Orang+Mawas+-+Malaysia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orang_Mawas

**Orang Mawas** or **Mawas** (also known as the **Orang Dalam**) is a [|hominid] [|cryptid] reported to inhabit the jungle of [|Johor] in [|Malaysia].

It is described as being about 10 ft (2.4 – 3 m) **tall**, **bipedal** and **covered in black fur**, and has been reported **feeding on fish and raiding orchards**.

There have been many reported sightings since the 1950s, and in 1995 in Johor **large tracks with four toes** were reported. [|[3]]

Later large **humanoid footprints were found, including one 18 in (46 cm) long**. [|[1]]

A photograph of a fresh footprint in tar, attributed to the Mawas, was printed in Malaysian newspapers in January 2006. A government team has been searching for more evidence of the Mawas. In late January 2006, the authorities in Johor announced an official expedition to prove the creature's existence, making it the first country to have an official hunt for a mystery [|hominid]. A news story on Cryptomundo.com said that an Orang Mawas was captured in Johor on the expedition of Johor, as reported on April 19, 2006 in the// [|Berita Harian] //, but an official report released by // [|Bernama] // denied it. [|[4]]

In [|Sumatra], mawas (sometimes maias) is common name for the [|orangutan].