The Legend of Bigfoot. T. S. Mart

       DEVIL MONKEY

      Hair/Fur: reddish, dark brown, black shaggy hair; white stripe down its neck and under its belly; thicker hair around the neck

      Eyes: glowing red

      Height: 3 to 5 feet

      Body Appearance: animalistic body with legs like a kangaroo; quadrupedal, occasionally bipedal; long tail, no tail, or short and bushy tail; sharp claws

      Face Appearance: pointy ears, prominent jaw, canine- or baboon-shaped face

      Characteristics: can leap with great force and to incredible heights

      Demeanor: lives in small packs, extremely aggressive

      Diet: small animals; omnivorous

      Foot Size: 3-toed; 5–7 inches long

      Vocalization: whoops, whistles, wails, screams, barks

      Location: South Pittsburg, Tennessee; Saltville, Virginia; Albany, Kentucky

      Tidbit: Their young resemble kangaroos

       FLINTVILLE MONSTER

      Hair/Fur: very long, shaggy, black fur

      Eyes: glowing red

      Height: 7 to 8 feet

      Body Appearance: 3-foot shoulder width, long hairy arms, hunched

      Characteristics: smells like skunk

      Demeanor: aggressive

      Foot Size: 16 inches

      Vocalization : paralyzing scream, similar to an ape

      Location: Flintville, Tennessee, about seventy miles west of Chattanooga

      Legend: For two decades, residents around the area reported sightings of a large, hairy beast and missing livestock. In 1976, a woman reported that the creature jumped on her car and broke the antenna as it hopped up and down. Another man and teenager said their vehicles had been vandalized in a similar way by the creature. The most famous account of the Flintville monster came April 1976, when a woman’s four-year-old son was playing in the yard. She heard him scream and ran outside. A large apelike creature ran toward the house. The mother darted outside, snatched up her child, and ran back into the house. When she looked out the window, the creature was returning to the woods.

       THE OHIO GRASSMAN

      Hair/Fur: white, blackish-brown, gray, coal-black, or reddish fur

      Eyes: red squinty and deep set or large and luminous

      Height: 7 to 9 feet

      Weight: 300–1000 pounds

      Body Appearance: pointy head, broad shoulders, long arms, large hands and feet, stands erect, no neck

      Face Appearance: humanlike with darker skin, snub nose

      Characteristics: strong rotten-egg smell; lives in caves or domes built from forest materials

      Demeanor: aggressive toward animals

      Foot Size: 10–20 inches, claw-toed, pigeon-toed, flat-footed; some 3-toed prints found

      Vocalization: can sound like a baby crying or a woman screaming, heavy breathing, growls

      Location: South/Southeastern Ohio

      Tidbit: This Bigfoot type is social and sometimes spotted in pairs or groups. Mothers and babies have been spotted together. It tends to wander in close proximity to humans and has been seen in corn and wheat fields.

      Legend: In the summer of 1978, several families outside the small town of Minerva, Ohio, were terrorized by a large, hairy creature. The Cayton family observed the creature looking in their windows, tapping on the glass and the house. Then one evening their dog was found dead, and rocks pelted the house. They called the sheriff, but by the time he arrived, the creature had disappeared back into the woods. Beyond footprints and some grayish hair, nothing was found. Yet sightings continue to happen to this day.

       THE WHITE THANG

      Hair/Fur: slick, thick white hair, possibly albino

      Eyes: dark and sunken

      Height: 7 to 8 feet

      Body Appearance: bipedal when standing, quadrupedal while running; has a tail resembling a lion

      Facial Features: combination of a dog and a lion

      Characteristics: moves extremely fast; smells like dead animals

      Demeanor: nonthreatening

      Foot Size: 12–16 inches

      Vocalization: woman screaming or panther screaming

      Location: Birmingham and central Alabama; spotted in caves and drainage ditches

      Tidbit: may be mistaken for the Flintville Monster since it’s been spotted in the same areas

      BIGFOOT OF OTHER US REGIONS

      Sightings of Bigfoot have taken place throughout the Rocky Mountains, particularly in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Most resemble either the Southern Skunk Ape or Sasquatch of the Pacific Northwest. Arizona is home to an interesting creature we thought worth mentioning.

       MOGOLLON MONSTER

      Hair/Fur: long coat of dark-reddish hair

      Eyes: deep set, expressionless

      Height: 7 feet

      Body Appearance: bipedal, upright, large upper body

      Facial Features: humanlike, hairless face

      Characteristics: amazing strength, strong fishy odor, muskiness of a snapping turtle, nocturnal, builds nests out of pine boughs and twigs

      Demeanor: aggressive and territorial; deathly silent before an attack

      Diet: omnivore

      Foot Size: up to 22 inches

      Vocalization: whistles; is said to emit bloodcurdling screams, similar to a woman in distress

      Location: Central Arizona along the Mogollon Rim

      Tidbit: This creature is said to mimic birds, coyotes, and other wildlife. The earliest sighting is from 1903, reporting a creature with long white hair, a long beard, and talons two inches long. Others have seen him since and confirm those findings. In local culture, every September the “Mogollon Monster 100” trail race takes place near the town of Pine, Arizona. This is an advanced-degree endurance race of 106 miles that winds its way around and through the beautiful Mogollon Rim.

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