Mande Barung

The Mande Barung, or Mande Burung is an alleged ape-like creature said to inhabit the Meghalaya subtropical forests in the remote Garo Hills of the north east of India and in Bangladesh.

Generally described as a large, hairy bipedal hominoid, some believe that this animal, or its close relatives, may be found around the world under different regional names, such as the Yeti of Tibet and Nepal, the Ban-manush in Bangladesh, the Yeren of mainland China, and the Bigfoot of the Pacific northwest region of the United States and the Canadian province of British Columbia.

It is one of the lesser-known examples of cryptozoology. The mande barung may be a surviving form of the giant Pleistocene ape Gigantopithecus.

See also

• Almas, Mongolia
• Amomongo, Philippines
• Ban-manush, Bangladesh
• Barmanou, Afghanistan and Pakistan
• Bigfoot, Pitt Lake Giant, or Sasquatch, USA and Canada
• Chuchunaa, Siberia
• Fear liath, Scotland
• Fouke Monster, Arkansas (USA)
• Gigantopithecus
• Hibagon, Japan
• Isnashi, South America
• Momo the Monster, Louisiana (USA)
• Người Rừng, Vietnam
• Nuk-luk, Canada
• Orang Mawas, Malaysia
• Orang Pendek, Indonesia
• Skunk Ape, Florida (USA)
• Woodwose, medieval Europe
• Yeren, China
• Yeti
• Yowie, Australia

References

• "On the trail of the Indian Yeti", BBC
• "Meghalaya’s monster makeover", Hidustan Times
• Meghalaya Tourism site
• "Search for Bigfoot in Meghalaya's jungles', Nerve - Indian news website
• "'Yeti hair' to get DNA analysis", BBC