According to the Malaysia Star of Thursday July 13, 2006′s article, “Big draw for Bigfoot site,” it’s all about the numbers first, and the hominids second.

In the piece by Nelson Benjamin of The Star, dateline Johor Baru, the reporter writes:

A website dedicated to the Malaysian version of Bigfoot has created a buzz among enthusiasts of the enigmatic creature worldwide. The site (www.johorhominid.org), which has sketches of a ape-like beast and a hairy paw, has attracted some 16,000 hits. 

Vincent Chow, a Johor branch member of the Malaysian Nature Society, one of the two persons who developed the website, said the sketches were authentic reproductions made from a picture taken of the creature. 

The article, which contains no images of the illustrations or the photographs mentioned, goes on:

“I have seen the image but the owner of the picture does not want it to be out yet. So I have only been able to draw a sketch of the creature,” he said, adding that his partner Sean Ang, a palaoanthropologist (one who studies extinct members Homo sapiens genus) was also convinced after seeing the pictures. 

As comments and discussions at Cryptomundo about Ang’s and Chow’s website have noted for days, the sketches, not the photos, are the only images being shown. Benjamin mentions that the site has…

…a sketch that was purportedly made from an actual picture captioned JH001: Joman (Johor Man) depicted a hairy paw with short fingernails. 

The article curiously quotes Vincent Chow as saying “that the picture would be shown when the time was right.”  No details or clarification is given on that timing.

The article concludes:

“We do not own it. The owner is worried that people may hunt this creature down or what could happen to it if captured,” he said, adding that it was the only website in Johor dedicated for discussions and to promote awareness on Bigfoot.