S-Sasquatch

Bigfoot (or Sasquatch) is the name given to an ape-like creature that some people believe inhabits forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest. Most scientists discount the existence of Bigfoot and consider it to be a combination of folklore, misidentification, and hoax, rather than a living animal, because of the lack of physical evidence and the large numbers of creatures that would be necessary to maintain a breeding population. A few scientists, such as Jane Goodall Grover Krantz, and Jeffrey Meldrum, have expressed interest and some measure of belief in the creature.

Bigfoot is described in reports as a large hairy ape-like creature, in a range of 6–10 feet tall, weighing in excess of 500 pounds, and covered in dark brown or dark reddish hair. Purported witnesses have described large eyes, a pronounced brow ridge, and a large, low-set forehead; the top of the head has been described as rounded and crested, similar to the sagittal crest of the male gorilla. Bigfoot is commonly reported to have a strong, unpleasant smell by those who claim to have encountered it. The enormous footprints for which it is named have been as large as 24 inches long and 8 inches wide. Some alleged Bigfoot tracks have also contained claw marks, making it likely that a portion came from known animals such as bears, which have five toes and claws. Bigfoot- believers claim that Bigfoot is omnivorous and mainly nocturnal.

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