Orang Pendek field reports in Kerinci Seblat

Record summary

Orang Pendek denotes a recurring Sumatran tradition and modern report category concerning a short, bipedal, humanlike forest being. During the 1990s and 2000s, investigators including Adam Davies and groups associated with the Centre for Fortean Zoology publicized tracks, witness accounts and searches around Kerinci and nearby forests. The lead matters for comparing local terminology, colonial-era collection of testimony and modern expedition framing. No specimen has been accepted, and alleged tracks, hairs and photographs remain disputed; some accounts may concern sun bears, gibbons, macaques or ordinary people.