 where books and television programs endlessly speculate about the potential existence of wild humanoid relatives, yet are endlessly inconclusive. For the leprechauns, however, this situation began to change in April 2010 when Professor Eóghan O’Gill of Burren University received some samples of long ginger hair collected from the supposed haunts of the Wild Ape-Leprechauns of Borneo. It was then that he contacted me to join a team to travel to Borneo and search for conclusive evidence. Because there are no leprechaun populations in Indonesia, Malaysia or Brunei, I was recruited as human liaison between the leprechaun team and the human populations with whom we would be working.

Immediately upon arrival we received our first tantalizing evidence: the Malaysian guides who met us remarked that the leprechauns in our team looked “just like miniature forest people dressed up in silly suits.” We asked them at once if they could lead us to these “forest people.”

We set up a base camp in the jungle outside Sandakan, and prepared our search. According to our guides, the forest men could be lured with all kinds of fruit, and more significantly, boiled potatoes and soda bread. We had no idea what to expect after so many cryptozoological expeditions have ended inconclusively. We tried to brace ourselves for disappointment. And yet our guides seemed confident.

“No, seriously,” our lead guide told us, “We’ve all seen these guys a hundred times. And haven’t you leprechauns ever been to a major zoo?” But nothing could have prepared us for the thrill of our first sighting. Before dawn we gathered in the blinds, scientific instruments at the ready. It wasn’t long before Professor O’Gill exclaimed “B’gorrah! What’s that?”

Peering eagerly through the jungle growth, we saw a humanoid creature climbing through the branches not thirty metres away. Compared to an ordinary leprechaun it was huge, towering nearly as tall as a human’s shoulder, but its powerful build and bandy legs would have made it look perfectly natural at a traditional cobbler’s bench. Red hair covered its entire body, and as it came closer to investigate the soda bread, we glimpsed a twinkle in its eye that dispelled any remaining doubt. This could be nothing other than a giant ape-leprechaun.


where books and television programs endlessly chew over about the likely universe of wild humanoid relative, even are endlessly inconclusive. For the leprechauns, however, this position begin to change in April 2010 when Professor Eóghan O’Gill of Burren University received some samples of long pep hair collected from the supposed haunts of the Wild Ape - leprechaun of Borneo. It was then that he contacted me to join a team to travel to Borneo and search for conclusive evidence. Because there be no leprechaun populations in Indonesia, Malaysia or Brunei, I was recruited as human affair between the leprechaun team and the human populations with whom we would be working. 

 Immediately upon arrival we received our beginning tantalizing evidence: the Malaysian guides who met us note that the leprechauns in our team look “ just like miniature forest people dressed up in silly suits. ” We ask them at once if they could lead us to these “ forest people. ” 

 We set up a base camp in the jungle outside Sandakan, and prepared our search. According to our guides, the forest men could be lured with all kinds of fruit, and more significantly, boiled potatoes and soda boodle. We have no idea what to have a bun in the oven after therefore many cryptozoological expeditions have ended inconclusively. We tried to stimulate ourselves for disappointment. And yet our usher seemed confident. 

 “ No, badly, ” our lead guide told us, “ We ’ve all seen these guys a hundred times. And have n’t you leprechaun ever been to a major zoo? ” But nothing could have prepared us for the thrill of our first sighting. Before dawn we gathered in the blinds, scientific instrumental role at the ready. It was n’t long before Professor O’Gill exclaimed “ B’gorrah! What ’s that? ” 

 Peering eagerly through the jungle growth, we watch a humanoid creature climbing through the branches not thirty meter away. Compared to an ordinary leprechaun it was huge, towering closely as improbable as a human ’s shoulder, but its powerful physique and bandy legs would have make it look perfectly natural at a traditional deep-dish pie ’s bench. Red hair cover its entire torso, and as it came nearer to investigate the soda bread, we glimpsed a twinkle in its center that dispelled any remaining doubt. This could be nothing other than a giant anthropoid - leprechaun.
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 where books and television prOgrams endlEssly SpeCulAtE aboUt thE potential exisTEnce Of wild humanoid relativeS, yet aRe ENdleSSlY incoNclusivE. foR THe lEpReChaUnS, HoWever, ThiS situatIon began to ChaNgE in April 2010 when pRoFessor EóghAn O’gill of Burren uniVersitY rEceIVed soMe sAmpleS of lonG Ginger Hair colleCtED from tHE supposED HaUnts Of the Wild Ape-LepreCHaUNs of Borneo. It waS then tHaT He CONtaCteD me to join a TeAm to tRAvel to BORnEO ANd sEArch for concluSive evidencE. becAuse thErE arE No leprEchauN pOPulAtions in IndOnesIa, MalaysiA or BruNEi, I was rECruited As humaN liAisOn beTWeEn The LePRecHAuN teAM anD the humaN pOpUlatiOns wITH WHom wE woUld bE workIng.

ImmediatelY upOn arRIvaL we reCeiveD our FiRst taNtalizIng evIdEnce: the MalaysiaN guiDes who met Us rEmArkEd That tHE lepreChaUns In our teAm lookeD “JusT lIKE MiNiature forest peoplE dRESsEd up in siLly suiTS.” WE aSKed them aT oNce If thEY Could Lead US tO these “foRest peOPlE.”

WE set up a BaSe camp In The JunGle ouTSide sandakAn, and prePared OUr search. AccordINg to our guides, THe FOReST men CouLd be lured wiTh alL KindS of fRUiT, anD More sIgnifIcANtLY, boiled potatoes and sOdA bread. we had No idea what to eXpect after SO MAny cryptOzooLOgICal expeditions Have eNded inconcLUsively. WE trieD to brace Ourselves FOR disappoIntMenT. AnD yeT OUr Guides seemed cONFideNt.

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PeerinG eaGerly tHroUGh the jUngle gRowth, We Saw A HUmanoID CrEatUrE climbing tHROugH the bRaNcheS not thiRty metres away. CompaREd tO an ordinary lePreChauN IT wAs hUGe, TOweRiNG neARLy as tall as a humaN’s shoulder, BuT ItS powerful bUIld AnD bandy lEgs woulD have MAde it loOk perfectLy natural At A traDITioNal cobbler’S bench. ReD hair coveREd its ENtIre boDy, aNd as it CaMe cLoser To inveSTigAte thE soda bReAd, we glImpseD a Twinkle iN its eye that dispelled any RemainIng doUbt. this could Be nOThiNg other thAn a gIant ape-lepRecHauN.


 where books and televisio n programs  endl ess lysp ecul ateabout the pote n tial  existence of wild hum anoid  r e lati v es , yet  are en d le s s lyin co ncl us i ve . For  th e lepre chauns, ho wev er , this situa t io n began to  ch ange in Apri l 2 010 wh en  Pr o fesso r E óghan  O’Gil l  of Bu rren Univ er s ity re c eived s o m esamp les of long ginge r  h a ir collected f rom th es up p o sed  ha unts of th eWildA pe-Lepr e ch a u n s o f  Borneo. It w as then tha t  he  conta ct edm e to j oin a  t e amto travel t o Bo rneo andsearch for con c lusiveeviden ce.  Be caus e  t he rear e  no le pre c hau n popula ti on s inIndo n e s i a, M ala ysia  or B runei, I wasrec ruit e d a s hum an li aiso nbetwe en the  lepr ec haun team and t he h uman popu lat io nswi th wh o m we w oul d b e worki ng.

Im m edi at e l y  u pon arrival we rec ei v e dour firs t tant a li zi n g eviden ce : t he M a l aysia n gu i de s who me t us r e ma rk ed that  t he lep re cha uns  in o u r te am loo ked “jus t lik e  miniature for e st people dre s se d up in s ill y suits.” W e as k ed t hema tonc e  if t hey c ou l dl ead us to these “fo re st peo ple.” 

We set up a  base camp i n  the jun gleo ut s ide Sandakan,and p repared ou r  search.  Acco rding to  our guid e s , the fo res t m encou l d  b e lured witha l l ki nd s of fr uit , and m ore  si gni fic an tly, boil ed potat oe san dsod a bre a d. We ha dnoid eawhatt o expe ct af terso  m a nycryptoz o ol o g ical  e xp edit ion shaveende d  in conclus ively. We  tr i ed t obr ace our selves for di sa ppointment .And  yet o u r  guidesseemed confident.

“No, serious ly, ” our  lea d guide t old  us, “ We’ v e allseen t hesegu ysa hundr e d  t ime s.  And haven ’ t  yo u lep re chau ns ever  been to a major z o o?”  But nothingcou ld h a v epre p ar e d u sf ort h e thrill of our  first sig ht i ng . Before d a wnwe  gather ed in t he bl i nds, sc ientificinstrumen ts  att h e r eady. It w asn’t lo ng before Profe s so r O’G ill  excla im ed“B’go rrah!W hat ’s th at?”
Pe eringeager ly  through  the jungle growth, wesaw ahuman oid  creature  cl i mbi ng throug h th e branches  no t t hirty  me t res a way. Co mpa r ed to  ano rdinary l e pr ech a u nit was huge , t owe ringnea r ly astall  as a human’s sho u lder, but itspowe r f ulbui l d an dbandy legs wou ldha v e  made it  l ook perfect ly natur al at atradit ionalcobbler ’ s  b e nch. R ed h air  coveredits  e n tire bo dy ,a nd asit c am e clos er toi nves t i gate the soda br ead,w e  glim p sed  a tw in kle ini ts e ye that di spelled any  remai ning  doub t. This  c ould b e n ot hing other than a gi ant a pe-lepr ec haun .

 where_books and_television programs endlessly speculate_about the_potential_existence of_wild_humanoid relatives, yet_are endlessly inconclusive._For the leprechauns, however,_this situation began_to_change in April 2010 when Professor Eóghan O’Gill of Burren University received some samples_of_long ginger_hair_collected_from the supposed haunts of_the Wild Ape-Leprechauns of Borneo._It was_then that he contacted me to join a_team_to travel to_Borneo and search for conclusive evidence. Because there are_no leprechaun populations in Indonesia, Malaysia_or Brunei, I_was_recruited_as human liaison between_the leprechaun team and the human_populations with whom we would be_working.

Immediately upon arrival we received our first_tantalizing evidence: the Malaysian guides who_met us remarked that the_leprechauns in_our team looked “just like_miniature forest people_dressed up_in silly suits.”_We asked them at once if_they could lead_us to these “forest people.”

We set_up_a base camp_in_the_jungle outside_Sandakan, and prepared_our_search. According_to_our guides, the forest men could_be_lured with all kinds of fruit, and_more significantly, boiled potatoes_and_soda bread. We had_no idea what to expect_after so many cryptozoological expeditions have_ended inconclusively._We tried_to brace ourselves for disappointment. And yet our guides seemed confident.

“No,_seriously,” our lead guide told us,_“We’ve all seen these_guys a_hundred_times. And haven’t_you_leprechauns ever_been to a major zoo?” But nothing_could have_prepared us for the thrill of_our first sighting. Before_dawn_we gathered in the blinds, scientific_instruments at the ready. It wasn’t_long before Professor O’Gill exclaimed_“B’gorrah!_What’s_that?”

Peering eagerly through the jungle_growth, we saw a humanoid creature_climbing through the_branches not thirty metres away. Compared to_an_ordinary leprechaun it was huge, towering_nearly_as tall as a human’s shoulder,_but_its_powerful build and bandy legs_would have made it look perfectly_natural at a traditional cobbler’s bench. Red hair covered_its entire body,_and as it came closer_to_investigate_the soda bread, we glimpsed a twinkle in its eye_that dispelled_any remaining doubt._This could be nothing other than a giant ape-leprechaun.

