<span class="SFPTagline"> From SCIFIPEDIA </span>

A footprint 40–50 centimeters long, discovered in Johor National Park in Malaysia in 2005

Mawas are hairy bipeds in Malaysia, also referred to as the Malaysian Bigfoot.

The reported creature is similar to its American counterpart in that the creature supposedly stands 10 feet tall or more, is covered in hair, and has humanlike characteristics—such as the ability to walk upright—that suggest it might be the missing link. And as its name suggests, Bigfoot is known for its massive foot size and the craterlike prints it leaves in the ground where it walks.

In recent years, however, Malaysian wildlife officials have begun to question the creature's allegedly reclusive nature, claiming that they are not solitary but rather reside in tribes. In 2006, after a spate of sightings, the government of Malaysia's Johor province commissioned a team to search for Bigfoot, marking one of the rare times that cryptozoology has been openly endorsed by politicians.

External Links

• "Hunting for Malaysia's Bigfoot" at the BBC
• "Johor's Bigfoot - Remnants of Pre-Historic Apes?" at Bigfoot Encounters
• Malaysian Bigfoot articles at Cryptomundo
• Ivan Sanderson on Malaysian Bigfoot reports at OPUS