Friday, May 4, 2007

Babi ngepet

This film of a Sumatran rhino I linked to a while back. There is an article in the LA times about Andalas, a male they are trying to breed. This part was interesting regarding Andalas' potential honey:

"Riyanto expects Andalas will choose a female named Ratu, who was rescued in September 2005 after she wandered out of Way Kambas. Terrified villagers, who had never seen a rhino before, thought she was the dreaded Babi Ngepet, a mythical pig-man blamed for rapes and other villainy. The villagers wanted to kill her, but police arrived in time and called Riyanto.With sirens wailing and villagers shouting, Riyanto and his men pursued the rhino from dawn until midday. At one point, she was so exhausted she slipped, panting, into a sewage pit. Eventually coaxed into a truck, Ratu was delivered to the nearby sanctuary. Now she seems eager for a mate."

Googling Babi ngepet yields this.

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