Bukit Timah Monkey Man
The creature is often cited as a forest-dwelling hominid or primate, and is also accounted for as being immortal;[citation needed] however, its exact identity remains unknown, and its existence disputed.
[citation needed] The Chinese-language paper Shin Min Daily News also reported on the BTM in 2008, stating that the Monkey Man would appear after dark in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.
The paper described the creature as having the face of a monkey but walking upright like a man; it dispatched a journalist to comb for evidence, but the expedition proved futile.
[citation needed] In late 2020, the Bukit Timah monkey man was allegedly spotted by a night hiker, an event which was extensively covered in local media reports.
[citation needed] As a well known cultural trope in modern Singapore, the Bukit Timah Monkey Man has featured in a variety of contemporary media representations including:
