Alma/Almasti

The Alma is a form of hairy hominid which has been sighted along the Caucasus mountains throughout Asia. They largely live in the mountains or the Gobi Desert. They stand 5 to 6 and a half feet tall and are covered in reddish brown curly hair which covers everything except their hands and faces. They have prominent brow ridges and cheekbones, flat noses, and jutting lower jaws without visible chins. They have long arms, walk upright with bent knees, and the big toes curve inward and are shorter than the other toes. Their fingernails and toenails resemble those of humans. They eat grass and wild vegetables. Its name translates to “wild man” in Mongolian. They have sometimes been thought to live in the Altai Mountains and Tien Shan. They may use simple tools but don’t seem to have a language. They have been sighted as adults and as children. They were noted by Hans Schiltberger, a Bavarian nobleman, in the 1420s. Some have theorized that they are surviving members of the species Homo Erectus.

Citations:

Coleman, Loren, and Clark, Jerome. Cryptozoology A To Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters Sasquatch Chupacabras and Other Authentic M. United States, Touchstone, 2013

Newton, Michael. Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology: A Global Guide to Hidden Animals and Their Pursuers. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2014.