 Ropens, A flying creature from New Guinea |
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 Jun 4 2008, 06:34 PM
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THE "ROPEN" OF NEW GUINEA
QUOTE Shortly after World War II, as Western missionaries began to penetrate the deep jungles and remote islands of Papua New Guinea, stories of a flying creature called the Ropen (“demon flyer”) began to be reported. Duane Hodgkinson was stationed northwest of Lae, near Finschaven, PNG as part of the Army cavalry in 1944. About noon one day in August he was walking down a trail through a clearing in the forest when he was startled by a crashing in the brush. As he watched a large bird-like creature ponderously rose from the ground, circled and flew away. Hodgkinson, a pilot, estimated the wing-span to be about 20 ft. He clearly recalls the dark-gray coloration, long serpentine neck, beak, and distinctive head crest. Described as a nocturnal creature, the Ropen possesses two leathery wings like a bat, a long tail with a flange on the end, a beak filled with teeth, and razor-sharp claws. An intriguing sea chart dated 1595 warns mariners to beware of a variety of "sea monsters." It depicts two flying creatures with a long necks, headcrests, ribbed wings and fantastical tails (split on the end like a flipper) flying above the islands of New Guinea. One is even shown as having dermal bumps. (Sweeney, James B., A Pictorial History of Sea Monsters, 1972, p. 42.)  In October of 2004, Genesis Park staff conducted a three week trip to the remote Siassi island off the western coast of Papua New Guinea, somewhat south of the Manus island group. The goal was to hike into the mountainous interior of Siassi to follow-up on intriguing reports received from coastal communities on the south of the island. Dozens of interviews were conducted and the the credibility of witnesses was carefully tested by the use of black and white profiles. After carefully collating the dozens of interviews, a composite drawing (left) of most likely characteristics possessed by the Ropen was assembled. (Modified from D.K. Images of England after being procured. Click to enlarge.) The creature appears to resemble the Dimorphodon pterosaur, with the addition of a head crest and dermal bumps. However, the animal is said to have a 15-20ft wingspan and exhibits a bioluminescent glow. On Wednesday October 27 a large, yellowish glow approximately 20-25% the size of the full moon was observed to fly behind one of the volcanic peaks. The light left no trail and it twinkled around the edges. The whole sighting lasted for only a few seconds, as the light streaked across the horizon and behind Mt. Tolou. Intriguing carvings made by an unknown artisan were photographed (right). The statutes shows a medicine man with a reptilian creature on his shoulders. The creatures display a lizard-like ear, forked tongue, elongated snake-like neck, shallow beak, scaly membrane wings, dermal bumps running down its back, webbed feet, and a long tail (in one case being swallowed by a crocodilian). In the fall of 2006 a follow-up expedition obtained the first photograph of a Ropen light as multiple creatures were observed flying nocturnally.  Another misterious creature that evade the hi technology cameras of today's world. http://www.genesispark.org/genpark/ropen/ropen.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ropen |
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Jun 25 2008, 11:30 AM
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Hey All Im New :wavey:
Yeah Well I Have Never Heard Of This Ropen But I Have Heard Of A Pterodactyl Like Thing Somewhere I Forgot Where Though But They Say They See It Fishing EveryDay In A Certain Lake & I Have Also Heard About The Reptillian Or Dragon Flying About Some Places & Susposively There Was A Reptilian On The Plane Before It Crashed Into The World Trade Center (No Offence To The Americans) & Im So Sorry To Bring That Back Up http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ooVKJeQLp3k&...feature=related There Is A Bit Bird Like Dragon Wich You Can Barely See But You Do See It A Bit |
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Jun 25 2008, 01:47 PM
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Perhaps I can give you a hand with your PuCnTuAtIoN? =p~
-------------------- -senhuan the duck
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