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Thursday, December 16, 2010

DALE DRINNON: RECENT POSTINGS ON CHINESE 'WILDMAN' HAIR SAMPLES

Local people think hair of unidentified creature could be from "Wild Man"
Global Times
November 23 2010

The Shennongjia Nature Reserve in Hubei province has examined a strand of hair which it has not managed to identify, prompting local people to speculate that it may belong to the "Wild Man" – China's own Bigfoot.

Piao Jinlan, a researcher at the reserve, said that scientists need to continue their tests before they can identify the species. The hair is said to be thicker than human hair and thinner than horsetail hair, and the reserve posted a photo on its website on November 22.

More than 400 people have claimed to have seen the half-man, half-ape "Wild Man" in the area in the last 100 years. Witnesses describe the creature as walking upright, more than 2 meters tall and with grey, red or black hair all over its body. An investigative team was set up in 2009 and started a large-scale search for the mysterious creature in Shennongjia this year.

http://china.globaltimes.cn/top-photo/2010-11/595939.html


Shennongjia releases micrographs of unknown animal's hair
November 25, 2010

The Shengnongjia National Nature Reserve has released the micrographs of unknown animal hair on its website on Nov. 22. The micrographs show that the hair of the unknown animal is very different from human hair and horse tail hair. Therefore, the exact origin of the hair is worth studying. The micrographs that have been released are from the molecular lab under the Research Institute of Shennongjia National Nature Reserve. Using a microscope, Piao Jinlan, a researcher from the molecular lab, observed the unknown hair samples, which included black and light brown hair, and translucent cream-colored hair from the area where locals originally found the unknown hair.

She also used horse tail hair taken from a ski field located in southern Shennongjia and women's hair as references to compare her findings. Researchers spent nearly half a day to compare the hairs and their observable internal structures and agreed that they cannot determine whether the unknown hair is human hair or horse tail hair.

Although Piao has been using and looking through microscopes for a long time, the microscopic images of this unknown animal hair still surprised her. However, she believes that a further in-depth analysis is still needed, with more scientific technical means to make a qualitative conclusion. The local nature conservation sectors said they will not rule out adopting any openly suggested scientific identification methods in order to determine the source of the unknown animal hair as early as possible and to unveil the mystery of the unknown animal.

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90782/7210877.html

2 comments:

Adam Davies said...

I have been to Hubei ,with Dr.Jeff Meldrum looking for evidence of the Yeren.I found that he ecosystem and terrain could easily support such a creature, and of course the stoires about wildmen in China go back hundreds of years.Importantly, Jeff examined some prints previously found by our tracker Mr.Yuan, and identified them as being form an `unkown primate`.I found the Chinese researchers to be a dedicated bunch.I think this is one of the most likely places in the world to yield subtantive proof of bipedal apes.

Anonymous said...

Good man. I am very glad to hear that. Of course I am in complete sympathy with your views.
Best Wishes, Dale D.