| Throughout the world there have been legends of | | | | well, the length fourteen inches, by eight inches in |
| huge ape men who live in remote landscapes and are | | | | breadth, walking from north to south, and having |
| seldom glimpsed by man. Native Americans knew this | | | | passed about six hours." |
| creature as the Sasquatch, the 'hairy giant' who lived in | | | | Since this first track recording, there have been over |
| the forests particularly in the Pacific North West | | | | 700 footprints attributed to the Sasquatch. They |
| although Florida is home to the 'Skunk Ape' - a Bigfoot | | | | average in length of 15.6 inches and an average width |
| creature who resides in the Everglades. | | | | of 7.2 inches. Invariably, the sighting of a Sasquatch is |
| One of the earliest recordings by a European of the | | | | accompanied by a very strong, very foul odor. |
| Sasquatch was by fur trader and explorer David | | | | There are frequent sightings of the Sasquatch but |
| Thompson in 1811. Thomson was in what is now | | | | there is no concrete proof of their existence. There |
| Jasper, Alberta when he came across the track of a | | | | has never been a capture, dead or alive, so it leaves a |
| large animal. He wrote in his journal: | | | | question mark over the validity of sightings. Experts |
| "January 7th continuing our journey in the afternoon | | | | brought in to look at the footprints do seem to agree |
| we came on the track of a large animal, the snow | | | | that they were caused by an animal of considerable |
| about six inches deep on the ice; I measured it; four | | | | weight although some believe them to be hoaxes. |
| large toes each of four inches in length, to each a | | | | While we try to prove the existence of the Sasquatch, |
| short claw; the ball of the foot sunk three inches lower | | | | Native American tribes accept the creature as fact. |
| than the toes. The hinder part of the foot did not mark | | | | |