Bigfoot fever erupted last month when some fish farm workers claimed to have spotted three of the beasts — two adults and a youngster — on the edge of a forest reserve in southern Johor state.
Their improbable tale was lent some authority soon after when an Orang Asli — an indigenous ethnic group known for their expertise in the jungle — also said he had stumbled across one of the legendary ape-men.
‘Bigfoot’ excitement mounting in Malaysia