What Gregory Forth has said about Flores

2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 5, 2026

Gregory Forth, Canadian cultural anthropologist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and author of "Between Ape and Human", has been quoted on Flores 2 times in 1 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on November 5, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Forth argues that Flores lacks native apes and monkeys, making misidentification less likely than in Sumatra, since its only macaque was introduced by humans.

    “Flores has only one species of monkey and no apes. And the monkey, a macaque, a long-tailed macaque, was introduced by humans thousands”

    The Joe Rogan Experience: #2577 - Gregory Forth (Nov 5, 2026) · Listen from 12:55

  • Forth recounts that two British hikers independently contacted him after seeing a bipedal creature on a Flores mountain in March 2019.

    “the encounter was in 2019, in March. And, you know, they hadn't followed this. They hadn't thought about it”

    The Joe Rogan Experience: #2577 - Gregory Forth (Nov 5, 2026) · Listen from 52:23

Episodes

  • #2577 - Gregory Forth

    The Joe Rogan Experience · Nov 5, 2026 · 2 h 19 min

    Joe Rogan talks with anthropologist Gregory Forth about Homo floresiensis, Flores islanders' accounts of living small 'ape men,' Bigfoot, and the scientific conservatism around hominin evolution.

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