I absolutely love this story, as published in the Toronto Star:
Were ‘hobbit’ humans killed off by giant storks?
A new species of giant stork that fed off human-like hobbits on a prehistoric Indonesian island is fresh evidence of a topsy-turvy parallel universe that once existed. …
That ecosystem was the isolated island of Flores, Indonesia, about 17,000 years ago. It was populated by giant rats, pygmy elephants and Homo floresiensis, a hobbit-sized hominid whose young would likely have been a feast for the giant storks.
I would love to read a ‘Lost World‘ style adventure novel set in this place.
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2 comments
Fat Arse says:
10 December 2010 at 5:06 am (UTC -5)
Hey! That “hobbit” appears to need a shave, has breasts and is NOT wearing any pants! What is happening to decorum on the internet?
Grant Hamilton says:
10 December 2010 at 8:50 am (UTC -5)
I thought everyone knew that JRR Tolkien was forced by the censors to bowdlerize his description of hobbits, and this has left us with a skewed view of these creatures. Basically, everything they feel about food is actually about sex.