US body: More Bigfoots here
JOHOR BARU: A United States-based Bigfoot research organisation is convinced that the vast mountainous and river/swamp zones in peninsular Malaysia could ideally support a healthy, scattered population of Bigfoots.
Comparing these areas to the Olympic peninsula in Washington State where, according to expeditions by the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organisation (BFRO), a few hundred Bigfoots are believed to be present, the organisation estimates that Malaysia, with a much bigger area, could have many more Bigfoots.
The BFRO was commenting on its website a recent Bernama report on Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor?s statement that his ministry was considering making the Bigfoot mystery in Johor an attraction to bring more tourists to Malaysia.
Tengku Adnan had said his ministry would look into how to "package" Bigfoot as an attraction but would not make up stories for visitors.
BFRO said Bernama and Malaysia should not consider the Bigfoot story as tabloid material but regard it as a unique science/animal story with global interest, adding: "We predict in the future this story will be a tremendous source of pride for the entire country."
"The best ?indicator species? for Bigfoot habitats in Malaysia may turn out to be wild pigs," the website said.
"It may be their main prey," it said.
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