Ebu gogo
Ebu Gogo is a creature from Indonesian folklore that is said to live in the jungle. It is described as being very short and hairy with big eyes and teeth. Some people say that they are like monkeys, but others say that they are like humans.
The legend of the Ebu Gogo goes that they used to live on the island of Flores and would come out of the jungle at night to steal food from people's gardens. They were also said to sometimes take children and keep them as their own.
The Ebu Gogo became well known in the 1970s when some scientists discovered some bones on Flores Island that they thought might belong to a small human-like creature. People started to wonder if the Ebu Gogo was actually a real animal that had been living on the island.
However, today most scientists believe that the bones actually belonged to a species of small, extinct human that lived on the island thousands of years ago. So while the Ebu Gogo might still be part of Indonesian folklore, it's unlikely that they still exist today.
The legend of the Ebu Gogo goes that they used to live on the island of Flores and would come out of the jungle at night to steal food from people's gardens. They were also said to sometimes take children and keep them as their own.
The Ebu Gogo became well known in the 1970s when some scientists discovered some bones on Flores Island that they thought might belong to a small human-like creature. People started to wonder if the Ebu Gogo was actually a real animal that had been living on the island.
However, today most scientists believe that the bones actually belonged to a species of small, extinct human that lived on the island thousands of years ago. So while the Ebu Gogo might still be part of Indonesian folklore, it's unlikely that they still exist today.
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