Malaysian police have moved to quash rumours circulating online that a small cat-like creature with a human face has been found.
Videos and images of the beast had been circulating online but officials claim that the creature is no more than a hoax.
The small, hand-sized creature is a pale with a few strands of black hair on top of its human-like head.
The similarities to a human end there, as images show the creature with fang-like teeth and sharp claws on its four limbs.
![Pictures of the creature were believed to have been taken in the Pahang area of western Malaysia. Photo / Asiawire / Facebook](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2BQCNL2YOL5VPJX2ON6AJYEHKU.jpg?auth=5c71dd905593645416856782e333dc79ebfe7153e1576c20082685b80cd9022c&width=16&height=16&quality=70&smart=true)