Is Bigfoot Real?
The Yeti, the Abominable Snowman, and Bigfoot have been legends for centuries. But do they actually exist? Here’s a few thoughts:
‘It’s been a legend for years, but few realize that Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch or Yeti, gained official status in 1975. That year the Army Corps of Engineers published an environmental atlas that first recognized Sasquatch as a species indigenous to Washington state. The $200,000 corps project found, among other things, that the big-footed animal is “covered with long hair, except for the face and hands, and has a distinctly humanlike form.”
‘The corps described a Sasquatch as agile and strong, but so shy that it leaves “minimal evidence of its presence.” It can grow up to 12 feet tall and weigh more than 1,000 pounds, eating mostly berries and small fish. Acknowledging that the creature is the target of some debate; the atlas claims to base its findings on hair samples taken by the FBI that indicate an undiscovered creature.
‘Is it actually possible that a reclusive man-like creature inhabits the remote areas of our planet? Why not ? Isn’t it arrogant of us to assume we know of all the species on this huge planet? Scientists will tell you that we don’t. Only a few years ago, a unknown animal now named the Okapi was discovered. What about creatures we know of , but are thought to be extinct ? The coelacanth was thought to be extinct for 70 million years until they were discovered alive and well in 1938. So is it really that hard to believe that a hair-covered, man-like creature could exist on the verge of discovery? In many remote areas of the world there have been sightings of just such a creature. Known by many names such as Sasquatch, Yeti, Almas and many more. Is this an unknown primate, the “missing link” or some other yet unknown species ? There is evidence to support the existence of just such a creature in the Northwestern United States as well as other remote areas.’
