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Bigfoot (/ ˈ b ɪ ɡ f ʊ t /), also commonly referred to as Sasquatch (/ ˈ s æ s k w æ tʃ, ˈ s æ s k w ɒ tʃ /), is a large, hairy mythical creature said to inhabit forests in North America, particularly in the Pacific Northwest.
There are annual Bigfoot-related conventions and festivals, and the creature notably plays a role in Pacific Northwest tourism, such as the annual "Sasquatch Daze" held for several years in Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia and the Oregon "Bigfoot Festival" held in Troutdale, Oregon which draws thousands in attendance from all over.
The town is hundreds of miles from Bigfoot’s (rumoured) native Pacific Northwest and Canada; British Columbia was where the Anglicised word “Sasquatch” evolved from a local tribe’s term ...
Meldrum, a physical anthropologist and professor at Idaho State University, says there is enough compelling evidence of Sasquatch that it justifies investigation rather than an out-of-hand dismissal.
In Belizean and Honduran folklore, the Sisimito (alternatively called Sisimite, Sisimita, Súkara, and Itacayo) is a bipedal upright gorilla-like creature that possesses a head much like a human, with long hair or fur covering its body.
The FBI kept a Bigfoot file, which was released Wednesday. (Yahoo News photo Illustration; photos: AP, Getty Images)
The skunk ape is a large and hairy human-like mythical creature purported to inhabit the forests and swamps in the southeastern United States, most notably in Florida. [5] [6] It is often compared to, synonymous with, or called the "cousin" of Bigfoot, a prominent subject within North American popular culture.
The Bigfoot statues for sale at this roadside market are more than head-turning curiosities. They’re a Georgia woman’s pride and joy.