What or who is a Bigfoot?

A Bigfoot is a giant beast with a hairy appearance and a height of approximately 9 feet. Bigfoot is said to be seen in North America, but due to the lack of physical and strong evidence to prove its existence, it is considered an imaginary creature. Bigfoot is also known as ‘Sasquatch.’ The term “Sasquatch” is derived from the Halq’emeylem language, the native language of the Salish tribe (a tribe that lives in southwestern British Columbia), and it means “wild man” or “hairy man.” So, who is Bigfoot? A monster from the tribe’s legend? Or a real creature living among us?

• Conspiracy – Is Bigfoot a Myth?

Fact: Yes

• • Many conspiracy theories have been presented over the years, such as footprints, screams, and sightings at night. These conspiracy theories sparked an undefined quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot. However, it was unsuccessful due to the lack of strong testimonies to authenticate Bigfoot’s existence. Many incidents have caused fear and confusion among people. In 1958, in California, a man named Ray Wallace made a huge footprint on the ground near Bluff Creek, which became a sensation and caused chaos among people in the late 20th century. However, the truth came to light in 2002 when Ray Wallace’s children revealed their father’s mischief after his death. By the time the truth was disclosed, Bigfoot had already become a popular sensation and media attraction worldwide. There have been more than ten thousand eyewitness reports of Bigfoot in the U.S. over the last fifty years. John Willison Green, a Canadian journalist and author, was famous for his Bigfoot research and books such as Sasquatch: The Apes Among Us and On the Track of the Sasquatch. In his research, he found a list of 1,340 sightings during the 19th and 20th centuries and concluded that most of the facts related to Bigfoot were based on eyewitness statements, which don’t provide solid evidence.
• Conspiracy – Are the Evidences are real?

Fact: No

In 1967, a famous Bigfoot short film, the Patterson film, was taken by Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin. The video showed a large, hairy ape striding through the area. This video became an overnight sensation and fueled the craze for Bigfoot enthusiasts. However, the authenticity of the video remains a mystery. Creating fake videos was relatively easy, making the video untrustworthy. Many people claimed to have heard the howls and shrieks of Bigfoot. Some incidents mistakenly attributed a fox’s howl to Bigfoot’s howl. Zoologists sometimes cannot identify the exact animal’s sounds in a recorded tape. Mr. Grover Krantz, known for his research on human evolution, the Kennewick Man, and Bigfoot, examined the Patterson film and criticized it as a human wearing an ape suit. He also declared that there was only a 10% chance of Bigfoot’s existence. Furthermore, he investigated many sound recordings, conspiracy theories, and alleged Bigfoot hair, skin, blood, and faces in his book Big Footprints. He also acknowledged that most Bigfoot cases had been subjected to competent analysis, but these were determined to be bogus. Unfortunately, these scientific studies were either destroyed or lost.

• Conspiracy – Are the Hair Samples belong to Bigfoot?

Fact: No

British explorer David Thompson was the first person to make a discovery of Bigfoot in 1811. He found a set of large footprints belonging to Sasquatch. Since then, hundreds of alleged pieces of evidence have been produced, including visual sightings, photographs, and films (notably the Patterson film at Bluff Creek, California, in 1967), but none of the evidence is considered true. In 2014, a team of researchers led by genetic scientist Bryan Skye from Oxford University in England conducted a genetic analysis of 36 hair samples claimed to belong to Bigfoot or Yeti. Yeti is another ape-like creature that inhabits the Himalayas and is also known as the “Abominable Snowman.” The results of the research showed that almost all the hairs came from known animals such as cows, raccoons, humans, and deer, and two of the samples closely matched an extinct Paleolithic polar bear. Despite the increasing number of Bigfoot testimonies, no bodies have ever been found. People occasionally claim to find bones or large body parts. For example, a man in Utah discovered what he thought was a fossilized Bigfoot skull in 2013, but a paleontologist confirmed that the “skull” was simply an oddly weathered rock. In 2008, two Georgian men went on a hike and found a large, frozen Bigfoot specimen. Sadly, the Bigfoot skin they found was just a frozen gorilla costume.

• Conspiracy – Are the Bigfoot a figment of our folk tale?

Fact: Yes

In the Tule River Indian Reservation in California, the Yakut tribe, native to central California, created a legend about a group of monsters known as petroglyphs, which depicted a group of Bigfoots. The Lummi tribe also has tales about creatures called Ts’emekwes. The stories are similar in general descriptions of Ts’emekwes, but details often vary between regions and families. Some regional versions have more dangerous versions of this creature. The Iroquois tell of a tale about an aggressive, hair-covered giant with rock-hard skin, known as the “Stone Giant.” In 1847, Paul Kane reported stories from natives about skoocooms, a race of cannibalistic wild men living on the peak of Mount St. Helens in Southern Washington State. In 1924, an alleged incident at Mount St. Helens involved a violent encounter between a group of gold miners and a group of “ape-men.”

• Conspiracy – Did the Bigfoot ever exist on our planet?

Fact: Yes

Did Bigfoot exist in real life? Yes, in the history books. We ‘had’ a humongous human-like ape that once walked on Earth around 2.6 million years ago. Gigantopithecus blacki is an extinct species of ape that weighed up to 270 kilograms (595 lbs.) and had a height of about 10 feet (3m). This species is believed to be the ancestor of orangutans and lived in Southeast Asia before going extinct hundreds of thousands of years ago.