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The moehau (also called the maeroero) is reputed to be a large, hairy hominid cryptid in the Coromandel-Moehau ranges of New Zealand's North Island. It may be synonymous with the maero, another New Zealand cryptid, because both have been reported to have long, sharp fingers in some sources.〔 Maberry, J., Kramer, D., ''The Cryptopedia: A Dictionary of the Weird, Strange & Downright Bizarre''. 2007.〕 Some Māori people suggest that the creature is a descendant of the maero, but another explanation for the moehau is that it was an exaggerated report of an escaped gorilla.〔 Turner, P. ''National Geographic Traveler: New Zealand''. p. 116 〕 However, in 1970, County Councillor J. Reddy told Robyn Gosset that the Hairy Moehau was an exaggeration started from a joke.〔Gosset, Robyn, ''New Zealand Mysteries'' 2nd Edition, The Bush Press of New Zealand, Auckland, 1996〕 Also in 1970, Bob Grey told researcher Robyn Gosset that the term ''Moehau Monster'' came from a name given to a Yankee steam hauler that was utilized for logging.〔Gosset, Robyn, ''New Zealand Mysteries'' 2nd Edition, The Bush Press of New Zealand, Auckland, 1996〕 In ''New Zealand Mysteries'' by Nicola McCloy, the author discredits both theories by citing several Moehau sightings during the early 19th century. ==See also== *Maero *the Catlins 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Moehau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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