Giants From the Dreamtime the Yowie In Myth And Reality

Sumatra 1916

Male Sedapa

The Dutch Administration of that time took the existence of the Sedapa seriously enough to launch an investigation of these hominids. In early July 1916, two hunters spotted a male Sedapa on the slopes of Mt Kaba in the Boekits Range. The black hairy creature was in the act of breaking open a fallen tree in search of beetle larvae. He was a mere 20 yards from the men. Suddenly becoming aware of their presence, he dashed off into the forest, leaving the two men quite stunned.

Whole families of these primitive hominids have been claimed seen in these parts, even with recent years. The height of average Sedapas is aid to be at least 1.5 to 1.8m for the males and 1.2 to 1.5m for the females.