Hairy Hominids
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Chuchunya
The Chuchunya is a hairy hominid from East Siberia. They stand 6-7 feet tall, have heavy builds, prominent brow ridges and are covered in dark hair. Some are sighted alone, while some are sighted in small groups. Sometimes they are described as wearing animal skin clothes. They are omnivores who eat berries, fish, and reindeer. Some believe that several Chuchunya were killed by the Russian military during their civil war. Citations: Newton, Michael. Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology: A Global Guide to Hidden Animals and Their Pursuers. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2014.
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Chorti
The Chorti are mythical creatures from Mexico and Guatemala. They resemble hairy humanoids standing seven feet tall or larger, with arms and shoulders heavily packed with muscles. They have bowed legs and long ape-like arms with large claws at the end of their fingers for tearing bark off trees, cracking stones, and decapitating humans. Sometimes they’re described with backward facing feet by the Yaqui native americans. On occasion, they are viewed as nature spirits that guard forests, and other times just violent predatory creatures that kill humans to feed on their flesh and blood. They are known to leave footprints and claw marks on trees that have been seen and…
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Mt. Cameron Yeti Alien
The Mt. Cameron Yeti Alien was sighted in June 1932 at Mt. Cameron, in Colorado. It was sighted by a man named William Lamb. He found tracks measuring 17 inches long and 4-6 inches wide. He saw a fireball dropping from the sky which vanished and transformed into a creature. It stood 8 feet tall and resembled the yeti. The creature started chasing him, and he eventually managed to escape by jumping off a cliff onto a pine tree. He believes this is the same creature as the yeti from the Himalayas. Citations: Rosales, Albert. Humanoid Encounters 1930-1949: The Others Amongst Us. N.p., CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016.
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Barmanu
The Barmanu is a cryptid from Pakistan. They are hairy hominids whose name means “big hairy one.” They have a terrible smell and makes guttural sounds with a primitive voice box. When locals were shown pictures of the Minnesota Iceman, they saw a similarity to the Barmanu. 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.
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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…
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Äläkwis
The Äläkwis is a form of cannibal giant covered with hair from stories of the Bella Coola people of British Columbia. They once lived like humans on King Island. They had rites like worshiping fire. Most of them were killed from genocide by their neighbors the Bella Bella. Only a few escaped to the lake near the inner section of the island. They were once witnessed fishing in a boat, but when they realized they were being watched, they broke down their boat and ran off into the woods. Citations: Annual Archæological Report. Canada, n.p, 1924. Eberhart, George M.. Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology. United Kingdom, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
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Agogwe
The Agogwe is a cryptid from East Africa. It is a hairy hominid with yellowish-red skin, rust colored hair, and standing roughly four to five feet tall. It is believed to live in remote forested areas. One notable sighting occurred in 1900 by a man named Captain William Hichens. It is thought to fall into the Proto-Pygmy classification of hominids among cryptozoologists. 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.
