tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post1596735798880720221..comments2024-03-22T21:58:18.933+00:00Comments on ShukerNature: UFITI - THE 'GHOST' CHIMPANZEE OF NKATA BAYAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15628598508836601012noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-71498371643309268902023-12-10T23:48:48.522+00:002023-12-10T23:48:48.522+00:00Thanks very much for this information - I'll c...Thanks very much for this information - I'll correct the acknowledgements accordingly.Dr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-28890522827413561612023-12-10T18:44:05.802+00:002023-12-10T18:44:05.802+00:00The photographs, attributed to J. L. Goodwin, were...The photographs, attributed to J. L. Goodwin, were taken by my father. His name was Gilbert L Goodwin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-4858631540489387652022-12-15T10:13:15.211+00:002022-12-15T10:13:15.211+00:00As a Malawian I enjoyed reading thisAs a Malawian I enjoyed reading thisSangwani Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15035498368585809047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-1891132727362608532014-11-17T09:26:51.415+00:002014-11-17T09:26:51.415+00:00THank you for the memories of Ufiti . I was a litt...THank you for the memories of Ufiti . I was a little girl in Nyasaland and we used to stop en route to Nkata Bay just to see her . She craved company and seemed so sad all alone. She was very curious and I was told she'd gone to live with her friends when I was upset that she'd gone!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277364088831065180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-5863353535380292552013-01-25T21:35:44.873+00:002013-01-25T21:35:44.873+00:00Thanks very much Marty C and Drjon!!Thanks very much Marty C and Drjon!!Dr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-18078348890667807462013-01-25T21:33:12.260+00:002013-01-25T21:33:12.260+00:00Hi Loren, Thanks for the kind words and glad that ...Hi Loren, Thanks for the kind words and glad that you like my post. I'd assumed that the photo that I've credited to you was of Ufiti in captivity because there seems to be some kind of wall or barrier just visible to her immediate right (i.e. just to the right of her face) in the photo, and also the possible presence of faint bars or wire netting behind her (though this latter feature may simply be an artefact or graininess in the photo). But as I'm not sure, and in view of your own comments regarding it, I'll delete the captivity part of the photo's caption. All the best, KarlDr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-39267802750039689772013-01-25T20:29:20.906+00:002013-01-25T20:29:20.906+00:00"its height was much exaggerated by...the fir..."its height was much exaggerated by...the first observers, and their guesses varied from 5 ft 6 ins to 6 ft. In actual fact it is probably a little more than 4 ft in height".<br /><br />Karl I bow to your superior experience in this field but I have to admit I often shudder when I read anything like the above quote. To me at least it's got many of the fudged caked characteristics of a typical Woo Woo assasination attempt.<br /><br />We have the insistence the height was exaggerated confirming the purpose of the piece's to put a stop to any claims to the contrary.<br /><br />Then we're even given a range of the heights alleged by the first observers conveying the impression the variations're proof alone these people didn't know what they were doing.<br /><br />And then most audacious of all after refering to the first observers' observations as "guesses" the author then guesses Ufiti was PROBABLY no more than four feet.<br /><br />How much more than four feet? Two inches? Twelve inches?<br /><br />I'd be very intrigued to know if Ufiti was ever measured properly and if any dna was preserved.alanborkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333017272673090593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-39266989711877797632013-01-25T18:31:37.949+00:002013-01-25T18:31:37.949+00:00It is wonderful to see Karl posting on Ufiti, a pe...It is wonderful to see Karl posting on Ufiti, a personal favorite topic of mine. This was one in which I worked in unison with Sanderson to track down original materials, such as that photo up top. However, as I recall, that original image I received from Africa of Ufiti was of the then seemingly out-of-place chimpanzee in the wild, walking down a road. Not as a captive.Loren Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705306131201565523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-39003292831279223212013-01-25T07:07:00.953+00:002013-01-25T07:07:00.953+00:00Here's to 3000 more!Here's to 3000 more!drjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14351916590417179786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-67472070774776083282013-01-24T22:12:32.924+00:002013-01-24T22:12:32.924+00:00Congrats on your 300th blog post Dr Shuker!!Congrats on your 300th blog post Dr Shuker!!marty chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308612654533070683noreply@blogger.com