What is Bigfoot?

Description

The presumed North American primate commonly referred to as Bigfoot, Sasquatch or Skunk Ape is believed by some to be a surviving relative of the prehistoric ape Gigantopithecus blacki. Fossil remains suggest that this ape was 10 feet tall and weighed 1,200 pounds, lending credence to reports of it’s cousin’s similarly immense size.

Photos used by Permission of Bill Munns, June 2008

Because of the apparent small population and extremely shy nature of Bigfoot, the most frequently encountered evidence of its presence are the very large footprints from which it gets it’s nickname. Consequently, a great deal of effort has been put into studying these tracks, including a recent paper by Dr. Jeff Medrum.

Common Behavior

Habitat Profile

Florida’s diverse and lush subtropical to temperate wetland ecosystems bordered by pine, cypress and hardwood forests provide vast areas of refuge for large animals of high intelligence and elusive natures that would allow them to remain unclassified by modern science.

Based upon personal observation of several hundred tracks and trackways, in addition to the reports posted on the reports page of this website, we have speculated that the habitat or travel corridors relates to rivers, streams and perhaps artificial waterways and the adjacent forested lands, primarily cypress/bay swamps and mesic pine flatwoods. In addition, open corridors with protected edges that bisect large tracts of forested wetlands, such as utility easements, may provide protected travel corridors linking nursery, foraging or migratory routes into and out of a region.