I simply had to look up more stories on the mystery ape. From Seeking answers to big ‘mystery ape’:
‘It doesn’t look much like a gorilla, it doesn’t look like a chimpanzee,’ said primatologist Shelly Williams, who captured a bit of video of the female mystery ape with a baby.Pictures of the rare ape are scarce. Wildlife photographer Karl Amman, who was first to spot the mysterious mammals a few years ago, said the animal has feet that are about two inches bigger than the average gorilla and is more flat-faced than other apes. Its behavior also sets it apart from other apes, researchers say.
The mystery ape often sleeps in big ground nests. Chimpanzees, for example, usually nest in trees to stay away from predators. And the mystery apes hoot when the moon rises and sets, something chimps don’t do for fear of attracting lions and hyenas, Williams said.
How to get footage of the mystery apes:
“One of my trackers made the sound of a duiker, a small antelope, as if it were in pain,” said Williams. Four or five of the mystery primates fell for the ruse and came running to kill it.Chimpanzees and bonobos both are carnivorous. Chimps are known to eat monkeys, and at times other chimps; bonobos catch and eat fish.
This all sounds very “Big Foot” to me:
Williams also has a fascinating anecdote from a longtime resident of the region, an 84-year-old Norwegian Baptist missionary known as “Madame Liev.”“Years ago, she was driving an old truck and one of these apes walked by in front of her. It was walking bipedally (upright) and was taller than her, and she’s six feet tall,” Williams said.