[1]According to the Patriot Ledger newspaper, a couple of boys stumbled upon a decomposed body off Pantheon Road in Lakeville, Massachusetts. Frank Alvilhiera, Police Chief, sent it for a medical examination. The conclusion was that the foot did not belong to a human though it had five toes.
The legend of Bigfoot, a mythical ape-like creature seen frequently in American lore, takes off from the notion of it being hairy, but human-like, bipedal and an inhabitant of forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Many such sightings have been spotted across the globe. The Asian equivalent of Bigfoot is known as the Yeti and the Australian one as the Yowie Man. Other characteristics it is said to have are that it is omnivorous and has nocturnal habits.
Yet, there has been very little tangible evidence of the creature’s existence. Scientists believe that a majority of the claims that purported witnesses make are either hoaxes or even misidentified animals. The only physical evidence that exists is in the form of photographs in which the subject is fuzzy or pixellated, and footprints, which pranksters have admitted to be fake, according to The National Geographic
magazine, dated October 23, 2003.
Even so, the creature remains a huge part of American popular culture. Harry and the Hendersons is a 1987 comedy-fantasy about a family running into a Sasquatch, by which name it is also known. The movie even won an Academy Award for Best Makeup, and that is one area that one could use creativity since so little is really known about the creature.
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[1] http://archive.asianage.com/wherejpg-719