killing the beast, as well as being killed. There is no other ape in history that suits the description of what people see today, other then Gigantopithecus.

The closest ape to Gigantopithecus would be the genus "Sivapithecus". Sivapithecus also lived around the Miocene epoch, 13-7 million years ago (depending on what you read). Although the main difference between the two is size, the Sivapithecus was more related to the modern day Orangutan.
Giganto being the large and formidable ape like creature that we see today and leaves the huge foot prints, but what about the small "hairy men" that are also often reported?

Again we must look back through history. We have to keep in mind that it is often the case that when a species is declared extinct, it pops its head up years later leaving a little bit of egg on the face of science and sceptics. History has proved many times that extinct certainly DOES NOT mean "extinct", most often simply means "not shot lately!"

So what about these small hairy men? Between the last 500,000 - 5 million years ago, the world was full of them! This isn't a guess; this is fact according to science. The fossil evidence has found that the Australopithecus, Homo Habilis, Homo erectus etc were only around 4ft tall and hairy. There is of coarse differing species of these genus, some were broad and robust while others were more gracile.
The most likely candidate for theses smaller creatures still existing today would be both Australopithecus Robustus and perhaps Homo Habilis.

Robustus lived during the more modern human times as well, and there is little doubt that there would have certainly been conflict for survival between all these different Genus and species. The main factor that gave Robustus an advantage was its powerful physique. It lived around 1-2 million years ago (depending on what you read), and its skull has Gorilla like ridges indicating it had massive chewing power. It had a broad flat face and less projecting jaws. The feet would have been more human like than Giganto, not nearly as large either - which is also what is found in the bush and passed off as human.

Descriptions and analysis:
Gigantopithecus are often reported are between 6 - 10 feet tall. The hair is normally brownish, although there are cases where the reported hair was Reddish/brown, Dusty light brown, Grey or Black.
The hairy normally covers the whole body except the immediate face. The hair length seems vary depending on climate, it is normally between 2-4 inches.

One of the names for this giant in the NT is the giant "Quinken", and is said to be up to 14ft tall with three toes. The toes vary from three to five depending on species (9 out of 10 prints have five toes), and the size of the feet can generally be found from 13" to 20" for the fully-grown creature. They have large eyes that sometimes are reported to glow red or Yellow in the reflection of the moon at night.

The modern Gorillas eyes also reflect red when filmed and seen from certain angles at night. American Cryptozoologist Craig Heinselman tells us that the tapetum lucidum of the Yowies eyes is composed of a white substance on the retina called the guanine. This forms a mirror-like surface. As light passes to the retina it strikes the tapetum and is bounced back through the retina. This allows the retina another chance to send the signal to the brain. This is especially important while hunting wherein low light is filtered to allow for optimisation of the situation. This tapetum also is the cause of the "eye shine" occurrence that is associated with many nocturnal animals.

All primates also exhibit a type of photoreceptor in the eye; these are mechanisms to recognize light and/or colour. One of these photoreceptors is called a rod that is crucial for low light filtering. The other photoreceptor is called the cones and functions best under brighter lights, these cones also factor into colour recognition. The cones centre around a portion of the retina called the fovea, which is like a small indent. Apes and monkeys (some) possess this fovea and hence optimised colour vision.

In the case of nocturnal primates, this fovea is lacking or the photoreceptors are lacking. For instance their douroucouli (Aotus trivirgatus) also called the owl or night monkey from South America is strictly nocturnal and lacks cones in its retinas. Bright lights are detrimental to it, as the light impulses are damaging without the cones of the retina to proses the incoming senses. Another advantage nocturnal primates have is larger eyes in general. This allows for added optimisation of the limited light availability. This in turn affects their feeding habits, as the ability to see better in the dark or twilight means that the chances of finding food are better.

Some Yowies have been reported to have large and prominant fangs; however, this is subject to species we believe and not always the case. They have thick dark skin on the face with deep skin folds and a flattened wide nose with a sagittal crest skull. They often have a strong odour of defecation and urination, although some people describe the smell as rotten eggs.

Some researchers believe that the odour can be emitted at will, like a pheromone sack similar to that of a skunk. This may be true, some of the encounters from the A.Y.R team tell of a distinct odour from the creature on one occasion, yet when they encounter the same creature either the same night or another time, there is no smell? The most likely point to make from the odour perspective is that the Yowie has butt cheeks similar to man, but covered in hair. When most other animals defecate, it generally comes out clean, however with extremely hairy butt cheeks the deification would get caught time and time again, thus the smell. (I hope I put that the nicest way possible!)

They are powerfully built animals with broad shoulders, no neck and muscular legs similar to an ape, yet upright. We estimate their weight between 500-800 pounds. They are sometimes reported a little hunched over with their legs bent and their arms hanging low.

Diet:
The Yowies are omnivorous and they will eat anything available. They've been known to steal chickens and other domestic and farmyard animals and retreat back to the bush with them.
They have been seen eating fruit from people's orchards and going through people's garbage bins and rubbish tips. The yowies also eat road kill and basically anything they can lay their hands on.

Habits:
Some people believe they are solitary in nature because they are mostly sighted alone. This is not entirely true, there are many reports of families being seen together and they have also been sighted in pairs. They are habitual creatures that often stay in the same area for many years, but wander vast areas in search of food.

In Yowie areas, you would more than likely find strange stick structures, snapped trees, massive feats of strength, torn apart trees, human looking trails and trees that have been strangely bent over and woven into forks of other trees.

In the more open areas they like to stay with in the tree line because they don't want to be seen. You can normally find tracks inside the tree line where they follow the main tracks, although there have been some reports of them showing themselves in the open, however this is normally the exception rather then the rule.

They often spend the daytime down in the valleys near water, and find a safe and secure area to sleep; at night they often go to higher ground for hunting or follow the creeks and streams. They differ in personality the same as Humans do, some are passive, and some are dangerous.

A lone human walking through the bush (especially at night), in an active area could be bound for trouble. The Yowie normally stays clear of large groups of humans, but a lone walker could get the scare of his/her life or much worse. It normally starts as a slow 'stalking' process; the victim first thinks he is being followed by another human, as he begins to run, so does the Yowie keeping the same pace. Most will just get a kick out of just scaring you, but as we said it could be much worse if you find yourself alone with one with bad intentions.

If you find yourself in the presence of one of these creatures at night, we recommend a bright torch in the eyes and a lot of loud noise, they will try and scare you off and often follow you from the bush at a 45-degree angle.

They always try to conceal themselves behind objects such as bushes and trees and they are extremely fast through the bush, which is why it is so hard to get a clear photo. Odd shrill whistles and howling are often associated with these creatures. They have great night vision, and they don't like bright lights. They hate being given away by dogs, this irritates them and they often deal with the dog if there is an opportunity.

They are very intelligent in the bush and masters of their environment. They have to be respected.
They sometimes haunt people's homes when they have built on their land. They do this by banging on the walls and doors of their homes in the dead of the night. They are very curious of humans and especially children.

Frequently asked questions:

Why are there no bodies found? No one in Asia has ever found a large primate such as a Gorilla or Orang-utan that has died of natural causes. The large primate goes to the most remote locations in the bush to die in peace, away from predators. After they die, other animals pick the flesh from the carcass until there are only bones left, and then bones are either carried away, covered with dirt and undergrowth or eaten away by the acidic soil. Fossils are the exception rather than the rule. Fossils are rare; otherwise you wouldn't be able to walk a straight line with out stepping on bones everywhere. Keep in mind how many Koalas and Roo's are found dead by natural causes............... none! Even the domestic cat disappears to die.............. The only bodies of Giganto and Robustus found at this stage, are that of fossils. This country also has had its share of fossil evidence.

Why not many photos? Who carries a camera with them at night?
The Yowie is generally a nocturnal primate in human habituated areas, and they roam the most remote areas of our forest.
Occasionally people camping at night will encounter what we call a "fringe walker" Yowie that comes close to civilization and is often only seen briefly, then gone. Not many cameras will work well at night, in fact none of them will.
The Yowie keeps himself hidden while watching the human, and if somehow he IS seen, he normally takes off. Then often by the time the person finds himself a camera and overcomes the fear, it is long gone. If the human chases the Yowie, he will quickly learn that there is no use, its just far too fast and can navigate the most hostile terrain without difficulty.
Always remember that the Yowie has a higher intellect than any other animal, and is smarter than people in its own environment. He does not want to be caught.

How did they get here? The opinion differs from researcher to researcher. Many people believe they walked here from land bridges from Asia during the ice age, which is the most realistic concept. Others believe they could have drifted here on trees and alike after large storms. Some people think they are paranormal...........whatever the fact may be, the most important thing is that they are here.

The Skeptic:
"The unqualified boffin."
Anyone who dismisses thousands of credible first hand witnesses is a fool! Anyone, who claims that all these massive fresh footprints found deep in the harsh jungles must be from either a bare foot Basketballer or Swimmer lost in the woods without their shoes, is a fool!
You'd have to be rather arrogant and self opinionated to say thousands of people who have seen these creatures are wrong. To disclaim 'one' person's sighting is an arrogant thing to do, let alone thousands.

Remember that the Skeptic is far less qualified than the actual "researchers" who study these creatures. The Skeptic is NOT the person who travels the country interviewing the witnesses and certainly doesn't spend the countless hours in the bush like we do. So how can they even comment? They are not qualified to do so.
Wasn't it the skeptic that said the "world is flat?" Well, civilization has come a long way since then (the skeptic has not), and many new varieties of foliage and exciting new creatures are still being found today, however the skeptic will always dismiss the findings of others unless its been presented on a steel table before him. Because by then its too late to cover up the truth, and that's what the Skeptic Society is there for??..
Keep in mind they said the "lung fish" was extinct, yet it has now been found alive and well. They said the tales of the silver back Gorilla was fantasy and the locals were imaging it, yet it is now found alive and well. The mega mouth shark was caught and released once only in 1975, and never seen again. Even the panda was said to be myth! Many animals have only been found in the 1900's, and there will be many new animals found in the future.

There's a lot more to this world than Television and microwave dinners and its only a matter of time before a Yowie is brought back from somewhere....... Which we will find unfortunate.

Thanks for the post I'm sure they are out there
For your viewing pleasure

Like Bigfoot, tales of the Yowie circulate among the Aboriginal tribes of Australia. The proof?

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Awesome find. I hadn't seen those videos before.

Oh and MinMin, thanks for posting that overview.

It is the best resource on the web related to the Yowie.

On a previous thread 5.2.2007 you had a very good post from justnads.
The story pricked a distant memory as i had heard of that story before in my travels around Australia, just could not place it anyway i brought the story to the Attention of the yowiehunters to see if i could find more background on it as of yet i not heard anything(i have been out of the loop for a couple of years in regards to this subject) but i do think the story is credibale anyway if you dont mind i will re post the story from "justnads" (a name most aussies would get) anyway here it is.

WA Yowies

My grandfather is one of the last aboriginal elders in Fremantle, he was born in a remote town called Wandering which is down the south of Western Australia on the way to Albany. He is one of many of my family, including myself who have had personal experiences with yowies. The nyoongar(tribe of Southern West Australia) people call the yowies, Woodarchies or Mumaries(spelt both how you would say the names) they are described as small like children, about 3 feet tall, covered with long dark hair, can run as fast as a horse can gallop and have double the strength of a human man. It was said in my family that they were known to abduct children by singing them away from their families whilst they were in the bush and take them as their own, my uncle as a child of 5yrs old was taken whilst the family was camping and was only found because of the collection of bottlecaps he had in his pocket and the noise that they made when he walked. He was a normal happy noisy child, but may father said that he was confused when he was found and couldn't remember why he had left the camp or what had happened.
A couple of years later my grandfather whilst hunting just out of Bodington witnessed two woodarchies roaming through thick bushland on a rocky outcrop. He was on the ridge of the gully and had a good view of the area but at first he thought it was two children because of their size, from the camping ground which was located about 1km away from where he wa. He realised how fast they were traveling and as they got closer realised that they were covered in fur, but what ran with them was what scared him the most. Following both creatures was a naked adult woman, her hair was very long and he said she was filthy, but she was human. Needless to say he never went hunting on his own again. A few months later after mentioning what he had seen to a few select people Pop found out that a female child of 7 months old had disapeared from a car parked on the roadside whilst her father had releived himself amongst the trees some twenty years before.

reply to post by MinMin


Yeah I remember that post.

I heard many similar stories around here from the Elders when I was doing my research.

In the recent Monsterquest episode about the swamp stalker the discussed the possibility that 'hairy men' are attracted by the sounds of children.

That kind of ties in with the Aboriginal stories of Yowies being fascinated by children and either abducting or harassing them.

Interesting thread , i believe there is so much of Australia that has yet to be explored properly , and if people did some digging i think we would find some amazing artifacts. Australia would of been an ideal place to live at some time in the past before it broke off from all the other continents, i wonder what lies beneath the grounds in the middle region above SA and below Darwin.

maybe a hidden pyramid! and of course maybe some hairy men

reply to post by nasacarl


Reminds me of a quote from one of the above videos. The quote is from Dean Harrison, the researcher who I quoted in my OP.

To paraphrase:

Most of the skeptics in this issue are academics in the city that sit at their desks and say 'well I haven't seen any proof of it's existence, so it must be false'.

If any of those skeptics came and spent a week in my life, I'm sure they'd change their mind pretty quickly

I entirely agree. I think that it is going to be the footsoldiers, so to speak, the ones that are out there gathering the evidence in the field, that make the great discoveries this century.

Not some boffin in a lab or a guy with a degree in sarcasm, but the average interested person that goes out and finds the answers for themselves.

reply to post by fooffstarr


Great Thread fooffstarr!

My girlfriend and I had a similar experience not too far from where I live (on the Mornington Peninsula) about a year ago now. We didn't get the rancid smell but the thumping was rather petrifying. Then we heard lots of small branches snapping and general rustling moving away from us.

The strange thing was that we both had the feeling prior that we were being watched. Can't say for sure that it was a Yowie but we were definitely alone in the bush (no other people) and there wasn't any creature I know of that would be capable of making those sounds. Something heavy was being thrown around for sure - and we didn't feel very welcome.

We got out of there real quick!

BTW, this was daylight, mid afternoon in the summer time.

IRM

reply to post by InfaRedMan


Thanks for posting Infa.

It does sound like a Yowie. I don't know how much of a presence they have in Victoria.

Perhaps they were driven towards the coast running from the bushfires?