The Ropen is a flying cryptid1 alleged to live in the vicinity of Papua New Guinea.2 According to the book Searching for Ropens, it is "any featherless creature that flies in the Southwest Pacific, and has a tail-length more than 25% of its wingspan." On Umboi Island the word "ropen" refers to a large nocturnal creature that glows briefly as it flies.3 The ropen is the subject of folklore (like a man but also like a spirit) but it's believed by some natives to be a real animal.4 Descriptions vary, but it is often said to be batlike,5 and sometimes, Pterosaur-like;6 although pterosaurs are believed to have been extinct for 65 million years.78 The ropen is believed to be nocturnal and to exhibit bioluminescence.910 Purportedly it lives on a diet of fish,11 though there have been some reports of the creature feasting on human flesh, especially grave robbery.121314
Contents 1 Investigations 2 Identity 3 References 4 External links // InvestigationsAs an attempt to discredit mainstream scientific views on the age of the Earth, several expeditions15 have been embarked upon by American creationists, including Carl Baugh, Paul Nation, Jonathan Whitcomb,16 David Woetzel, and Garth Guessman.
In late 2006, Paul Nation, of Texas, explored a remote mountainous area on the mainland of Papua New Guinea.17 He videotaped two lights that the local natives called "indava." Nation believed the lights were from the bioluminescence of creatures similar to the ropen of Umboi Island. The video was analyzed by a missile defense physicist who reported that the two lights on the video were not from any fires, meteors, airplanes or camera artifacts. He also reported that the image of the two lights was authentic and was not manipulated or hoaxed.18
In 2007, cryptid investigator Joshua Gates went to Papua New Guinea in search of the Ropen for his TV show Destination Truth. He and his team also witnessed strange lights at night and could not confirm what they were.
In 2009, the television show Monster Quest conducted an expedition in search of the "demon flyer" but found no evidence of the creature. Later, they had a forensic video analyst examine the Paul Nation video. The analyst could not definitely conclude what was causing the lights, but ruled out vehicles and campfires believing the footage was of a pair of bioluminescent creatures perched in a tree that later take flight.
IdentityAs is often the case with cryptids, the Ropen's true identity is subject to debate. Some believe it to be a pterodactyl-like creature, while others suggest that the Ropen is a misidentified bat (e.g. flying foxes, which are large fruit bats than can have wingspans up to two metres (six feet), or frigatebird. Flying lights in Papua New Guinea have been reported by not only natives but by Western visitors. Evelyn Cheesman, the entomologist, mentions them in her book The Two Roads of Papua (published in 1935): "baffling" lights that lasted "about four or five seconds." The book Searching for Ropens says that the "ropen" light of Umboi Island lasts for about "five seconds." There is also said to be a creature called "Duah" that is said to be another kind of ropen, but according to Searching for Ropens the correct word is actually "duwas," and it is just another name, in a different language, for the same creature.
References ^ http://www.cryptozoology.com/cryptids/ropen.php. ^ Pterosaur-like Creatures Reported in Papua New Guinea ^ Expedition - A Pterodactyl in Papua New Guinea ^ PSL Gideon was terrified by the ropen ^ Living pterosaurs are not Flying Fox fruit bats ^ PSL Is the ropen a pterosaur? ^ Penny et al. (2004) The rise of birds and mammals: are microevolutionary processes sufficient for macroevolution?. Trends in ecology & evolution vol. 19 (10) pp. 516-22 ^ Robertson et al. (2004) Survival in the first hours of the Cenozoic. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America ^ http://www.ropens.com/ ^ Bioluminescent Organisms ^ Whitcomb's Book, Searching For Ropens, Asserts Pterodactyl Reported In Papua New Guinea - EWORLDWIRE ^ Michael of Opai Village and the ropen light ^ What Happened to Pterosaurs page 2 ^ Jim Blume's ropen investigations in Papua New Guinea ^ Flying Dinosaurs in Papua New Guinea ^ PSL Ropen Light Sighting by David Woetzel ^ Living Pterosaur Expedition of 2006 ^ Analysis of the Ropen-light Video, pg-1 External links Credibility of the Umboi Island eyewitnesses Indava and Ropen of Papua New Guinea Live Pterosaurs and Evolution v • d • e Cryptozoology and cryptobotany Overview Core topics Cryptid · List of cryptids · Homin · Zoology · Botany · Megafauna discovered in modern times · Pseudoscience Cryptozoologists Bernard Heuvelmans · Karl Shuker · Jonathan Downes · Jon-Erik Beckjord · John Bindernagel · Richard Freeman · Loren Coleman · Alexandr Mikhailovych Kondratov · Roy Mackal · Ivan T. Sanderson · Organizations Books and television Animal X · Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World · Beast Legends · Destination Truth · Fortean TV · In Search Of... · Is It Real? · Lost Tapes · MonsterQuest · On the Track of Unknown Animals · The X Creatures · Sci Fi Investigates · The Secret Saturdays · Weird Travels Zoological cryptids Africa Adjule · Agogwe · Bili Ape · Deinotherium · Emela-ntouka · Ennedi tiger · Gambo · Grootslang · Inkanyamba · Kasai rex · Kongamato · Mbielu-Mbielu-Mbielu · Mokele-mbembe · Malawi terror beast · Mamlambo · Muhuru · Nandi Bear · Ngoubou · Nguma-monene · Popobawa · Pygmy elephant · Trunko · Zanzibar Leopard Asia Ahool · Akkorokamui · Almas · Amomongo · Ayia Napa sea monster · Barmanou · Batutut · Bergman's Bear · Brosno dragon · Bukit Timah Monkey Man · Buru · Caspian Tiger · Cat-fox · Devil Bird · Hibagon · Hokkaidō Wolf · Honshū Wolf · Issie · Kappa · Killer badger · Kting Voar · Kusshii · Lake Tianchi Monster · Lake Van Monster · Maltese Tiger · Mongolian Death Worm · Monkey-man of Delhi · Orang Pendek · Pygmy elephant · Qilin · Ropen · Tsuchinoko · Veo · Woolly mammoth · Yeren · Yeti Australasia- Oceania Amomongo · Blue Mountains panther · Bunyip · Drop Bear · Ebu Gogo · Four Mile Globster · Gippsland phantom cat · Globster · Manaul · Megalania · Moa · Moehau · New Nessie · New Zealand Globster · Queensland Tiger · Siyokoy · Tasmanian Globster · Tasmanian Globster 2 · Thylacine · Thylacoleo · Tikbalang · Waitoreke · Yowie Europe Afanc · Ayia Napa sea monster · Beast of Gévaudan · Bishop-fish · British big cats · Canvey Island Monster · Dahu · Dobhar-chú · Each uisge · Eachy · Elwetritsch · Fear liath · Fish-man of Liérganes · Giglioli's Whale · Hebrides Blob · Jenny Haniver · Kellas Cat · Kraken · Lagarfljóts Worm · Lariosauro · Lindworm · Loch Ness Monster · Morag · Morgawr · Muc-sheilch · Owlman · Sea monk · Sea serpent · Selma · Skvader · Storsjöodjuret · Stronsay Beast · Tatzelwurm · Wolpertinger North America Altamaha-ha · Batsquatch · Bear Lake Monster · Beast of Bladenboro · Beast of Bray Road · Beast of Busco · Bermuda Blob · Bermuda Blob 2 · Bermuda Blob 3 · Bessie · Bigfoot · Cadborosaurus willsi · Champ · Chessie · Chupacabra · Dover Demon · Flatwoods monster · Fiji mermaid · Fouke Monster · Goatman · Grassman · The Grinning Man · Hodag · Homo gardarensis · Honey Island Swamp monster · Hoop snake · Huay Chivo · Igopogo · Iliamna Lake Monster · Jackalope · Jersey Devil · Kingstie · Lake Worth Monster · Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp · Loveland frog · Lusca · MacFarlane's Bear · Manipogo · Melon heads · Minnesota Iceman · Momo the Monster · Montauk Monster · Mothman · Mussie · Nantucket Blob · Newfoundland Blob · Ogopogo · Old Yellow Top · Ozark Howler · Pope Lick Monster · Shunka Warakin · Sidehill gouger · Skunk Ape · St. Augustine Monster · Thunderbird · Trinity Alps giant salamander · Tsul 'Kalu · Turtle Lake Monster · Waheela · Wampus cat South America Amazonian ridge-backed River Dolphin · Ameranthropoides loysi · Andean Wolf · Bloop · Cherufe · Chilean Blob · Chilean Mystery Porpoise · Chupacabra · Giant anaconda · Mapinguari · Minhocão · Mono Grande · Mylodon · Nahuelito · Peuchen Botanical cryptidsIn 2005, Garth Guessman, another experienced ropen investigator, video-taped his own interview with ... in 1944 seems to indicate that they had seen a ropen (see also Mesozoic) ...
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