As if war itself isn't monstrous enough, during the engagement in Vietnam for 19 years in the 50s, 60s, and into the 70s, there were encounters between American forces and, well, a cryptid even the Vietnamese had reported for a long time.
American soldiers reported encounters with something akin to what we call Bigfoot. These creatures would throw rocks and thus they were called "rock apes."
The Vietnamese call them "red apes" or referred to as batututs, or jungle people. They are further described as having red hair, ape-like features, and to often have their babies with them. Batututs were said to be around 6' tall, have long limbs, protruding stomachs, and to live in a pack.
Could this be the equivalent to the Orang Pendek in Sumatra? These are a highly reported, hair covered, ape-looking, short people, with reported auburn hair.
These rock ape encounters left quite the impression on the American forces, but what backs up their supposed encounters are the local legends of the Native People who have known of these beings for generations.
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