EP 123 - The Ahool!

Written By Dylan Cantu

There is a country out there made up of islands with almost a quarter of the world's animals. It’s known as Indonesia, have you ever heard of it? And of these animals there is also a cryptid that calls these islands home and it's known as the Ahool. A winged creature that has been known to locals since the 1900’s. While it hunts at night, it looks for prey and uses its massive wings to propel itself through the sky. So is it a bird, is it a bat, is it a dinosaur? Hear all about it in this week's episode.

Map of Java Island of Indonesia

 

Another depiction of the Ahool

 

To the left please see Pokémon Beach

 

The Cousins

Ropen

 

Kongamato

 

The Possible Explanations

Spotted Wood Owl

Brown Wood Owl

Flying Fox

 

The possible explanation I would love to be true … The Pterosaurs

SOURCE MATERIALS:

For the story:

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For the Image:

  1. iNaturalist. (n.d.). Large Flying Fox (Pteropus vampyrus). iNaturalist. Retrieved August 6, 2023, from https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40902-Pteropus-vampyrus

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