What I Think Big Foot Is

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Posted On: June 3, 2023

This is kinda like a detailed explanation of what I think Bigfoot are. I don't think this is fact as whatever they are haven't even been confirmed to exist and we don't have a holotype.

I use the term AAP (Anomalous American Primate) since it's sort of empty of bias and could include theories that they are humans or human hybrids. Inclusivity!.

I believe that the AAP are derived pongids.

I am not saying that the wildmen are gigantopitheci, but I believe they are closer to orangutans than other apes like gorillas or gibbons.

The reasons for why I believe this:.

According to Dr. Jeff Meldrum, the people who have claimed to see wildmen (across the world) state they look more like orangutans than any other ape. [see MonsterQuest episode on the Yeren].

Orangutans are the only nonhuman ape capable of whistling [see Bonnie the orang].

Orangutans are the only nonhuman ape capable of displaying human-like vocalizations .

[see Rocky the talking orangutan).

Orangutans make calls that sound eerily like Sasquatch calls.

Now there could be serious counter arguments to these and I'll try to combat some of them here.

“Orangutans are quadrupedal and Sasquatch are bipedal!”.

The only fully bipedal ape other than people are gibbons and they aren't closely related to us at all. In fact, most scientists now believe that knuckle-walking is a secondary trait and bipedalism is the default.

“They have more gorilla like traits!”.

A developed sagital crest could easily evolve within a large primate species (large chimpanzees have the crests) so why couldn't a derived pongid obtain one?

The ability to emit odors like the gorillas can definitely evolve given the right pressures.

Why the AAP are not humans:.

They have midtarsal breaks that are incredibly flexible (a witness described a long foot that was “floppy”) which are an ape like trait.

They do not display key human traits (tool creation, fire, clothes, cooking).

There's nothing on record for a giant hairy human species.

Tell me what you guys believe! And any critiques!.

Post from user borgircrossancola at at reddit.

Comments:

I like your theory. It's like if Sasquatch ancestors diverted from an orangutan like ancestor like we did with a chimpanzee like ancestors. Well thought out and I appreciate your counter arguments to your theory.

Comment from user Dapper_Woodpecker274 at at reddit.

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Posted On: June 3, 2023

This is kinda like a detailed explanation of what I think Bigfoot are. I don't think this is fact as whatever they are haven't even been confirmed to exist and we don't have a holotype.

I use the term AAP (Anomalous American Primate) since it's sort of empty of bias and could include theories that they are humans or human hybrids. Inclusivity!.

I believe that the AAP are derived pongids.

I am not saying that the wildmen are gigantopitheci, but I believe they are closer to orangutans than other apes like gorillas or gibbons.

The reasons for why I believe this:.

According to Dr. Jeff Meldrum, the people who have claimed to see wildmen (across the world) state they look more like orangutans than any other ape. [see MonsterQuest episode on the Yeren].

Orangutans are the only nonhuman ape capable of whistling [see Bonnie the orang].

Orangutans are the only nonhuman ape capable of displaying human-like vocalizations .

[see Rocky the talking orangutan).

Orangutans make calls that sound eerily like Sasquatch calls.

Now there could be serious counter arguments to these and I'll try to combat some of them here.

“Orangutans are quadrupedal and Sasquatch are bipedal!”.

The only fully bipedal ape other than people are gibbons and they aren't closely related to us at all. In fact, most scientists now believe that knuckle-walking is a secondary trait and bipedalism is the default.

“They have more gorilla like traits!”.

A developed sagital crest could easily evolve within a large primate species (large chimpanzees have the crests) so why couldn't a derived pongid obtain one?

The ability to emit odors like the gorillas can definitely evolve given the right pressures.

Why the AAP are not humans:.

They have midtarsal breaks that are incredibly flexible (a witness described a long foot that was “floppy”) which are an ape like trait.

They do not display key human traits (tool creation, fire, clothes, cooking).

There's nothing on record for a giant hairy human species.

Tell me what you guys believe! And any critiques!.

Post from user borgircrossancola at at reddit.

Comments:

I like your theory. It's like if Sasquatch ancestors diverted from an orangutan like ancestor like we did with a chimpanzee like ancestors. Well thought out and I appreciate your counter arguments to your theory.

Comment from user Dapper_Woodpecker274 at at reddit.

What I Think Big Foot Is

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