The Legend of Ebu Gogo, the Secret Tribe of Wild Grandmother Flesh-eaters

Here we actually have a review of oral legends describing Homo Floriensis.  Obviously it is not extinct here.  Or really elsewhere where the biome protects them

They do not use tools

And of course they are not showing up at my lab anytime soon.

As noted we have little people reports from most famously Ireland and the Appalachians and legends of little folk makes them extant throughout Europe.  They just avoid us, just as we would avoid giants..

just as we have fossils for the Sasquatch and for the giant Sloth, we now have fossils for the little people.  They are obviously primate  and this includes stealing babies from other primates.

all this helps us flesh out the fossils.

The Legend of Ebu Gogo, the Secret Tribe of Wild Grandmother Flesh-eaters

Model of Homo Floresiensis Source: CC BY 2.0;Detail.

“On the Indonesian island of Flores, these ladies have been famous for centuries. Known as Ebu Gogo, which means Granny Flesh-eater, they are small, hairy, elf-like creatures who live in caves in the forests,” writes author Nury Vittachi in an article from Reader’s Digest Asia in 2008.

Although the term “Granny Flesh-eater” may have been a tad dramatic, this does not make the legend any less sensational. Further research reveals more fascinating stories. Legends about the Ebu Gogo go back to early western exploration of Flores by the Portuguese in 1511 CE, who heard that there was a tribe of wild men and women who stole food and kidnapped children.

The female Ebu Gogo were said to have had extremely pendulous breasts—long enough, in fact, that they would throw them over their shoulders. They murmured at each other and could repeat words spoken by villagers verbatim. They could climb slender-girthed trees but were never seen holding stone tools or anything similar to do so.