  
Almas
Living Ape Man
Location of Sightings:
Caucasus Mountains - Kazakhstan - Central Asia - Mongolia - Pamirs - Siberia
Earliest - Latest Reported Sighting:
1427 To Present
Description:
This creature has been sighted walking upright just like a
human, in fact it looks more human than a bigfoot type
creature. It is said to resemble a living cave-man. Their bodies are covered
entirely with thick brown to reddish-brown hair. The facial region remains
uncovered, but patches of skin are dark. The skull structure of the
almasty possesses a protruding brow ridge, slanting forehead, flat nose, and
large protruding jaw.
Their feet are large and their fingers are long,
their appendages are completely covered with hair, except for their
hands.
Odors described during or right after
encounters with this creature:
Foul odor
Sounds - Speech:
None Reported
Interesting Sighting Details:
Almas is a Mongolian word for wild man. The plural term almasty is
derived from Russian, while other variations of the name are almasti,
almaslar, bnahua, and ochokochi, which translates as the name for a forest
deity in the West Asian regions, such as Armenia and Georgia. Current
accounts of the most recent sightings of the almas locate it near the
southern part of Mongolia, along the Altai Mountains and the Tien Shan
pass near the northern border of China.
First accounted in historical records in the 1400’s, almas is not used
to refer to one organism, but a community of many. These individuals
are described as subspecies of hominids, in which humans and primates
like orangutans, gorillas, and chimpanzees belong to. Almasty resemble the
appearance and body framework of Neanderthals, another species of
hominid, which roamed Western Asia about 350,000 years ago.
Almasty are bipedal organisms, which can walk upright on two hind legs.
The common height range for almas is five feet tall, but adults can be
as high as six to six and a half feet. Their bodies are covered
entirely with thick brown to reddish-brown hair. The facial region remains
uncovered, but patches of skin are dark. The skull structure of the
almasty possesses a protruding brow ridge, slanting forehead, flat nose, and
large protruding jaw. Their feet are large and their fingers are long,
their appendages are completely covered with hair, except for their
hands.
Accounts from Russian historian Professor Boris Porchnev in 1964
explained that the Almas appeared to have a cone-shaped skull, and the teeth
structures are similar to humans, except that the canines are wider.
Porchnev has even reported to have encountered the descendants of the
Almas, which were grouped in families that dwelled in holes on the ground.
Porchnev further describes the human-like beings as having excellent
swimming and running abilities, foul odor, and diet that consists of
small mammals, vegetables, and fruits.
The almasty as nomadic creatures have traveled beyond the areas of
Mongolia in which they were frequently sighted by farmers and villagers.
Stories and reports dating from the last fifty years have located the
almas community around the Caucasus mountains near Russia and the Black
Sea. Artifacts and evidences of the existence of almas communities have
also been found in the Pamir mountains of Central Asia.
One of the most recent expeditions that aimed to locate the almas was
led by Russian cryptozoologist Dr. Marie-Jeanne Kofman and Frenchman
Sylvain Pallix in 1992. Similar to the findings of Porchnev, the data
gathered by Kofman describes the almas as large hairy creatures, weighing
as much as 500 pounds, and are nocturnal creatures that can run as fast
as 40 miles per hour. However, the only solid evidences Kofman was
able to collect were hair samples, footprints, and droppings.
Variations of names of the almas and the regions they were sighted
are: barmanu from Afghanistan and Pakistan, golub-yavan from Tajikistan,
ksy-gyik from Kazakhstan, and mulen from Tungus in Siberia, among
others.
Webmasters Comments About This Case:
Some expeditions and recent sightings describe the almas as large hairy creatures, weighing
as much as 500 pounds, and are nocturnal creatures that can run as fast
as 40 miles per hour. This is truly amazing or points to a supernatural ability, something on two legs running like a
human, yet weighing as much as 500 pounds with the ability to reach a speed of 40 miles per hour is not a feat a physical
being of that bulk should be able to do.
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