tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011648106646252813.post4922297333568674214..comments2024-02-28T16:12:37.049-08:00Comments on Nick Redfern's World of Whatever...: A Backwards BeastNick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198543983413599418noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011648106646252813.post-1228024498044296692014-03-24T07:14:28.666-07:002014-03-24T07:14:28.666-07:00Cheers Andrew, very interesting re the Yowie!Cheers Andrew, very interesting re the Yowie!Nick Redfernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02198543983413599418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011648106646252813.post-16397532541885697162014-03-22T00:20:23.401-07:002014-03-22T00:20:23.401-07:00G'day Nick,
Thanks for linking to my article o...G'day Nick,<br />Thanks for linking to my article on Australia's monster reptiles. <br /><br />In relation to the backwards facing feet, this is a characteristic sometimes attributed to Australia's Yowie. <br /><br />For example, an article dating from 1927 mentions the Douligah (Yowie) as "a hairy monster with feet turned the wrong way about". My (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) speculation is that backwards facing feet was used as a clever excuse by Aboriginal trackers so that they could head in the opposite direction when tasked with tracking the elusive (and much feared) hairy men of the Australian bush.<br />Cheers<br />Andrew <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com