Inside remote island where ancient human could still be alive

Anthropologist Professor Gregory Forth has spoken to dozens of local people who believe they have seen a tiny 'ape man' in the flesh on the remote island of Flores .

Flores is where researchers discovered remnants of an ancient species of tiny humans 3 ft 7in tall in 2003 .

They were believed to have gone extinct 50,000 years ago , but the remains of 'Homo floresiensis' were found in 2003 , suggesting locals had not made up their stories after being inspired by the discovery.

A recent sighting by tourists could add more fuel to the idea that a possible human ancestor has survived for millennia.

Forth says that the new find suggests that if there is an 'ape man' on Flores, it and its ancestors may have been there for up to a million years . Forth says that he still communicates with people around the story, although he has not researched the idea further since retiring after his stroke - and that he now feels that he himself is part of the story, an anthropologist who in his old age has been bold enough to 'go rogue'..