Classification: Hominid / Bipedal

Location: North America

First Sighted:

Saquatch: Mentioned by an Indian Agent in a collection of stories gathered from natives of British Columbia (1929) 

Footprint: Found at a logging site in Humboldt Count, California (1958)

Sitghting(s) of Note: Patterson/Gimlin Film, Bluff Creek California (1967)

Other Names: Sasquatch

Summary: Bigfoot, also referred to as Sasquatch, is a large, hairy, mythical creature said to inhabit forests in North America, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. 

Bigfoot is often described as a large, muscular, and bipedal human or ape-like creature covered in black, dark brown, or dark reddish hair. Anecdotal descriptions estimate a height of roughly 6–9 feet, with some descriptions having the creatures standing as tall as 10–15 feet. Some alleged observations describe Bigfoot as more human than ape, particularly in regard to the face.

Common descriptions include broad shoulders, no visible neck, and long arms, which many skeptics attribute to misidentification of a bear standing upright. Some alleged nighttime sightings have stated the creature's eyes "glowed" yellow or red. The enormous footprints for which the creature is named are claimed to be as large as 24 inches long and 8 inches wide.