Case file · Cryptid

Courteville's apeman claim

In 1951 the Frenchman Roger Courteville claimed to have seen an apeman by the same Tarra river and published a doctored version of de Loys' photograph.

1951 CE · 8.60, -72.70 · status: hoax

The sceptical view

The manipulated photo exposed the claim as a hoax.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Mono Grande
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