Case file · Cryptid
Mande burung, Garo Hills
In 2003 Garo villagers and researcher Dipu Marak reported sightings and tracks of the mande burung, a 'forest man' of the Garo Hills, Meghalaya.
2003 CE · 25.51, 90.22 · status: claim
The account
Forest officials collected hair samples; British researchers later analysed some from the region and found them to come from known animals.
The sceptical view
Hair analyses pointed to known species, and no remains or clear images exist.