Meetings with strange hairy undersized creatures are not uncommon in Asian countries. Many of the locals there are in constant fear. Rumors about the carnivorousness and aggressiveness of unknown monsters are supported by new facts. In Mongolia, the almasa is wielding, in Tibet - the terrible mi-gyo, and in Laos and Vietnam - the mysterious thak-te. Who are they: a link in human development unknown to modern science, or the results of genetic mutations?
If in Europe legends and myths about strange humanoid creatures are perceived as a fairy tale, then in Asia this is taken much more seriously. Tibetan monks never doubted the existence of the mi-gyo monster. Unlike many of its relatives, mi-gyo is described as a creature covered with dark red hair, huge, up to two meters or more. Mi-gyo is attracted by the smell of fried meat. There were cases when the monster came out of the depths of the forests in search of a juicy delicacy. Incredibly, according to the testimony of Tibetan monks, skins and skulls of a mysterious creature can be found in monasteries even today. Moreover, it is believed that mi-gyo was often tamed and used to defend against enemy invaders.
The eyewitness accounts from Mongolia are no less colorful. One of the first, detailed scenes of encounters with the monster, were the stories of the Mongolian hunter Dzhugderin Damdin. In 1967, Professor B. F. Porshnev received from him 300 pages of typewritten text, which was supplied with numerous descriptions of an unknown creature, photographs of the surroundings and eyewitnesses. Unfortunately, the professor was unable to publish a practically finished book at that time. And after only a few months, reports of meetings with the monster began to arrive regularly.
The mysterious almas, or, as it is also called in Mongolia, hun-guresa, was described as a humanoid creature covered with long dark brown hair, very similar to a camel. At first his gaze wandered, as if in confusion, and then the animal rushed sharply at people. Almasa is said to be carnivorous, often behaving aggressively.
The message received in 1961 from Leonid Ivanovich Morozov, a petroleum geologist, looks completely different. At that time he worked in the Middle Gobi, two hundred kilometers from Daland-Zadgad. For some unknown reason, Morozov's replacement did not appear. Pretty tired, he, as soon as it began to get dark, went to the nearest tent.
Morozov was awakened by a terrible cry. It was already deep night. The geologist listened for several seconds, as he thought that he had imagined the cry. Suddenly, the tent shook, as if someone were walking around and pulling on the fixing ropes and pegs. Things began to fall on the floor: a travel box, dishes. Angry, Leonid Ivanovich jumped out of the tent, intending to have a serious talk with the troublemaker, but … faced a terrible monster.
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“The first thing that I noticed to myself was the unbearable stench that came from this creature: as if I was standing next to a stinking corpse. Gradually it dawned on me that this was not a man. Its height was quite normal, no more than a meter and sixty centimeters, but the body of the creature was covered with thick red hair. His eyes were set wide apart, and what looked like a pair of fangs protruded from his mouth. It seemed to me that there was no neck at all. For several seconds, eye to eye, we looked at each other. It was as if I was in some kind of shock. And in a split second I gathered my strength and rushed to the yurt. There was a heart-rending scream from behind, taking off at the highest notes. I have never heard such a terrible sound either before or after that incident."
That night, the creature did not catch up with the geologist. Many considered the case with Morozov's delirium of a tired person. However, as it turned out, at least ten other people saw the monster.
But in Laos, the first mentions of the mysterious "forest man" thak-tkhe, as he is called here, appeared in the first half of the 20th century. For example, Burchett, a journalist from Australia, wrote: “My guide told me that one day in 1947 he saw a group of humanoid creatures in the Nguyen Mountains. One such male creature was caught. His body was covered with thick black hair, he made chirping sounds that did not resemble human speech. He ate only raw meat, river crabs and palm leaves, was very afraid of people. They decided to let him go, but he died unexpectedly. " But ethnographer K. Fonekeo claimed that, according to local residents, in the south of Laos, somewhere in the Saravan region, the jungle is literally "teeming" with mysterious thak-te.
Recently, there have been more cases when Europeans are trying to catch hairy monsters. Often, such attempts end in vain: the animal seems to sense a dangerous stranger on its territory and tries not to show itself to its eyes. But it happened that an unexpected meeting became a real tragedy.
A similar incident happened in 1987 in Vietnam. A group of Italian tourists, having heard stories about the mysterious "forest people", decided to bring a live trophy to their homeland. Armed with guns, they headed into the heart of the jungle. What really happened, no one could really tell. But from a group of 12 people, only 8 returned. A week later, the remains of two more Italians were found neatly laid on the edge of the village.
Meanwhile, scientists continue to argue about who the thak-the and other similar creatures found in Asian territory really are. Some are inclined to mention the genetic experiments of Americans even during the Second World War, while others consider monsters an unknown link in evolution to science. Who is really right? This question remains open today. And the locals continue to scare tourists with stories about bloodthirsty "forest people".