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Bigfoot
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Bigfoot, also known as sasquatch, is an ape-like cryptic that inhabits forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal humanoid. The term "sasquatch" means wild man.
Scientists discount the existence of Bigfoot and consider it to be a combination of folklore and hoax, rather than a living animal. A fewscientists have expressed interest and belief in the creature.
Description
Bigfoot is described in reports as a large hairy ape-like creature, ranging between 2 and 3 metres tall, weighing 230 kg, and covered in dark brown or dark reddish hair. Some witnesses have described large eyes, a pronounced brow ridge, and a large, low-set forehead; the top of the head has been described as roundedand crested, similar to the crest of the male gorilla. Bigfoot is commonly reported to have a strong, unpleasant smell. The enormous footprints are 60 cm long and 20 cm wide with two or six toes. It is thought that Bigfoot is omnivorous and mainly nocturnal.
History
Wild men stories are found among the indigenous population of the Pacific Northwest. The legends differed in their details bothregionally and between families in the same community. Similar stories of wild men are found on every continent except Antarctica. Daniel Boone reported having shot and killed "a ten-foot, hairy giant” he called a Yahoo.
In 1951, Eric Shipton photographed what he described as a Yeti footprint. This photograph generated considerable attention and the story of the Yeti entered into popularconsciousness.
In 1958 large footprints were found in Del Norte County, California. Searches for Bigfoot were organized in the area around Bluff Creek.
As Bigfoot has become better known and a phenomenon in popular culture, sightings have spread throughout North America. In addition to the Pacific Northwest, the Great Lakes region and the Southeastern United States have had many reports of Bigfootsightings.
Sightings in North America.
About a third of all reports of Bigfoot sightings are concentrated in the Pacific Northwest, with most of the remaining reports spread throughout the rest of North America. John Willison Green, have postulated that Bigfoot is a worldwide phenomenon. The most notable reports include:
1924: Fred Beck claimed that he and four other miners were attacked onenight, by several "ape men" throwing rocks at their cabin in an area later called Ape Canyon, Washington. Beck wrote a book about the event in 1967, in which he argued that the creatures were beings from another dimension.
1941: Jeannie Chapman and her children said they had escaped their home when a 2.3 m tall Sasquatch approached their residence in Ruby Creek, British Columbia.
1958:Jerry Crew took to a newspaper office a cast of one of the enormous footprints he and other workers had seen at an isolated work site at Bluff Creek, California.
2007: On September 16, hunter Rick Jacobs captured an image of a supposed Sasquatch by using an automatically triggered camera attached to a tree.
2012: A BBC report included a description by Joy Clay of a bigfoot while she was in atent.
Explanations for sightings
Various types of creatures have been suggested to explain both the sightings and what type of creature Bigfoot would be if it existed. The scientific community typically attributes sightings to either hoaxes or misidentification of known animals and their tracks. While it is generally explained that Bigfoot as an unknown ape, some believers in Bigfoot attributethe phenomenon to UFOs or other paranormal causes. A minority of proponents of a natural explanation have attributed Bigfoot to animals that are not apes such as the giant ground sloth.
In 2007, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said that photos taken by the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization of a juvenile Bigfoot, were most likely of a bear with mange. Jeffrey Meldrum, on the other hand,...
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Bigfoot, also known as sasquatch, is an ape-like cryptic that inhabits forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal humanoid. The term "sasquatch" means wild man.
Scientists discount the existence of Bigfoot and consider it to be a combination of folklore and hoax, rather than a living animal. A fewscientists have expressed interest and belief in the creature.
Description
Bigfoot is described in reports as a large hairy ape-like creature, ranging between 2 and 3 metres tall, weighing 230 kg, and covered in dark brown or dark reddish hair. Some witnesses have described large eyes, a pronounced brow ridge, and a large, low-set forehead; the top of the head has been described as roundedand crested, similar to the crest of the male gorilla. Bigfoot is commonly reported to have a strong, unpleasant smell. The enormous footprints are 60 cm long and 20 cm wide with two or six toes. It is thought that Bigfoot is omnivorous and mainly nocturnal.
History
Wild men stories are found among the indigenous population of the Pacific Northwest. The legends differed in their details bothregionally and between families in the same community. Similar stories of wild men are found on every continent except Antarctica. Daniel Boone reported having shot and killed "a ten-foot, hairy giant” he called a Yahoo.
In 1951, Eric Shipton photographed what he described as a Yeti footprint. This photograph generated considerable attention and the story of the Yeti entered into popularconsciousness.
In 1958 large footprints were found in Del Norte County, California. Searches for Bigfoot were organized in the area around Bluff Creek.
As Bigfoot has become better known and a phenomenon in popular culture, sightings have spread throughout North America. In addition to the Pacific Northwest, the Great Lakes region and the Southeastern United States have had many reports of Bigfootsightings.
Sightings in North America.
About a third of all reports of Bigfoot sightings are concentrated in the Pacific Northwest, with most of the remaining reports spread throughout the rest of North America. John Willison Green, have postulated that Bigfoot is a worldwide phenomenon. The most notable reports include:
1924: Fred Beck claimed that he and four other miners were attacked onenight, by several "ape men" throwing rocks at their cabin in an area later called Ape Canyon, Washington. Beck wrote a book about the event in 1967, in which he argued that the creatures were beings from another dimension.
1941: Jeannie Chapman and her children said they had escaped their home when a 2.3 m tall Sasquatch approached their residence in Ruby Creek, British Columbia.
1958:Jerry Crew took to a newspaper office a cast of one of the enormous footprints he and other workers had seen at an isolated work site at Bluff Creek, California.
2007: On September 16, hunter Rick Jacobs captured an image of a supposed Sasquatch by using an automatically triggered camera attached to a tree.
2012: A BBC report included a description by Joy Clay of a bigfoot while she was in atent.
Explanations for sightings
Various types of creatures have been suggested to explain both the sightings and what type of creature Bigfoot would be if it existed. The scientific community typically attributes sightings to either hoaxes or misidentification of known animals and their tracks. While it is generally explained that Bigfoot as an unknown ape, some believers in Bigfoot attributethe phenomenon to UFOs or other paranormal causes. A minority of proponents of a natural explanation have attributed Bigfoot to animals that are not apes such as the giant ground sloth.
In 2007, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said that photos taken by the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization of a juvenile Bigfoot, were most likely of a bear with mange. Jeffrey Meldrum, on the other hand,...
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