The Internet is still abuzz over these recently rediscovered photos dated from the 1930s. They appear to feature an apish man who some claim may be the missing link. Others claim that it’s just an old hoax. Either way, people can’t stop talking about them.
A few years ago, these photos surfaced on the image sharing website Imgur. They depict two people in 1930s garb accompanying a hunched individual with pronounced ape-like lips and a distinctive curl of the hand. The term “missing link” is a common term used for the gap in hominid evolution, we have yet to discover, that links apes to modern man.
Could this be the key?
These pictures were published in the Dutch magazine Het Leven in 1937. The magazine claims that these are pictures of a bizarre looking ape-man who was found in the jungles of Brazil.
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The face of the man does resemble that of an ape. However, it is odd that the “man” is clean shaven, with a distinct haircut that was stylish at the that the photo was taken.
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The curl of the fist is reflective of our early ancestors reliance on our hands to walk, which would lend some authority to these photo. Others though, say that they can see a faint line across the face that indicates where prosthetics meet the skin, meaning that the photos are fake.
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H/T: The Daily Mail
It’s difficult to know for certain if these photos were faked, but they still make us think about the “missing link.” There have been many legends, but never any proof of the existence of the said creature. The story of the Yeti, Big Foot and the Yowie in Australia all point to the same burning question that scientists have been trying to answer for centuries. These Brazilian apeman pictures may be a hoax, but…
