| The Barmanou or the Barmanu is a tall, bipedal | | | | American Bigfoot is said to smell like excrement or |
| creature found in the mountains of Pakistan and | | | | sewage); this data had lead researchers to believe |
| Afghanistan. Over the years numerous sighting of the | | | | that the Barmanou may be related to a North |
| Barmanou have been reported by local Shepherds. | | | | American Ape, the Skunk Ape. |
| Local lore tells tales of the Barmanou abducting | | | | One of the most influential people in the study of the |
| women with the intention of mating with them. One | | | | Barmanou is Dr. Jordi Magraner who was a Spanish |
| person who has studied and researched on the | | | | scientist who lived in France. He was killed in 2002, |
| Barmanou extensively is Dr. Jordi Magraner. The term | | | | during one of his stays in Pakistan. He was the one |
| "Barmanou" is derived from the Sanskrit term | | | | who founded the Institute of Cryptozoology. It said that |
| Ban-Manus, this term loosely translates as: Man of the | | | | Dr. Magraner had never reached his goal of seeing the |
| Forest. | | | | fabled Barmanou for himself. All his time were spent |
| The Barmanou is considered by many as another | | | | with the people that resulted in records of the natives |
| form of the Sasquatch. Its features resemble that of | | | | and their experiences with the Barmanou. |
| the American "Bigfoot"; the "Yeti" of the Himalayas; in | | | | As for the late Dr. Magraner, his untimely death |
| China they call their Sasquatch as the "Yeren" and | | | | remains shrouded in mystery and has left a lot of data |
| Native American tell tales of the "Witiko or Wendigo." | | | | about the Barmanou unshared to the rest of the world. |
| The Barmanou and other forms of the Sasquatch are | | | | Fascination with the Barmanou and other creatures like |
| creatures that have both Human and Ape | | | | it will not die with the death of one man. The |
| characteristics, which is the main reason why they | | | | fascination to learn of the unknown is innate with all of |
| have speculated as being the missing link between | | | | us. The legend of the Sasquatch and all other |
| Humans and Apes. Pakistan and Afghanistan's | | | | creatures related to (i.e. Barmanou, Yeti, Bigfoot) will |
| Barmanou or Barmanu has been reported to wear | | | | continue because there are enough eyewitnesses and |
| animal skin upon its back and head. This trait of the | | | | sightings that are too numerous to be dismissed as |
| Barmanou would suggest that it has a higher level of | | | | hoaxes. |
| intelligence compared to most known species of Ape. | | | | There is a website that describes the Barmanou and |
| In fact, if these reports are proven, it would seem that | | | | numerous other creatures of Cryptozoology in detail, |
| the Barmanou is exhibiting characteristics that were | | | | this website is called: Unknown Creatures and it may |
| unique to early man. | | | | be found at this url: |
| The Barmanou is mentioned in the folklore of the | | | | You may publish this article in your ezine, newsletter or |
| people in the Northern Regions of Pakistan there, the | | | | on your web site as long as it is reprinted in its entirety |
| Barmanou is described with a form of an ape or a wild | | | | and without modification except for formatting needs |
| man. Like the Bigfoot, tales of the Barmanou are | | | | or grammar corrections. |
| accompanied by stories of its horrific smell (the | | | | |