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The Mystery of de Loys' Ape
Manage episode 291465313 series 2897448
In 1920 a Swiss geologist on an oil finding expedition in the jungles of Venezuela snapped a photo of an animal that by all accounts should not exist. If verified it would prove to be one of the most amazing anthropological discoveries in history and could rewrite the lineage of human evolution. But was the photo truly of an unknown animal, a simple case of mistaken identity or an outright fraud perpetuated by a huckster and Nazi sympathizer? Join us as we investigate the weird, wild tale of de Loys' Ape.
12 episodes
Manage episode 291465313 series 2897448
In 1920 a Swiss geologist on an oil finding expedition in the jungles of Venezuela snapped a photo of an animal that by all accounts should not exist. If verified it would prove to be one of the most amazing anthropological discoveries in history and could rewrite the lineage of human evolution. But was the photo truly of an unknown animal, a simple case of mistaken identity or an outright fraud perpetuated by a huckster and Nazi sympathizer? Join us as we investigate the weird, wild tale of de Loys' Ape.
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