Saturday, February 18, 2012

For your consideration.

Scotland: Am Fear Liath Mòr. Afghanistan: Barmanou. Japan: Hibagon. India: Mande Barung. Bangladesh: Ban-manush. Philippines: Amomongo. Vietnam: Batutut. Siberia: Chuchunya. Mongolian Altai Mountains: Alma. Australia: Yowie. Kenya: Kerit. China: Yeren. Amazon Rainforests: Mapinguari. Indonesia: Genderuwa. Himalayas: Yeti. Medieval Europe: Wild Man. Northwest Canada: Nuk-luk. Quebec: Windigo. Mt. St. Helens: Skoocoom. New Hampshire: Woods Devil. Florida Everglades: Skunk Ape. Ohio: Grassman. Arkansas: Fouke Monster. Missouri: Momo the Monster. Pacific Northwest: Sasquatch.

Bigfoot.

Why do so many places in the world have legends and sightings of hominid ape creatures? Do we have some deep psychological need to personify creatures in forests and caves so we don't have this feeling of being alone? Did Gigantopithecus, a supposedly extinct giant ape, follow routes that humans also took out of China and across the great land bridge during the ice age? Is there really a missing link species between apes and humans that has survived in small isolated breeding groups that are being rediscovered as humans cut down forests and expand our territories? Science is a field that is perpetually changing and being rewritten with species becoming discovered, extinct, and rediscovered all the time. I have no answers for these questions, just discussion of theories and the fact that there are names and stories all over the world for very similarly described creatures. So, why?

*disclaimer: I don't believe anyone is crazy just for believing in or not believing in bigfoot. However these folks are borderline.
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