tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post3784792642081259050..comments2023-07-15T05:32:20.508-07:00Comments on Frontiers of Zoology: Possible Pterosaurian Sightings, ContinuedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-88026111315091572312011-04-27T08:27:26.425-07:002011-04-27T08:27:26.425-07:00..And therein you see my other argument that there.....And therein you see my other argument that there is another, different creature involved in Ropen sightings (aside from mere "Spook Lights")<br />In the Torres Strait region between New Guinea and Queensland, Australia, there is supposed to be a tremendouis flying bird the same size as the Ropen is said to be (allegedly a twenty-foot wingspan) this is the Cryptid <em> Giant Hornbill</em> the <b>Kusa Kap</b>. Karl Shuker mentions this in his book <b>The Beasts That Hide From Men</b> on page 168, from a statement made by an 18th century Naturalist. I have a very good drawing of one and it is clearly a hornbill, presumably at the size of a large eagle (that is, probably 150% the size of a rhinoceros hornbill, or 200% at most-making it at a 10 foot winspan) I am willing to say that wiotnesses might have estimated its size as twice too large: park rangers have stated that as a general rule of thumb in estimations made of unfamiliar species in other circumstances.<br /><br />I had always intended to make up another blog posting on this, but right now the main problem is that I do NOT have permission to publish the material in my possession.<br /><br />Best Wishes, Dale D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-71304494824066354832011-04-27T05:37:59.356-07:002011-04-27T05:37:59.356-07:00According to Wikipedia, the definition of "ro...According to Wikipedia, the definition of "ropen" is "any featherless creature that flies in the Southwest Pacific, and has a tail-length more than 25% of its wingspan." Close examination of the testimonies of the three American eyewitnesses of the flying creatures on New Britain Island reveals that they did not see the ropen but something with a short tail.Jonathan Whitcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018842327380060917noreply@blogger.com