For those who are unaware, the Vietnamese 'rock apes' are a type of cryptohominid reported during and sometimes before the Vietnam war, most times by troops, platoons, and even a battlefield, apparently. Most descriptions give a 5-6 foot range in terms of height, with red hair, a gut and hairlessness on the underside of their hands and feet, face and kneecaps. Some sources claim that their heads are oblong in profile. They are said to travel in troops during dusk or nightfall, presumably living so deep in the jungles that they are relatively unknown. Those eyewitnesses, seemingly in the hundreds as everybody's grandpa has seemingly encountered them. Most information comes from here and here . Note that these magazines are very likely not credible sources. I should also note that this article just explains my thoughts on these cryptids, their image, and I don't aim to explain the full story. To start, although troops supposedly had an "epic battle" with t
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