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[[File:Ahool.jpg|thumb|288px|A full grown male Ahool descending on a jungle explorer in the high mountain jungles of Java. Height: 10 feet (3 m); Wingspan: 28 feet (8.5 m).]] |
[[File:Ahool.jpg|thumb|288px|A full grown male Ahool descending on a jungle explorer in the high mountain jungles of Java. Height: 10 feet (3 m); Wingspan: 28 feet (8.5 m).]] |
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− | The''' Ahool''' or the''' Athol''' is a winged cryptid. Some portrayed the creature as a giant bat while others claim it is flying primate. |
+ | The''' Ahool''' or the''' Athol''' is a winged cryptid. Some portrayed the creature as a giant bat while others claim it is flying [[:Category:Primates|primate]]. The name Ahool comes from its loud distinct cry, an "AHOOooooOL!". |
==Description== |
==Description== |
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− | It is said to live in the deepest parts of the jungles of '''[[::Category:Indonesia|Java]]''', and can be found across most of Indonesia. Sub-species can be found on the nearby island of New Guinea in the form of the [[Ropen]], a cousin to the Ahool. The Ropen has a long snout, large wings and a long thin crest. |
+ | It is said to live in the deepest parts of the jungles of '''[[::Category:Indonesia|Java]]''', and can be found across most of Indonesia. Sub-species can be found on the nearby island of New Guinea in the form of the [[Ropen]], a presumed cousin to the Ahool. The Ropen has a long snout, large wings and a long thin crest. The Ahool though, has a distinct face that has features of both a chimpanzee's and a [[Giant Bats|bat's]], large dark eyes, red skinned wings, large claws on its forearms, and is covered in grey fur. It is said to have a wingspan of 18 to 28 feet, or 6 to 9 meters. That is 3 to 4.5 times the size of the largest bat known to man, the flying fox. Although it mainly eats local fauna; such as large fish, it will, opportunistically; occasionally attack humans. Most likely because that the creature/animal is extremely territorial and an opportunist; meaning it will attack larger prey when the conditions present itself. One scientist theorized that the creature may be related to another cryptid, the [[Kongamato]]. Albeit its description describes more of a bat-like creature than a reptile-like one. It may be closer related to [[Orang Bati]]. |
==Sightings== |
==Sightings== |
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+ | In 1925, naturalist Dr. Ernest Bartels, son of noted ornithologist M.E.G. Bartels, was exploring a waterfall on the slopes of the Salek Mountains when a giant unknown bat, the Ahool, few directly over his head. |
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− | It was first reported by Dr. Ernest Bartels in 1925. |
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+ | In 1927, around 11:30 pm, Dr. Ernest Bartels encountered the Ahool again. Bartels was laying in bed, inside his thatched house close to the Tjidjenkol River in western Java, listening to the sounds of the jungle. Bartels suddenly heard a very different sound coming from almost directly over his hut, this loud and clear cry seemed to utter, A Hool! |
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https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/11/mothman-spotted-in-argentina-and-ahool-seen-in-portugal/ |
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Revision as of 18:34, 30 May 2020
The Ahool or the Athol is a winged cryptid. Some portrayed the creature as a giant bat while others claim it is flying primate. The name Ahool comes from its loud distinct cry, an "AHOOooooOL!".
Description
It is said to live in the deepest parts of the jungles of [[::Category:Indonesia|Java]], and can be found across most of Indonesia. Sub-species can be found on the nearby island of New Guinea in the form of the Ropen, a presumed cousin to the Ahool. The Ropen has a long snout, large wings and a long thin crest. The Ahool though, has a distinct face that has features of both a chimpanzee's and a bat's, large dark eyes, red skinned wings, large claws on its forearms, and is covered in grey fur. It is said to have a wingspan of 18 to 28 feet, or 6 to 9 meters. That is 3 to 4.5 times the size of the largest bat known to man, the flying fox. Although it mainly eats local fauna; such as large fish, it will, opportunistically; occasionally attack humans. Most likely because that the creature/animal is extremely territorial and an opportunist; meaning it will attack larger prey when the conditions present itself. One scientist theorized that the creature may be related to another cryptid, the Kongamato. Albeit its description describes more of a bat-like creature than a reptile-like one. It may be closer related to Orang Bati.
Sightings
In 1925, naturalist Dr. Ernest Bartels, son of noted ornithologist M.E.G. Bartels, was exploring a waterfall on the slopes of the Salek Mountains when a giant unknown bat, the Ahool, few directly over his head.
In 1927, around 11:30 pm, Dr. Ernest Bartels encountered the Ahool again. Bartels was laying in bed, inside his thatched house close to the Tjidjenkol River in western Java, listening to the sounds of the jungle. Bartels suddenly heard a very different sound coming from almost directly over his hut, this loud and clear cry seemed to utter, A Hool!
Sources and links for researchers
https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/11/mothman-spotted-in-argentina-and-ahool-seen-in-portugal/
http://www.unknownexplorers.com/ahool.php
http://cryptozoo-oscity.blogspot.com/2010/05/ahool-howling-giant-bat-of-java.html
http://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-ahool-and-olitiau-giant-mystery.html
https://sasquatchchronicles.com/the-crypto-files-the-ahool/
In Popular Media
The Ahool was a cryptid shown in Freak Encounters.
Gallery
See Also
- Orang Bati, another flying cryptid from Indonesia.