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Rebel predicts Stirling expedition may find ape man in New Guinea
Tucson journalist Albert Rebel, member of the first contact party, asserts the Stirling flying expedition to Dutch New Guinea could approach the so-called ape man close to civilization. He describes pygmy tribes living in tree nests, gifting explorers, and notes their “human ape” classification and possible degeneration.
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