Tek tek, the yeti of Cambodia

It was a loud evening deep in the jungle, the crickets, frogs, and odd cicadas were busy playing their usual nighttime symphony. A group of trekkers was getting ready to bunk down for the night.

“My friend was zipped up in his hammock and beginning to doze off, when he noticed that all of the insects had stopped making sounds: the jungle went completely silent,” said Greg McCann, a field coordinator for HabitatID, a conservation group working in Virachey National Park, where the trekkers were camping.

A few moments later, a horrid smell engulfed the camp – the trekkers all emerged from their tents to find its source. A minute after that, the smell had gone and the insects and frogs returned.

“The next morning the rangers refused to discuss the issue and wanted out of the park ASAP,” retold McCann. “My friend assumed they thought it was a ghost.”

All over the globe, there are stories abound about mysterious creatures that live in remote, often mountainous areas. In Cambodia, tek-tek is said to live in the far northern parts of the Virachey National Park. According to a series of accounts that vary from person to person – tek-tek is a frightening, ape-like creature with a horrible smell. Similar accounts have been recorded in the province of neighboring Vietnam that borders Virachey. US Vietnam War veteran Kregg P.J Jorgenson’s book, Very Crazy, G.I., mentions a human-like creature encountered by troops fighting near the park.

Discussion:

1. Have you ever heard of tek-tek?

2. Do you have any mythical creatures in your culture? Tell us something about them.

source: https://m.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/tek-tek-yeti-cambodia

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