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Vanishing Bigfoot and Anecdotal Accounts:
Implications and Challenges for Researchers
By Sharon (Eby) Cornet © May 22, 2005
Table of Contents
The Two Big Questions
Early American Legends (BFRO – Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization)
Typical Reports With Interesting Features
A Quickly Vanishing Bigfoot
Bigfoot Transparency – Actual or Illusion?
Looking Outside of What is Expected
The Electromagnetic Spectrum and Geomagnetics
The Challenge
Bigfoot Intelligence – Where are the Bodies?
Conclusions
Bio
References and Notes
The Two Big Questions
There
exists two severely important questions – which we hope to address in
detail here – that continue to plague investigators, Cryptozoologists,
and other researchers who are attempting to explain and find the final
evidence that will prove, once and for all, the existence of Bigfoot,
Sasquatch, Skunk Apes, Yeti, Yowies, Almas, Kaptars, Mapinguari, and
their kind world over. For the Bigfoot researcher who goes into
the field (specifically here in the U.S.), and has learned the habits
and idiosyncrasies of Bigfoot, collected eye-witness testimonies, hair,
feces, and other field samples, made numerous footprint casts, and even
spotted Bigfoot themselves, there is little or no doubt left of their
obvious existence; but to the skeptic who ridicules the “evidence” and
does not do any serious field work or research which would support or
falsify that work scientifically, the same two questions are thrown into
the face of those who seriously want to expose an irrefutable answer
concerning the elusive Bigfoot: Where are the bodies or bones? And… Why do they seem to vanish into thin air before they can be caught?
It is my intent to not only discuss some of the reasons why, but also
to propose a challenge, along with providing a test that researchers can
do in the field when Bigfoot makes his “disappearance.”
Even
though there are historical, folkloric, and oral traditional tales
existent throughout the nations of the earth, we are still faced with
the fact that, to date, not a single one of these giant hairy creatures has been caught alive to be observed, studied, and documented by the experts, and no remains have been found
for examination in the laboratory. Truly, these curiosities nag
those of us who remain as questioning Bigfoot researchers, but more from
the desire within to know and understand, than because of anything the
skeptics (and/or "armchair scientists") would say. Hoaxers and
outright liars only compound the problems we face. In order to
begin finding the answers we must understand the questions, and the
creatures that incite them within our minds. We must look at the
evidence with an open mind and take ALL the evidence into account, and
not just the parts that are acceptable to our own belief systems.
To understand where the bodies of Bigfoot and his kind go during or
after death, and how they seem to amazingly evaporate from any hold we
could possibly put on them while alive may be the key to finding them.
There
is evidence, according to worldwide eyewitness testimonies that this
creature, although with the appearance of a half-human, half-ape-like
face, might be completely different than either humans or apes in not
only environment, but also physiology, diet, thinking abilities, and
other talents. It is very possible that the reason the best
hunters have yet to tow in a Bigfoot body is because Bigfoot are acutely
more aware, and more keen, than we previously thought. Perhaps we
underestimate these gentle giants immensely. For answers to these
problems we will look not only to testimonies for clues, but also to
evidence in the field that might help explain some of the strange
camouflaging and apparent invisibility/transparency abilities that these
musky-smelling hominoids appear to be utilizing.
Please
notice, as you read further, that these accounts are varied but all
have a few things in common…. Either bad smells associated/not
associated with Bigfoot camouflage, unexplainable disappearances, or and
outright vanishing in front of the witness(es) by different
means. Please also note that the majority of sightings are
typically in forested or mountainous areas, near waterways of some kind,
and usually on or near fault line areas and/or volcanic/granitic
areas. We will go into why this is so, later on. Also
realize that even though I recognize that a good majority of “vanishing
Bigfoot” just simply run off into the trees, it is the more unusual
accounts of them unexplainably vanishing that I am addressing
here. Because any good Bigfoot data starts with those who see
them, we begin with eyewitness testimonies. But for the record, up
front, I am not yet convinced of Bigfoot being a UFO-occupant placed
here on earth (some indications could show mimicry however, but that is
another subject for another paper).
BIGFOOT EYEWITNESS TESTIMONIES
Early American Legends (BFRO – Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization)
Quote:
"This story, I found out later, was based on the Blackwood one... but I
suspect Blackwood based his on the Northern U.S./Canadian legends of
the Wendigo. The story goes like this: there were these two guys that
went canoeing, and they came to a place where they had to portage (carry
their canoes overland). They walked through the woods until night fell,
and they set up camp. Well, one of the guys woke up in the middle of
the night to answer the call of nature, and he saw that the side of the
tent was bowed inward, as if someone was leaning on it. But, his buddy
was sleeping right next to him. He reached up to touch the tent wall,
and it was ice cold. He was so scared, he just lay there until morning,
not sleeping. When day came, the thing outside the tent was gone. So,
the two guys packed up their gear, and got their canoe, and headed off
again. They walked all day, and when the sun was setting, they came upon
an old Indian man, holding a human skull and shaking beads in it. He
said to him: "You can't stay here, this is Wendigo territory. Get
through it as quickly as you can." Of course, being Stupid White Guys ;)
they laughed at him, and kept walking. Well, the sun went down, and all
of a sudden, somewhere behind them in the woods, they heard this
horrible scream. It could only have been the old Indian. They looked at
each other, kinda freaked out, and they started walking a little
quicker. And then, behind them, they heard this huge, crashing noise
like a runaway bulldozer coming through the woods. They looked around,
and there was nothing there, but the trees were splintering and crashing
down in the path of something horrible and invisible. Well, they
dropped their canoe and all their gear and they just ran like hell, and
kept running until they dropped from sheer exhaustion. And the thing
behind them came howling up -- and stopped and crashed around for a
while in frustration, but it couldn't get them because they had reached
the far edge of its territory". (1)
Typical Reports With Interesting Features
Data from “Chronological List of Bigfoot Sightings (1818-1980)" - paraphrased
c. 1930 at Kwaltwa Kitasu Bay, Swindle Is., BC by Tom Brown. Bigfoot seen in shallows at night; screamed when shot at, but no body to be found next day.
1950’s by two men camping at Pine Barrens, NJ. Two separate sightings of Bigfoot at night, one from only a few yards; 'overpowering foul odor' noticed
Spring
1957 two hunters at Big Cypress Swamp, FL. As they slept in
hammocks, a Bigfoot stood and watched them. They awoke and saw it was
tall and dark with glowing eyes. After about 2 minutes it walked away.
In
1964 at Point Isabel, Clermont County, OH, Mr. & Mrs. Lew Lister
were sitting in parked car. They saw Bigfoot, which changed shape, and then vanished.
July 1965 Jack Taylor at Nr Butedale, BC. Man fishing saw two Bigfoot creatures on shore and another in the water swimming strongly.
Summer 1966 Nr Anclote River, Elfers, FL. Bigfoot seen by Ralph “Bud” Chambers. It was standing in trees and had a 'rancid, putrid odor'.
Summer
1966 in Nr Richland, WA, Greg Pointer, Roger True, Tom Thompson, Carl
& Jim Franklin, John McKnight, Alvin Anderson, Selby Green, Roger
Howard, Bob McDonald, Ron Blackburn all witness an 8-ft, whitish-gray
Bigfoot; was repeatedly shot at with no effect.
Oct
1966 in Albuquerque, NM, Clifford McGuire & family. Over a period
of several weeks a 5-ft Bigfoot that cried like a baby roamed round
their property, and the radio would stop when it was near.
Sept 1967 . Carol Davis from Nr Bellingham, WA saw Bigfoot wading out of the sea.
1970 two fisherman in Lake nr Priest Lake, ID saw Bigfoot swimming across a lake.
1972 a rancher from Nr North Fork of Logy Creek, WA. A foul-smelling Bigfoot approached camp fire and stood for several minutes before shuffling away; dogs paralyzed with fear.
May 29, 1973 Anthony Dorsey Nr Sykesville, MD made first sighting of Bigfoot with luminous eyes. This was after a UFO was seen to drop an object into a nearby reservoir. Other people reported seeing an 8-ft black-haired Bigfoot.
August 24, 1973 a man from Herminie, PA saw a 7-ft Bigfoot 30 ft away in his garden, it smelled like 'rotten eggs.' He went to get a gun but it had gone when he returned.
Early
Oct, 1973 Nr Galveston, IN. Jeff Martin or Jim Mays (one name is
probably a pseudonym, as the initials are the same) saw Bigfoot on 2
occasions, also lights or UFOs in the same area.
Feb 6, 1974 in Uniontown, PA a woman & son-in-law Bigfoot disappeared when shot at; others seen close by, plus a UFO.
On June 19, 1980 Ray Quay in Russells Point, OH. Part-time police officer saw 'big and hairy' creature near barn, smelling like 'limburger cheese on a hot muffler'. (2)
A Quickly Vanishing Bigfoot
Quote: “Submitted by witness on Wednesday, May 22, 2002.
DATE: late Nov. 1990-92
SEASON: Fall
STATE: Texas
COUNTY: Red River
NEAREST TOWN: Manchester, Texas
OBSERVED:
I was deer hunting 10-12 years ago in late Nov. I was on a deer lease
in Red River County. I was sitting on a stool and observed deer scrapes
on trees along a creek bed. I was watching for these deer to approach.
After I had been sitting there for an hour or so I turned my head and
noticed what looked like an 8 or 9-foot tall stump that wasn't there
earlier. It was approximately 120-130 yards away. I raised my deer rifle
and looked through the scope at it. Through my 6X scope, I was able to
see it as close up as if it were 30 feet away from me. It was looking
right at me. It was a large ape-like creature. I kept it in my sight for
15-20 minutes. It never moved. I then heard a snap off to my left. I
turned my head to observe where this noise came from. I didn't see
anything. When I turned back to the creature, it was gone! It had been
standing in grass that was knee-high to me, about a foot and a half to 2
feet tall. I feel that it couldn't have moved away in the short period
of time my attention was drawn away. I feel that it dropped down in the
grass to avoid detection. I feel that the snapping noise was made by
another creature to divert my attention from the other one. At this
time, I got up and left everything but my rifle and backed out of the
area. I had this thing dead to rights in my scope but couldn't shoot
because I did not feel threatened.”
Source: http://www.texasbigfoot.com/RedRiver1.html
Atypical Reports With Alarming Implications
Horizon City Monster
A
report of a possible Bigfoot camouflage effect is based on the Horizon
City Monster account by Ms. Montanez who lives in the desert east of El
Paso, TX. She first spotted the Bigfoot hunched over a dead coyote
by the edge of the highway out in the desert. As she drove closer
the creature stood up, walked up a mesquite mound and jogged down the
other side. She said his head was originally taller than the
mound, and yet he kept appearing to go down and down and down
(step-wise), into the ground! Although Montanez could not see the
Bigfoot actually entering the ground (due to the small mound being in
the way), she insisted that there had to have been a cave it
entered. She left and returned the following day to find the
coyote gone, any footprints swiped by the winds, and no apparent cave
entrance! She then concluded that the Bigfoot must've had a trap
door hidden under the dirt which he entered, although she could not find
it. Realize that Ms. Montanez was attempting to rationalize what
she saw to explain an unexplainable "disappearance" of Bigfoot.
The biggest question is not necessarily did he go into the ground but how did he make her THINK he went into the ground if he did not? Or better yet, where did he actually go? (3)
Bigfoot Dematerializing?
Quote:
“After returning [p. 31] from a long hike, the group was stunned when a
nine-to-ten foot Sasquatch stepped out in front of them a short
distance away. Then, in the twinkling of an eye, the Bigfoot
completely disappeared in front of the witnesses! The witnesses
insisted that it literally dematerialized! Mrs. Jeffrey reported
that she was so awed at what she saw, that when they returned home, she
did not leave the house for two weeks. The woman was in such a
total state of shock that she did not return to the area for some time.”
(4)
The Trap
This account is
from Larry Kelm whom I personally spoke with during a BFRO (Bigfoot
Field Researchers Organization) field trip in Ruidoso, NM.
Quote:
“In the fall of 1980 I ran a small business as a construction contractor
in Eugene, Oregon. During the slow times and in-between jobs I would
don my backpack and hiking boots and disappear into the mountains for
weeks at a time enjoying the peaceful solitude of long hikes. At that
time I was single and didn’t answer to anyone so I was free to do what I
wanted when I wanted. On the trip in question I decided to hike the old
Mollala Indian trail that followed the ridge tops from Saddle Blanket
Mountain to Oakridge, one of the Native American’s favorite summer camps
and trading centers. It was a beautiful August day, two days into the
hike (I expected to be gone about two weeks), when literally out of the
blue the most terrifying thing that ever happened to me in my life
occurred. It would change my perspective of reality forever.
“I was walking
along the trail enjoying the strong breeze and bright sunshine when, in
the middle of a step, everything around me started to turn gray and
blurry. The only way I can describe it was as if suddenly I was looking
through someone else’s prescription sunglasses. I finished the step and
started another. Every inch I moved forward the darkness increased and
the gray blurring turned into a jumble of shapes that made no sense. I
then seemed to pass a barrier and everything started to return back into
focus when my foot reached the ground on the second step everything
around me had changed. Day had turned into night and there was no wind.
All the Douglas Fir and pine trees had been replaced with thick
jungle-like growth. The cool thin mountain air was replaced with humid
thick air. There were no stars in the sky, but there was a diffused
light that let me see everything clearly, however I couldn’t tell what
the light source was.
“As often
happens when the human body receives a massive dose of adrenaline the
entire incident appeared like it was in slow motion and even though I
was only there for a second or two I had time to observe my
surroundings. The silence was broken by [a] continuous high pitched
keening sound, and I was nearly overwhelmed with a sense of fear and
danger. My momentum caused me to take one more step before stopping in
my tracks.
“It was at this
point, I heard a whispered "Gotcha" over my right shoulder. I couldn’t
tell if I heard it with my ears or inside my head. The word wasn’t
directed at me but something said the word quietly to itself. I was so
terrified I actually felt my heart stop for a moment. That whispered
word is what saved me. I opened my mouth and gasped in a huge gush of
thick air and recoiled backward in the same footsteps I had entered
wherever I was. As I threw myself backward, I looked over my right
shoulder. A dark colored hairy right hand and arm was reaching for my
throat over my shoulder. The hand had pale ivory spade-shaped
fingernails. The nails looked clean and almost had a manicured look to
them. The thumb was placed lower (towards the wrist) on the hand than a
human’s is. Both hand and arm were thin and powerful looking and both
were covered with thick coarse black hair.
“I got a good
look at it because the thumbnail grazed my neck (it did not break the
skin) as I moved backwards. As I continued backwards, the hand clutched
where my neck had been a split second before and it seemed to fade off
into the distance as I returned through the Portal.
“I took two more steps backwards a nd everything reversed itself from what had just happened. The world around me became lighter, the fir and pines gradually came back into view and by the third step I was back on Saddle Blanket Mountain.
“I continued to
move backwards in terror, and as I did, I observed that where I had
just come from was a shimmering oval patch of air about the size of a
large door. The woods behind it looked like it was under water. By the
fifth backward step the shimmering area seemed to just evaporate and
everything was back to normal. By then my lungs had nearly burst from
the volume of air I had inhaled during the huge gasp I had just taken.
My body felt like it was on fire from the adrenaline surge. I spun
around and ran back down the trail as fast as my legs could carry me,
and didn’t stop until I reached my truck. I was nearly two days getting
to that place and about three hours getting back.
“On my way home
I was absolutely horrified at the thought of what would happen if I
were to drive my truck into something like that. It had been a trap pure
and simple. Whatever it was that tried to kill me somehow kept the
Portal hidden from me on the way in, and I didn’t actually see it until I
was back out again. I had terrible nightmares for years, and still
haven’t come to grips with what happened. My fingers are trembling and
the hair is standing up on the nape of my neck as I write this.” (5)
Bigfoot’s Invisible Wall
There is one
important account I’d like to share about a southern New Mexico man I
interviewed on July 7, 2004, which corroborates Larry Kelm’s experience
about Bigfoot and portals. When we went camping that weekend I
noticed immediately that the area was rich in granodiorite rock (a
plutonic rock which is a granite-diorite mix – you will see why this is important later on),
and that it is located on the rainshadow (desert) side of a mountain,
adjacent to the Ruidoso, NM area where a “hot spot” of Bigfoot activity
is currently being investigated by numerous Bigfoot researchers,
(including the BFRO). I directly went to the campground host where
we were camping at and asked him point blank, “How many Bigfoot
sightings have you heard of around here?.” I asked, not IF, but
“how many” on purpose, because everything in me told me that there was
no way a Bigfoot sighting wouldn’t have occurred in that area, and
linguistics (wording) of the questions to a stranger can make or break
the answer that’s given on such a touchy subject. I figured I’d
hear him tell me of some incident that some campers had seen or heard of
once, but instead the campground host himself told me of his own
sighting he had. This is what he told me…
In summer of
either 2000 or 2001 John Bohannon witnessed a creature he called Bigfoot
on a small ridge next to a hill located just west of the Three Rivers
Campground, and lies north of Alamogordo, NM (west of Ruidoso on the
west side of the mountain). During daylight hours John was
traveling east on the dirt road in his truck when he glanced over to his
right and noticed a tall hairy ape-like creature walking in the same
direction as he was driving. It was taller than the cholla cacti
nearby (estimated by John to be at least 8' tall) and it looked toward
John as it kept walking. It's arms hung longer than it's knees,
and had short brown hair with a reddish tinge all over it's body.
The only long hair was underneath it's forearms, and the shortest hair
was at it's lower back/buttocks area. With knees slightly bent,
but otherwise standing upright, the long-striding creature kept walking
eastwardly, still staring at John, for approximately 100' until it
seemed to vanish into thin air. A juniper tree was near where the
Bigfoot creature disappeared but the creature did not appear to walk
behind it. Because of this strange aspect John thought it must've
walked into an invisible wall of some kind, but was unsure of just what
happened (portal or some sort of camouflage?). John's best
description of the Bigfoot’s face was that of a "Neanderthal" being
neither quite ape, nor quite human, but like a combination of both (6).
Field Tests from 1975 to Current
Selections from Jon-Erik Beckjord,BA,MBA,The Bigfoot Investigation Project
Quote:
“We moved to Bellingham, WA. on Nov 1975 and settled in on the
Lummi Indian Res. [Reservation] where dozens of sightings were
happening…… We traversed the entire res over and over, checking into the
most remote and never-visited rainforest in the center…… We made
another sighting near Ft. Lewis where the Bigfoot disappeared in front
of us. It really did. Range- ten feet….. We found at that site
deep tracks (we heard them being made) that run at 6 ft strides down to
barbed wire fence --- and no, zero, none, tracks in the sea of mud (200
ft) on the other side. Where did it go? Wings? Helicopter? Blimp?
We heard nothing…… On the res, in snow, we found tracks that
started from under a snowed-over bush, that meandered 200 ft, crossed a
road, and slowly morphed into human boots, ending at a house. Nobody
home. One very large humanoid hand print was in the snow as
well….. Back again near Tacoma, (Puyallup) we found 210 barefoot
tracks starting from another snowed-over bush that also meandered in an
open field. They then 'ended" or quit, in snow, with NO trees, no rocks
and no dry land to jump to. Did it fly?????? Or what?……. We found
hunters who had shot at BFs directly, with NO EFFECT……. We played baby
scream tapes and a grey fox-being-thing came out and looked at us
askance and shortly after we experienced tremendous internal fear as the
sun set, and we zoomed out at 70 mph., sweating and scared. The
message, a form of telepathy, was GET OUT OF HERE!……. On a side trip
north, by Lake Stevens, we went out with witnesses and one woman alone
answering the call of nature, said there was something invisible next to
her. We found 16 inch tracks in dirt and snow all around the
area…… On other trips, we were paralyzed when BF came close to us.
And released when they left…….. We had smells come to us that
changed into three types, one after another. Projected at us. We
interviewed two kidnapees. One experienced telepathy, from him to them,
and later, he found they answered his questions into his head, without
he having to speak in words.” (7)
DISCUSSION
Hydrogen Sulfide, Geology, and Bigfoot
From
this tiny handful (out of hundreds and hundreds in the U.S. and Canada
alone) of Bigfoot sightings we have seen witnesses being subjected to
numerous phenomena; however, we will be covering a few aspects on the
putrid smells next to see how it might (or not) fit in with Bigfoot
invisibility (just bear with me here). Within the Bigfoot research
community the reason for the horrible stench is generally thought of as
an outward sign of irritation, threat, or fear, very similar to what a
gorilla will do in stressful situations. The smell that waifs off of a
Bigfoot and far into the countryside is often described as “extremely
strong,” “very potent,” “permeating
the nostrils” (sometimes into the next day(s) long after the smell in
the air is gone), with people claiming “it smelled like a mix between
skunk and wet dog,” “like rotting flesh,” or “rotting garbage,”
“extremely terrible body odor,” “urine and feces,” or even “sulfur,” or
“rotten eggs.” Many have posed the question as to what it is
(physiologically speaking) that causes such a strong odor to emanate
from the huge body of Bigfoot, even though the accompanying smell only
incorporates up to 30% to 50% of the typical sighting reports that come
in to researcher’s hands (8). This sulfur, or rotten-egg-like odor, is often found in nature, otherwise known as hydrogen sulfide (H2S) (9).
Hydrogen sulfide, or H2S,
is an acidic gas with some interesting properties, and some fascinating
implications… at least when it comes to Bigfoot. In large
concentrations, this gas is toxic to aerobic life. Before we get
into any hypothesis about hydrogen sulfide and any so-called
disappearance of Bigfoot we’d like to fill you in on a little bit of
what H2S is all about. When hydrogen sulfide comes into contact with the skin or lungs, it is absorbed into the body (10). H2S
can be found in the atmosphere, near hot springs, oil deposits,
combustion of fossil fuels, volcanic eruptions, and caves, along with
any forest which has organic (plant or animal) decomposing substances,
as well as being found near fault line areas (radio signals also build
up at fault lines) and earthquake zones (11). In green sulfur bacteria, the electron donor is H2S or S (sulfur) (12). Plants,
animals, and microorganisms regularly transmute the first 20 elements
of the periodic table at the sub-atomic level using enzymes and
hormones, with hydrogen or oxygen as the primary catalyst (13). Well water that contains high sulfur content has that well known rotten-egg smell as well (14). H2S
is found all over the earth, including in the human body. People
who lack an adequate amount of certain enzymes may excrete more H2S from their sweat glands, bowels, and skin (15). Within any given ecosystem we have a potential for H2S to appear. H2S is extremely abundant in karst (limestone) caves sometimes producing snottites (16).
As a recap, and to accentuate my next point, please realize that H2S
is not only commonly found near areas of geothermal activity,
volcanism, active plate tectonics, and fault lines, but also exposed or
subsurface granitic plutons (areas with granite rock), mines (open pit
quarries or shafts), water wells, underground streams, underground
caverns or caves (karst caves or igneous rock caves, sandstone, and
gypsum caves as well), forested and mountainous locations, etc. but
according to my research, and that of others, it has been evident that
BIGFOOT IS OFTEN FOUND IN THESE SAME AREAS (17)! Why? One reason may be what they have in common; hence many have been looking at the H2S connection. But is H2S really the answer we seek? How might it fit in with Bigfoot invisibility?
Some
have proposed that feces getting caught in the hair, or a sudden onset
of diarrhea or gas (although to our knowledge, no evidence of diarrhea
left behind has been found yet, nor have any cases come forward, to my
knowledge, indicating noises of excessive flatulence) because of
startling Bigfoot into a colon spasm – indicating a nervous disorder or a
highly sensitive nervous system, not unlike Irritable Bowel Syndrome in
humans – might be the source of the H2S smell (18).
It is likely to assume a natural musky or unkempt smell, as with many
animals, but it is more likely that the smell given off by Bigfoot is
purposefully induced. A diet high in hydrogen sulfide-producing
foods, or being highly adapted to living in areas which produces higher
amounts of H2S, causing higher bodily absorption, may be only
part of the cause (and worth studying in-depth), including any possible
glandular issues (apes have such glands) where H2S
secretions are produced when stressed, but there are some indications
that the odor may be used for more than just a warning to those who are
within close proximity (19).
One idea that is circulating among some researchers is that Bigfoot may actually be (using H2S?)
causing mental paralysis, or temporary “hypnosis” within the minds of
the animals or people nearby, in order to escape more readily into the
cover of the night or forest (20). Could H2S be the reason, rather than a psychic ability? Of course, one would think, why use a smell
in order to run away when Bigfoot’s gigantic size and strength alone
could overpower even the largest, strongest man in 10 states?
Perhaps, like pacifist gorillas, the tendency to bluff, rather than
attack, may be the answer. This tells us a lot about his nature,
although when considering that Bigfoot might be causing a temporary
state of “suspended animation” or some form of “hypnosis” or “altered
consciousness” via mental confusion in those who inhale the H2S
(along with any other non-odorous gaseous mixes that may coincide), it
could prove to be a great way to “camouflage” ones self. This
would serve to make a quick escape and avoid further detection, or any
possible trap by predators or hunters or anyone/anything else that might
bring harm.
Of
course, yet another hypothesis exists that Bigfoot is psychic and can
perform mind control over humans, much like the legends about Native
American (or other) Shamans who affect the mind of the observer to trick
them into believing they have seen them shape-shift into an animal;
however, until Bigfoot is able to demonstrate this under controlled
conditions then people will hardly consider it as proof, even though
hundreds of witnesses claim it is true (21).
As for the induction of altered states in passersby via H2S,
who under its influence may not realize the passage of time, or that
their mental awareness has slowed, it is interesting to note that H2S-induced
hibernation has been achieved in a non-hibernating mammal (mice),
transforming the mouse from a warm-blooded creature to a cold-blooded
state of near suspended animation with no heartbeat, respiration or
other signs of life. In effect, the mice purposefully exposed to H2S
were operating at about 10% their normal rate. Better yet, after 6
hours of exposure the mice were normal once returned to normal air (22). If Bigfoot were using H2S
to induce sleep in his victims, or himself, I think there would be
evidences of such, but so far none has surfaced (no sleeping bodies of
people or Bigfoot during encounters).
A twist on the “hypnosis” idea involves the positive ions that are given off as the H2S is emitted (23).
The rotten smell associated with so many sightings is likely not that
of the fear Bigfoot may be feeling (although it can be overwhelming for
those nearby), but rather that of a chemical reaction, which would omit a
sulfuric smell along with the discharge of positive hydrogen
ions. Most people are aware of their opposite, negative ions,
those “healthy” ions which are given off in nature and especially during
thunderstorms where one gets that “good feeling” and “higher energy” or
a “sense of well being” (24).
Positive ions given off by Bigfoot, however, could give the feeling of
“ill health,” or a “bad feeling,” would seem to drain your
(bodily-electrical) energy and even make you dizzy, disoriented, or even
sick (25).
Here’s the clincher, and one that many have overlooked. Understand that H2S is highly lethal – many times more deadly than cyanide gas, if taken in under high concentrations (26). The question must be asked is why, if H2S
is so lethal, and can make a bystander so overpowered, does it not
asphyxiate the Bigfoot himself? Could the answer be that he
is already so highly adapted to H2S
in environment, possibly his diet, and the biological absorption and
emission of the gas that it just simply isn’t a noticeable problem for
him, and likely an advantage instead? Realize that H2S itself kills the olfactory nerves. If Bigfoot takes in and gives off these high amounts of H2S
then it is likely his sense of smell is diminished, if not completely
gone (either in youth by exposure, or by generational adaptation, or
both), so it could very well prove to be a mutually beneficial quality
since putting off such a putrid stench greatly affects potentially
dangerous animals or humans who are nearby, without even realizing he,
himself, reeks in the process. Additionally, with a substantial
drop in olfactory ability his other senses might likely compensate for
the loss by an increase in visual and auditory (making him a keen hunter
or observer), kinesthetic (feeling his world, perhaps even a greater
sensitivity to electromagnetic or other earth energies), and may be even
abilities in his psyche which are mutually advantageous. Taste,
however, is most often linked to the ability to smell (at least in
humans) so mere hunger, texture, and the sight of food may play a higher
role than taste, in this kind of case. Perhaps Bigfoot’s unique
physiological adaptations have made him a king in his own domain.
Appearances can be deceiving though, as some would say. There are those who would claim that the H2S
factor is not what it seems, and that Bigfoot actually puts off an
energy force field of some type that affects those who walk into it (or
whom it envelops) towards uncomfortable and even debilitating
feelings. Interestingly enough, the symptoms include a huge sense
of fear or danger, accompanied by dizziness, weakness, feeling ill,
nausea, and the like (personal account related verbally, one of many out there).
It seems that whether this is an actual energy field produced by
Bigfoot, or a psychic type of phenomenon, or even from the smell of H2S or positive ions, the end effect is real and overwhelming to those who have experienced it.
Bigfoot Transparency – Actual or Illusion?
Besides
all of these potential forms of camouflage, defense mechanisms, or
apparent transparency, there are ideas circulating among researchers
that take on an interest much closer to physics and quantum mechanics
than does chemistry, biology, or H2S-promoting habitats. One such idea put out there, by a co-researcher, Pearl Jo Prihoda, is what she calls (a combo-name) Photosynthetic - Piezoelectric Induced Transparency (PPIT), where Bigfoot actually is able to become invisible to the naked eye (27).
Not saying that PPIT is directly responsible for the disappearing
act of Bigfoot, but she concludes that it is very similar to
electromagnetically
induced transparency, except with speculation that this may be a
natural occurring event, with the right external forces, therefore being
a possible explanation for a biological process for Bigfoot
transparency. Considering fault lines, volcanism, and other
electromagnetic phenomena being abundant in certain areas (28), not to mention that Bigfoot is known to act very strange during thunderstorms and the electromagnetic activity associated with it (verbal account by Bigfoot witness),
this Bigfoot transparency might well be a geologically related and
coinciding event rather than by “magic” or something supernatural.
Realize, even though PPIT-like transparency is based on the premise for
an entity to “appear to disappear” (illusion) rather than to “actually
disappear”, either form can still be scientifically deduced.
Other
interpretations and ideas include waves in physics, where they combine
with other waves (harmonics) to allow a process for passage through
matter. Light exists as a photon and as a wave. As a photon
it interacts with other matter, but as wave it passes through matter.
Some atoms (i.e. matter), such as iron and copper, can be easily
magnetized. Other atoms, such as carbon and oxygen, are more
difficult to magnetize. Light, on the other hand, can be
magnetized as a wave, but not as a photon particle.
Quote:
"A team of 20 physicists from four institutions has literally made
something from nothing, creating particles of matter from ordinary light
for the first time." Source: University of Rochester News, September 17, 1997, http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=747
Of course, with statements like these we realize that the
laws of thermodynamics prohibit “something” actually being made from
“nothing,” however we do realize that what they are saying is that the
energy given off from photons (light) is used to form mass in the
laboratory setting (29).
It’s merely a reversal of what we are used to seeing in our visible
world, but certainly not any less possible from a scientific
standpoint. It is this reversal of energy to matter, and also
going from matter to energy that is the point here in the very plausible
explanation of how Bigfoot might be “disappearing.” In reality he
may be just transmuting via PPIT-like occurrences, or something
similar; but this type of research is still fairly new and highly
speculative concerning any biological entity, so we will leave it there to sit in your subconscious for now.
We
have to admit that Bigfoot ACTUALLY disappearing, rather than just
GIVING THE ILLUSION of disappearing seems like a leap in faith, or even
“reaching” for answers, but we must keep in mind that as science continues to advance, things that used to
be considered “impossible,” or “magic,” or even as “witchcraft” are now
being explained and understood via molecular biology, quantum physics,
and a host of other scientific disciplines. And IF Bigfoot is able
to induce some form of invisibility via a biological process (yet
unknown to mankind) due to his unique physiology and environment, we
have to ask the question on whether it is a natural inborn ability (an
adaptation based on some very specific selective pressures), or some
form of ancient wisdom rediscovered (or passed on), or something else
entirely? Either way, we are reminded by hundreds upon hundreds of
reliable eye-witness testimonies that Bigfoot not only somehow
continually escapes being caught, but that they often do appear to just
“disappear,” sometimes when people are looking straight at them!
Footprints, likewise, often stop in their tracks, even within snow and
soft dirt. If Bigfoot is not literally “vanishing” (leaving) then
could they be inducing transparency and then jumping/leaping from that
point on (tracks then would start again further away), or
brushing/covering their tracks (in some cases) to give the illusion of
disappearing? When tracks like this end in an empty field and the
trackway does not pick up again, anywhere, then I tend to lean towards
explanations linked to Bigfoot’s unique physiology, chemistry, and
choice of environmental localities (high in H2S, volcanic,
etc.) that might be imposing a unified cause/selective pressure for
induced transparency, or some other kind of unexpected, or as yet
undiscovered explanation. No one claims to know the answers yet,
but we can claim to be broad-minded enough to look for them!
Looking Outside of What is Expected
With
this information on environmental factors under our belts, it brings us
directly back to volcanic and fault line areas, and more, such as hot
springs, oil deposits, and caves, swamps, sinkholes, along with any
forest which has decomposing organic substances. Not only are we
reminding the reader that Bigfoot is typically associated with these
areas and organic materials/smells but there is yet another hypothesis
out there concerning Bigfoot that we feel could easily be ignored, but
also, to be fair to others in the fringe sciences, should not.
This is the possible paranormal (some prefer to call it “extranormal”)
aspect of Bigfoot (30).
Now
before you run for the hills because the word “paranormal” just rang in
your head, the biggest question regarding any possibility of a
paranormal aspect of Bigfoot is, WHAT IS PARANORMAL? The direct
meaning is “outside of normal,” but then what is “normal”? Normal
is the average between extremes. Normal is what is expected in
society; so in this case paranormal could mean OUTSIDE OF WHAT IS
EXPECTED. Also realize that expectation by itself is a phenomenon of the human psyche, and a rather interesting one at that because it involves the training
of our minds to accept repeated information; hence, how we are TAUGHT
to believe, or what we consider as comfortable, or “right,” and with
anything outside of that comfort-zone hitting us as “wrong.”
Expectation can help us to rationalize any possible future outcome and
test it to see if what occurs is what we expected to
happen. If so, we are elated, and our expectations confirmed, but
if not… well consequently, expectation can also backfire by the same
means, causing a young female lover to be greatly disappointed in her
boyfriend who falls short of her expectations, or people to fall away
from religion (or Bigfoot research) if the answers they seek do not get
answered according to their expectations. The list could go on and
on. So what I say to the reader here is, “Consider new
possibilities.” I am also saying that perhaps our expectations of
Bigfoot haven’t been met because we have been expecting something that
is not meant to happen (i.e. a fresh and intact Bigfoot carcass), or we
have been asking the wrong questions, or are listening in the wrong
frequency, or just simply looking in the wrong places. Let us look outside of what is expected! Let us put aside what we have been trained to believe. Let us, just for a moment, look outside of the normal, to the paranormal, and see what we may find.
Bigfoot
and his kind are already (based on the explanation above) in the
paranormal category (according to some), but those in scientific fields,
who hold an open mind, are realizing more and more that many things
“paranormal,” or “supernatural,” are quickly being able to be explained
scientifically, from things like black triangle crafts (UFO’s) appearing
to defy the Doppler law (in fact it is “reverse Doppler”) and aircraft
that travel at Mach 6 without creating the sonic boom (atmospheric
compression), and other previously unknown, and supposedly
“unbelievable” phenomena (31).
We must keep in mind that a mere couple hundred years ago things like
holograms, mini-computers and worldwide electronic and/or wireless
communications, exploration of space, weather-monitoring satellites,
infrared vision night scopes, and other technological advances would
have seemed like “magic”, so it may be that phenomena which seem
to defy science or elude us today (since technology is really in its
infancy) will all be rectified via science in our near (or far)
future. This goes for transparency of biological entities,
teleportation (like “beaming up” in the TV series Star Trek), portals,
time travel, and the like. UFO sightings and encounters are long
known (at least in certain circles) to be associated with these H2S,
volcanic/granitic and fault line areas, one example being the abundant
UFO activity down near the active Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico City,
Mexico, most often exposed via television and other media by
Investigator Jaime Maussan. (32)
Remember that in many Bigfoot sightings (above)
there are reports of these creatures simply "disappearing” or
“dematerializing,” as in the Horizon City Monster account where the
witness, Ms. Montanez stated that the Bigfoot walked straight down into
the ground. Did he actually go down into the ground (no visible
cave entrance or trap doors were found) or did he simply give the appearance
of such? Better yet, did he truly disappear, or was it just
illusion? Were magnetic fields involved in some way?
Chemical actions/reactions based on a unique physiology? A psychic
ability? A portal? Remember the account from Three Rivers,
NM where John Bohannon saw a Bigfoot walking on a short ridge parallel
to his truck who then “walked into an invisible wall” and all at once
disappeared. Also note that in both this account, and the Larry
Kelm reporting of walking into a Bigfoot portal and back out again that
strong H2S smells were not present (although moist jungle smells were). Although this could falsify the claimed H2S
effects of “hypnosis” or such, it does not fully explain why these type
of cases of alleged Bigfoot transparency are still occurring.
I
have read, experienced, and learned a lot on Bigfoot possibilities both
in the field and by interviewing witnesses, etc., as to whether they
are real, or all hoaxes (this notion is just simply ignorance, in my
opinion), or “something else” entirely. One intriguing
culturally-related view out there is that Bigfoot is part of the earth
spirit group, or fae (faerie realm), an inter-dimensional being, or
spirit-like being, who deals with the earth energies of destruction and
death, as well as regeneration (hence, the symbology of them showing up
in volcanic and plutonic or rift zones where igneous/magmatic activity
is prevalent, as well as fault line zones (indicative of sudden change
or alteration of the earth)) (33).
Many Native American groups have long held this type of view, as have
those of Celtic/Druidic origins. The belief is that to get
involved with this type of creature is to cross into a territory where
one does not belong, and that it is best left alone. Another view
is that seeing one of these creatures will bring tragedy, loss, or
sudden change in ones life. If a creature is seen, then it is
considered a gift, or an omen, but again, not one to be messed
with. Others have claimed to have had personal conversations and
long-term friendships with Bigfoot and their kind, as well as other
earth spirits such as faeries, sprites, brownies, and the like.
The inter-dimensional view is one that includes such things as portals
(doorways in/out of other unseen realms), psychic phenomena, and even
abductions into those realms, some of which one may go into and never
return. It is considered both literal (physical) as well as
spiritual (nonphysical), incorporating both realms into one reality,
although alternating. How many reports are there of people who go
missing and are never found?
Time travel of entities is also another possibility if one is inclined to research in that direction (34).
Another option could be windows or “time gaps” where a rip in the
space-time continuum (reminiscent of sci-fi movies) is allowing certain
people to see something from the past or future temporarily meshing with
our present reality and then returning. John Bohannon not only
saw the Bigfoot on the ridge but the Bigfoot also looked straight at
him, indicating a two-way “vision” so to speak. In effect, if
footprints or physical evidence are left behind in cases like these then
there is obviously more than just some kind of “vision” happening here,
and instead a direct 3-D reality. If time portals exist then how
are they occurring? Is there someone (Bigfoot? Other?) in
charge of opening or closing them at will? Are they indeed TIME
portals, or yet another option… the involvement of the electromagnetic
spectrum? (35)
The Electromagnetic Spectrum and Geomagnetics
To
learn more about the electromagnetic/light spectrum aspects of Bigfoot
transparency we can look to other “things” which are known to disappear
via the light spectrum. Many of you may remember the 11
unidentified flying objects (invisible to the naked eye) that were
tracked on May 11, 2004 via
Mexico’s military infrared (IR) equipment, caught on camera, and played
back to the millions of watchers around the world via television (36).
Note that it is speculated that Bigfoot, mostly nocturnal in activity,
can see in IR, since deer and other animals in the wild have looked
straight at hidden cameras that use IR technology (37). There are also other examples of alleged
invisibility: UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena – a.k.a. UFOs) or AOP
(Anomalistic Observational Phenomena, which can include Bigfoot) have
been documented by Dr. Bruce Cornet with photographs of UAP diving into
the earth or passing through trees in the Pine Bush, NY area (38).
Cornet has also photographed a C-5 military aircraft disappearing and
reappearing in an apparent unscheduled test while landing (39).
Quote from Dr. Cornet: “If
the geomagnetic anomalies are caused by magnetic iron deposits within
granitic intrusions, then an association between most AOP activity on
the map and granitic intrusions is implied. Why would there be
such an association? There are several possible reasons:
“1)
AOP lights are really Earth lights, and there is some unusual and as
yet unexplained phenomenon occurring between the atmosphere and
iron-rich deposits in the ground.
“2)
If the AOP represent intelligently controlled craft using an unknown or
poorly understood source of energy, the use of iron-bearing (mildly
magnetic) granitic intrusions for underground dwellings might be due to
structurally- and electromagnetically- desired qualities of that rock as
wall material for underground chambers. One could argue that
surrounding fissile black shales of the Ordovician Snake Hill Formation
make notoriously poor wall material due to their poor tensile strength
in planes of cleavage. Therefore, the preferred type of rock
in the valley for excavation would be the granitic masses.
“3)
Entrances to underground dwellings are intentionally located where
geomagnetic anomalies occur at the surface as a means of camouflage. If
the brightening of a plasma envelope around an AOP has something to do
with opening a portal to an underground chamber, there may be residual
effects that can be detected magnetically. The association of
entrances with natural geomagnetic patterns could be for both physical
and psychological camouflage, given the propensity of humans to accept
"rational" or acceptable explanations over an explanation which would
challenge dogma and beliefs.” (40)
Yet
another view… Like Bigfoot “disappearing,” UFO’s also have been spotted
on radar, then dropped down under the ocean’s surface only to be
tracked by sonar, then coming above water again tracked by radar once
again, suddenly transferring their frequency to ultraviolet (UV) and/or
infrared (IR) and hence, disappearing (verbal accounts given in person).
They’ve also been seen “diving into the sides of mountains” (even
mountains made of granite) on numerous occasions and not crashing, as
well as flying into clouds and not coming out the other side despite the
cloud shrinking and fading away with there being no sign of a craft of
any kind afterwards (verbal accounts given in person).
Where are they going? The answer on these accounts may lie in the
visible and invisible parts of the light spectrum. Ultraviolet
(UV) and Infrared (IR) are two of the areas of the spectrum which UFO
craft are well known to enter into (41).
Because our eyes cannot see in these areas of the light spectrum they
would appear to “disappear” when moving into that part of the spectrum,
even though they are still there! This is a type of camouflage, or
transparency/invisibility/vanishing ability, but is easily explainable
through science and having the proper equipment. Perhaps, in the
field of Bigfoot research, more cameras with these types of “sight” are
needed. If we have the right “eyes to see” then what disappeared
will be seen, provided the vanishing of Bigfoot is an illusion and not
an actual disintegration from our dimension.
The
same UV/IR rules apply when it comes to radio waves, which are also
part of the light spectrum, including extremely low frequency (ELF) and
very low frequency (VLF). For anyone who has heard of “natural
radio” (sounds picked up in ELF/VLF called “whistlers,” and other
popping and clicking noises, etc. (42))
then you might also be familiar with the research into Bigfoot likely
giving off similarly low frequencies in ELF/VLF ranges to affect those
nearby, called infrasound (43).
These are energies that you can physically FEEL in your body and, if
given off with certain intent, often sparks deep fear within
people. Elephants and other animals also use these low frequencies
to speak to each other across long distances and to each other via
pounding the ground with their feet (44).
Consequently Bigfoot also has ground-pounding behaviors, especially
when giving warnings to someone they don’t want in the area (45).
It may also serve as a function of warning – as with elephants – to
warn others of their kind about impending disaster, such as a volcanic
eruption, earthquake, tsunami, or some other “underworld”
(below-the-surface) activity. This aspect, being part of the light
spectrum causes us to question just how much of the spectrum (on the UV
or IR or in ELF/VLF) that Bigfoot may also be utilizing.
Bigfoot’s often red-glowing eyes (seemingly with or without
a light source to reflect against it, which concerning the “without”
applies a completely different set of rules) may be indicative of
infrared night-vision and why he most often roams at night compared to
the daytime (46). A diet high in taurine may also contribute to night vision, as well as other factors (47).
The Challenge
Perhaps,
as with UFO’s, there’s a lot more to Bigfoot in way of the light
spectrum, and transparency, than ever previously imagined. Why
hasn’t this information been deeply researched by most Bigfoot
Investigators before now? Realize that most Cryptozoologists
and/or Bigfoot researchers typically refuse to admit any connection with
Bigfoot and UFO activity, let alone what they might have in common, but
then they don’t ask their Bigfoot eye-witnesses if any strange lights
or unidentifiable flying crafts, orbs, or the like, have been seen in
the area either! How can all of the evidences be absorbed into a
report if not all of the right questions are asked of the
witness(es)? Witnesses may not even make the connection in their
minds until the questions are asked of them, just as many Bigfoot
researchers don’t make the connection. But the fact is that
numerous ex-Bigfoot hunters or eyewitnesses have approached me, and
others I know, in private to tell us of strange lights, orbs, or other
unidentifiable craft which hovered among the trees, around lakes, etc.,
all occurring in direct Bigfoot country where many “giant ape-men”
sightings occur continually.
What current Bigfoot Field Investigators can do to rectify this situation is to:
First – Ask the right questions to witnesses,
and not rule out any other strange or unexpected activity in the area
of Bigfoot sightings, unless, of course, a personal bias against the
paranormal precludes unbiased scientific research to discover the true
nature of something being thoroughly investigated. The
scientific method demands such questions to be asked, and ethically
processed, for the purpose of falsification. In essence, we would
like to see MORE being done in Bigfoot research to find out the
plausibility of the questions and the authenticity of any proclaimed
answers regarding the famous two questions which this article addresses (visual disappearances, and lack of bodies, the latter of which we will be getting to shortly).
Second – A simple test
at any fresh sighting location can be implemented to determine if
induced transparency (actual or illusionary) is the explanation for
Bigfoot disappearances… If Bigfoot is still there, but not apparent, his
footprints should be visible after he “disappears.” If the
footprints disappear also (leaving/following the spot where he visibly
disappeared), that is information that could falsify any PPIT-like
hypothesis. It would indicate that Bigfoot materially disappeared,
and is not just illusionary. If it turns out that Bigfoot is
actually disappearing/dematerializing then we must start looking to
people in physics (e.g. college professors who deal in the theoretical,
or research physicists who are working on this type of vanishing) such
as Dr. Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical Physics at The City College
of New York who was interviewed on the UFO television show by Peter
Jennings recently. Although Dr. Kaku’s comments were directly
about UFO’s and their occupants, the advice he gives is applicable to
the situation of Bigfoot “walking into invisible walls” if it does turn
out that their footprints disappear where they are witnessed to
vanish. After all, who says there is a limit to where such
“invisible walls,” or portals/wormholes can come or go? If not
just in outer space, then why not on earth, which is also at a
calculable point (address) in space? Think about that.
Dr. Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical Physics (The City College of New York) said: “Some people slam the door on the question of other civilizations visiting the Earth because distances are so vast. I say, Not so fast!
The fundamental mistake people make when thinking about
extraterrestrial intelligence is to assume that they’re just like us but
a few hundred years more advanced. I say, Open your mind. Open your consciousness to the possibility that they are a million years more advanced.
Einstein said you cannot go faster than the speed of light. However, he
left a loophole open. You know in school we learned that a straight
line is the shortest distance between two points. But actually that’s
not true. You see, if you fold a sheet of paper and punch a hole through
it, you begin to realize that a wormhole is the shortest distance between two points.
Only those civilizations millions of years ahead of ours, capable of
harnessing the power of billions of star systems have the ability to
open gateways to space and time, to travel perhaps through portholes, to
go these enormous distances in a blink of the eye. You simply cannot dismiss the possibility that some of these UFO sightings
are actually sightings from some object created by an advanced
civilization, a civilization far out in space, a civilization perhaps
millions of years ahead of us. You simply cannot count out the possibility. When you look at this handful, handful of cases that cannot be easily dismissed, this is worthy, this is worthy of scientific investigation.
Maybe there is nothing there. However, on the off chance there is
something there, that would literally change the course of human
history. So I say, let this investigation begin.” ABC News, Peter Jennings Special: UFOs - Seeing is Believing (25 February 2005).
Understand
that UFO’s (where the UFO witnesses far outnumber Bigfoot sightings
worldwide, although both Bigfoot, and other strange and large
animals/beings are seen in association with UFO’s) and Bigfoot may or
may not be related in any way except in the use of naturally occurring energies within and surrounding a certain environment.
Magnetic and gravity anomalies within granitic plutons may be a part of
this, if not for the magnetic properties themselves (for movement to
other places via PPIT-like transparency), then perhaps for simple
migration purposes, etc. (48).
Some have proposed that Bigfoot creatures have been spotted on
spacecraft and therefore are some form of a Chewbacca-like “spaceman”,
but proof like that is hard in coming unless you are simply a
“believer” of such (beliefs do not make facts, but should be based on
the facts).
Bigfoot Intelligence – Where are the Bodies?
One last subject we’d like to bring up briefly (which also touches on the question of “Where are the bodies of Bigfoot?”),
that we feel pertains to this subject is the obvious intelligence of
Bigfoot, at least in some manner, especially regarding all of this talk
about camouflage techniques so unique that many witnesses consider it to
be actual invisibility. If Bigfoot can keep eluding mankind so
effectively, and can possibly disappear or transmute via induced
transparency in some fashion then we’d also suspect that he KNOWS what
he is doing, and why.
Despite
the grunts and howls that most people hear them emitting there are many
reports worldwide of Bigfoot whistling, being an amazingly accurate
animal and bird mimic, and even some accounts where Bigfoot mumbled
copycat reflections of something a nearby human was saying out loud (Note that we have received this information directly via other Bigfoot researchers and witnesses and not from any written source).
They may not be able to speak if their hyoid bone (in the neck) is
located too high, such as in chimps and gorillas, and/or if Broca’s area
of the brain is not developed – the part in humans dealing with speech
capabilities. Plus, if in fact if the Bigfoot have a far more developed
sixth sense (are psychic) then audible speech may not be a
necessary/needed function, lest we assume too much of their “obvious
lack of intelligence” as some would proclaim. A friend of my
family had a daughter who was crippled and could not talk or walk and
they considered her retarded for years before they realized she taught
herself to read, was quite intelligent, and when given a computer could
type out whatever she wanted to say! Similarly, we don’t
understand the noises dolphins make and yet they are considered some of
the smartest animals on earth and do have their own way of
communicating, it’s just that we don’t understand or speak their
“language” (49).
So do Bigfoot and their kind have speech? Most are unsure yet,
but we can at least ask ourselves… Are they intelligent in some
fashion? I most definitely think so, especially if “intelligence”
is based on even simple things like how to elude humans and not ever be
caught!
The
question on whether Bigfoot can talk or not may not be indicative of
overall intelligence. As an example, please consider the well
documented and investigated (by Professor Boris Porshnev and his
successors Dimitri Bayanov and Igor Bourtsev plus Anthropologists M.A.
Kolodievea & M. M. Gerasiomva) story of Zana – of the Almas in
Russia – being caught in the 1880’s and mated with by human villagers
(successfully creating offspring whose descendants continue on today)
showed no speciation to humans even though her appearance was very
ape-like, brutish, and robust, not to mention hairy over her entire body (50).
She never did learn to speak and only grunted and made noises.
Nonetheless, Zana eventually lived amongst the villagers “as one of
them” until her death and burial. Zana, living in the wild before
being caught and caged, may run parallel to human children who are
raised in the wild and then later discovered, showing an inability to
learn speech no matter how much training and teaching they received (51).
There
is some speculation on whether Zana was a “living Neandertal” but now
that anthropologists know Neandertal was a distinct species from modern
humans there is some doubt being posed on that interpretation (52).
Unlike the typical “caveman” connotation that people believe, we do
know that Neandertal was quite smart though (cranial capacities
exceeding our own) having made tools (Mousterian) from bone, stone,
antler, etc. and even producing and controlling fire,
probably having the ability of speech, not to mention burial of their
dead with accompanying flowers, very possibly indicating a belief in the
afterlife, or of self-aware spirituality in some form (53).
This advent of burial of their dead could have easily accompanied Zana
and her type, or even Bigfoot, becoming a very quick and reliable answer
to the question of why skeletons of Bigfoot never seem to be found, not
to mention that even bodies above ground
decay much faster (and get scavenged and picked apart) in
acidic-soiled, forested environments, and where water, and hence
moisture and bacteria, are plentiful (54).
This interpretation of why we don’t find Bigfoot bodies/bones does not
even include possibilities such as dematerialization during or after
death (especially if they “come from somewhere else” and disintegrate
back to their own realm/dimension/time/place if they die), or if other
Bigfoot retrieve the bodies and take them back through portals, etc.
So
how might Bigfoot compare to humans in intelligence?
Interestingly, chimps, like the famous Washoe (knew 240+ signs), can
also use sign language; however, the famous Bonobo (similar to a chimp)
named Kanzi was taught to point to symbols (250 in number) on keyboards
and also had a “vocabulary.” Even so, by 1991 six-year old Kanzi
knew 90 lexigrams, and understood 200 spoken words and 650
sentences. Almost in contrast we can observe Koko, the
worldwide-known gorilla, who has been taught to use American Sign
Language (ASL), creates sentences and abstract thoughts/words on her own
via these hand gestures, asked for and named her own cat “Smoky,” and
currently uses over a 1,000 word vocabulary in all, plus she understands
over 2,000 spoken words. Koko also scores between 85 and 95 on
the Stanford-Binet IQ test, on a human scale a score of 100 is “normal” (55). Bigfoot has not,
to our knowledge (although there is historical evidence in paintings,
sculptures, literature, etc. that they were once at least partially
integrated into society in the middle ages before being “wiped out,”
etc. (56)),
been subject to training or schooling to learn the human
language(s). Bigfoot is obviously much closer to gorillas than
chimpanzees in their looks and physiology, and
likely even closer to humans than to gorillas based on their often
human-ape facial features so commonly reported, erect bipedalism,
opposable thumb, and more. Plus remember the common accounts that
Bigfoot has a natural and well developed sixth sense as well, one that
possibly exceeds most humans’, giving them quite an advantage over us (57) .
Even
though we have spoken mostly of Bigfoot here in this article, it by no
means excludes the Canadian Sasquatch, the Russian/Asian Almas, or the
Himalayan Yeti, nor the Australian Yowie, the Amazon Mapinguari or any
other species/subspecies of hominoids found worldwide. As far as
smarts go though, we look to the Australian Yowie, simply for the case
of nothing more than this being the one and ONLY large erect biped which
is a PLACENTAL MAMMAL of it’s kind (besides humans) on the entire face
of Australia (assuming that evolutionary convergence (which is unlikely
for non-placental mammals did not produce Yowies). Due to
mammalian isolation and diversion we find placental mammals on every
continent except Australia, and likewise typically only find marsupial
(pouched, i.e. kangaroos) and monotreme (egg-laying, i.e. platypus)
mammals on the Australian continent and not originating from anywhere
else (58).
The only placental mammals found in Australia are rodents and the dingo
(a form of dog) both brought in artificially (they did not originate
there), and bats which were thought to have flown in. What does
this have to do with Bigfoot – or in this case Yowie –
intelligence?
Of
all the places around the world where variations of Bigfoot or
Sasquatch are seen, it is the presence of Yowies in Australia that makes
the message hit home far harder than anything else. More physical
evidence needs to be documented for Yowies in Australia because it is
well known by paleoanthropologists that only modern humans have
inhabited the Australian continent. So where did Yowie come
from? Are they genetic "throw-backs" from society that were cast
out and living as nomads, fearful that their culture/people should ever
encountered "regular people" again? Would this explain why they
avoid people, camouflage themselves so well, and use covert and tactical
maneuvers (i.e. nighttime travel, walking different routes so as not to
create a trail -- this is used by militia who never make themselves
"predictable," so they are not caught). If Yowies, and Bigfoot,
etc. are indeed some extreme variation, or devolved (a misnomer) type of
human then finding graves of these beings may or may not help us.
If the split-off of Yowies, in particular, occurred in the early times
of modern humans coming to Australia then has there been enough time for
these changes to occur, even with genetic throw-backs and extreme
variances occurring? Pretend for a moment that someone found some
fossils (imagination) of Yowie in Australia, or what we thought could be
related to Yowie. It is not known by examining the fossilized
bones alone if these beings were hairy or covered only in skin, as we
are today. It is said that no bones are ever found by anyone for
Bigfoot or their kind, but, if they bury their dead then perhaps, from
the past, these fossils ARE the evidence we are seeking, and just no
recent bones have been uncovered, or fossilized, …yet! Remember
that fossilization takes place only under certain circumstances
of rapid burial, an anoxic condition (lack of oxygen), and where the
soil properties are such that decomposition either does not take place
or takes place very slowly. Due to hominoids typically living in
areas that DO NOT PROMOTE fossilization, but decomposition instead, it
makes it hard to find preserved bones! This is not a cop-out, but a
FACT.
If
hominoids are flesh and blood (F&B), and leave physical evidences
such as footprints, hair, and rare fossilized bones, or bury their
bodies, then the paranormal or inter-dimensional Bigfoot/Yowie seems to
have a hard time fitting in, unless WHILE THEY ARE HERE they are 3-D and
just as physically vulnerable as we are. People have shot at
hominoids and they sometimes seem impervious to gunshots, other times
they bleed, and there are a few cases of them being killed, but where
are the bodies?. Perhaps, on the other side of a portal (if this
be the case) they are just as physical? These are the kinds of
answers we should be looking to answer. If no further or
conclusive evidence of Yowies (past or present) can ever be located,
verified, properly documented, and shared accordingly with other
researchers and professionals and laymen alike, then how can we ever
draw the line between a being that evolved there (unlikely), was brought
in (by modern humans), and/or cast away from society, or is simply
there due to some kind of psychic manifesting phenomena, otherworldly
influences and/or inter-dimensional travel?
The question rings in our ears…. How did such a large placental mammal arrive in Australia (note
that Bigfoot is also, amazingly, spotted on the island of Puerto Rico,
most often in the mountain/tropical rainforest of El Yunque, along with
UFO and chupacabra activity (61),
also a site of igneous rock, fault lines, and lies next to the deepest
submarine trench in the Atlantic ocean – which has the most negative
gravity anomaly on earth (62))?
Was he (Yowie) a separate species that has such similar traits to other
hominoids around the world due to convergence (63)?
Perhaps he was a more recent migratory species? Did he arrive
through portals, or transparency-related phenomena? Something
else? Perhaps, like humans, they have enough smarts to accomplish
that kind of feat, even if it was by island hopping (swimming or making a
floating “boat”?) after the continents divided. If it was by crossing a
supposed land bridge then why
have no other mammals done it too? Perhaps Yowies, unlike the
rodents and dingoes, were not “brought in” but “came in” on their
own. Since they are found near water so often it is not hard to
conclude that they, unlike other species of the monkey or gorilla/ape
family, do not fear walking through, or swimming in, or crossing bodies
of water in some fashion (64). Remember that in Florida the well-known (and especially stinky) Skunk
Ape must cross bodies of water, rivers, channels, sink holes in karst
areas, and walk through entire swamps since that is the environment in
which they live (65).
This knowledge of Bigfoot not fearing, swimming, and crossing large
bodies of water, is alone a subject worth investigation; however, we’ll
leave that for another time and conclude this article with terrestrial
Bigfoot in mind, his obvious intelligence, and alleged transparency
abilities.
Conclusions
Even
though we see evidences of Bigfoot, and their kind, very possibly
having enough intelligence to accomplish some intriguing feats, the
question remains on how Bigfoot disappears while still yet alive,
and often in the presence of witnesses? I think that his unique
physiology, chemistry, environment, and perhaps past knowledge (learned
or discovered) all aid in his amazing ability to transmute or induce
transparency/invisibility, even if only in the mind of the
observer. So whether it’s connected with (or not) UFO’s nearby,
PPIT-like transparency, H2S, granite-laden and geomagnetic
areas, fault lines (which I consider to be like Bigfoot superhighways),
decomposition of organic substances, caves, sinkholes, anaerobic
bacteria producing sulfur, waterways, IR, UV, or ELF/VLF, etc. which
help induce apparent invisibility for retreat or mobility, we are still
curiously considering, and questioning, and attempting to find answers
to the two major issues at hand.
Why hasn’t a single Bigfoot skeleton or body yet been found?
Possible answers now include: burial and/or faster rates of
decomposition based on habitat, or portal movement, or disintegration,
with potential evidences from the past being the fossil record.
And…
How in the world do they disappear like that!?!
Possible answers now include: induced transparency and/or the
appearance of such, going through time or locality-exchange portals, H2S
“hypnosis” (only possible in some cases), and IR/UV/ELF/VLF
(electromagnetic spectrum) camouflage.
These
hypotheses are part of science, not “magic,” and perhaps may even
explain some of the seemingly paranormal accounts of Bigfoot sightings
worldwide… at least in part. Until a heavy load of field
documentation is properly done around the globe, and compared, then all
is still speculation. In essence, my own view of paranormal is
just “outside of what is expected” so we now must look in new places for answers to old questions,
because obviously the places we’ve been looking in up to now have all
been – at least partially – wrong, or most Bigfoot researchers would be a
lot further along by now!
I
hope that I have brought to light some new information that can be used
by others, preferably by serious Bigfoot Investigators,
Cryptozoologists, Zoologists, Anthropologists, Biologists, Physicists,
Chemists, and other Scientists, to help uncover this mystery and promote
a final answer to these pending questions concerning our great
Big-footed friends.
By Sharon Eby Cornet © 2005
NOTE:
I would like to add that under no circumstances am I in favor of
harming one of these great hairy beings to aid our understanding of
their behaviors. Considering the implications of what and who they
are as a species/subspecies (i.e. possible burial of their dead and/or a
belief in an afterlife, their obvious pacifism, or their intelligence
and fantastic ability to do things that defy us continually) we just
simply cannot advocate the bringing of Bigfoot onto the lab table via a
fatal flesh wound. Past records and accounts have shown that
aggressive behavior, or territorial trespassing against Bigfoot (as in
the famous Ape Canyon account at Mt. St. Helens) has led to dangerous
situations. I do not agree with provoking Bigfoot; I take a NO
KILL stance.
Bio:
Sharon Cornet (was "Eby")
is a mother of three children, with a genetic background of
Anglo-Saxon-Celtic/Native American (1/5 Cherokee/Choctaw). She
was, in the mid-2000's, the West Regional Leader for the Texas Bigfoot
Research Center (TBRC) and also did independent research on Bigfoot,
UFO’s (also was a Saber “Dream Team” Member with Derrel Sims), alleged
alien abductions, the paranormal, esoteric, and human
spirituality. She is married to Dr. Bruce Cornet
(geologist/palynologist, paleobotanist, & biologist/chemist).
Sharon's website is www.sunstar-solutions.com
and she more recently (2010) graduated with her BA in social science
and socio-cultural/applied anthropology. She has studied our earth
(geology) and human origins (physical anthropology), and for several
months in 2005 she volunteered at SaveTheChimps.org (Alamogordo, NM,
owned by Anthropologist Jane Goodall) before they moved the chimps to an
island in Florida. She has owned her own solar energy business;
implemented contract work in Office Management and webmastering, and
presently works as a Program Manager in the Pacific Northwest area of
Federal Way (south of Seattle) and continues bigfoot/paranormal research
when she is not writing on her book(s). Sharon writes and speaks
publicly on all topics ranging from her personal experiences, abductions
and UFO’s, Bigfoot, Earth Lights (Marfa Lights), and more. Disclaimer:
The evidences and hypotheses proposed in this article are from the
research of its author and do not reflect on the views held by the TBRC,
Saber Enterprises, or their members. I reserve all rights to my
personal research and its implications. If it is falsified, or not able
to be, then we are that much closer to the truth! (updated 1/1/11)
References and Notes
1.
2.
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Publishing, Data from “Chronological List of Bigfoot Sightings
(1818-1980)": http://www.rfthomas.clara.net/cb/1961.html
3. Eby, Sharon; Unified Worlds; Desert Apes, West (Texas) Regional Bigfoot Sightings, Horizon City Bigfoot Sighting, Aug, 2003: http://www.unifiedworlds.com/desertapes.htm#Horizon%20Montanez
Texas Bigfoot Research Center, El Paso County TX Report, August 23, 2003: http://www.texasbigfoot.com/ElPaso1.html
4. The Psychic Sasquatch and Their UFO Connection, by Kewaunee Lapseritis, M.S.; Excerpt from The Psychic Sasquatch: http://www.unlimited-resources.com/bigfoot.html
5. Unified Worlds; Larry Kelm’s Bigfoot Sightings, December 30, 2004: http://www.unifiedworlds.com/BFlarrykelm.htm
6.
Eby, Sharon; Unified Worlds; Desert Apes, West (Texas) Regional Bigfoot
Sightings, Three Rivers Bigfoot Sighting, July 7, 2004: http://www.unifiedworlds.com/desertapes.htm#threerivers
7. Jon-Erik Beckjord,BA,MBA,The Bigfoot Investigation Project, RESULTS OF OUR TESTING OF BIGFOOT THEORY - BY USE OF FIELD WORK: http://www.beckjord.com/bigfoot/researchresults.html
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Biological
Team: Diana E. Northup, Penelope J. Boston, Michael N. Spilde, Kathleen
H. Lavoie, Carlos A. Blanco Montero, Rebecca Kimball: http://www.i-pi.com/~diana/slime/vallaluz/
17. Eby, Sharon; Unified Worlds; Bigfoot-Geology Connection, Are Bigfoot Sightings Warnings of Geological Changes?: www.unifiedworlds.com/BFgeological.htm
Prihoda, Pearl Jo, OSAReal, Rock Mappings: http://hometown.aol.com/osareal/page3.html
THE KAPRE OF THE PHILIPPINES: http://www.n2.net/prey/bigfoot/creatures/kapre.htm
18. Australian Yowie Research; What is a Yowie?: http://www.yowiehunters.com/whatisayowie.php
19. Do Gorillas Have Enemies?: http://www.berggorilla.de/english/faq/dvers/fragen/feinde.html
Africa Dream Safaris, 2003; Gorilla Tracking Guidelines: http://www.africadreamsafaris.com/african-safari/gorilla/gorilla_guidelines.html
University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology; Animal Diversity Web; Gorilla gorilla beringei
(mountain gorilla): http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Gorilla_gorilla_beringei.html
20.
BFRO; Report #1068 (Class A), Submitted by witness J. J. on Tuesday,
January 02, 2001; Two fisherman have daytime sighting above Huntington
Lake: http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=1068
21. Bigfoot Powers: http://cryptozoo.monstrous.com/bigfoot_powers.htm
The Psychic Sasquatch and Their UFO Connection, by Kewaunee Lapseritis, M.S.; The Psychic Sasquatch: http://www.unlimited-resources.com/bigfoot.html
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23. Elanra; Fresh Air, The Worlds Life Support System: http://www.elanra.com/ions1.htm
24. Negative Ions; More Scientific Research: http://www.negativeiongenerators.com/negativeionsresearch.html
25. Paranormal and Ghost Society; Equipment Page: http://www.paranormalghostsociety.org/equipment.htm
26. The Explosives and Weapons Forum; Goiterjoe; July 3rd, 2001: http://www.roguesci.org/theforum/archive/index.php/t-1540
27. Bigfoot Transparency; PPIT, Photosynthetic Piezoelectric Induced Transparency (via H2S Hydrogen Sulfide), May 21, 2005: http://hometown.aol.com/osareal/page9.html
28. External source of electromagnetism, fault lines and or earthquakes:
http://www.crustal.usgs.gov/projects/namad/state_listing.html
29. Laws of Thermodynamics: http://www.physlink.com/Education/AskExperts/ae280.cfm
30. Jon-Erik Beckjord, Bigfoot Investigations Project; “Extranormal”: http://www.beckjord.com/bigfoot/
31. Bruce Cornet, Ph.D.; A Busy Night: http://bcornet.homestead.com/files/weirdsound.htm
Bruce Cornet, Ph.D. Reversed Doppler, Raw WAV Files: http://bcornet.homestead.com/files/Reversedop/reversedoppler.htm
Bruce Cornet, Ph.D.; FT over Richmond, Virginia; New Video Data Gives First Indication of a Stealth Body Form: http://bcornet.homestead.com/files/LynchFT/FT-VA.htm
32. Mexican Skies Full Of UFOs By Brit Elders: http://www.ufoarea.com/events_mexico.html
UFO’s Northwest; Mt. St. Helens, Washington, Pilot Takes Several Photos, UFOS Over Mt. St. Helens, February 22, 2005: http://www.ufosnw.com/sthelens022205.htm
33. Creatures Fantastic; Spirits of the Forest: http://www.ctvtravel.ca/shows/?mode=1&id=286
34. The Montauk Project; Written by Sean Rubinstein & Jonathan Kostecky: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/7971/article2.html
Knocking On The Door Of Time, An Interview With Author Tim Swartz, By Sean Casteel: http://www.seancasteel.com/Knocking_On_The_Door_Of_Time.htm
35. Electromagnetic Spectrum Chart: http://geography.uoregon.edu/shinker/geog101/lectures/lec01/lec01_figs/electromagnetic-spectrum-fig2-6.gif
36. Rense; EXCLUSIVE, Mexican DoD Acknowledges UFOs In Mexico, Santiago Yturria: http://www.rense.com/general52/deff.htm
37. Bigfoot Forums – Infrared Camera Traps (see Paul1968UK at Nov 11 2002, 02:09 AM, and Arkansan at Nov 11 2002, 09:49 AM): http://www.bigfootforums.com/index.php?showtopic=2346&view=old
38. Dr. Cornet’s evidence of UAP diving into the earth or passing through trees: http://www.geocities.com/bcornet2001/PLATE_3.htm http://www.geocities.com/bcornet2001/PLATE_4.htm
39. Dr. Cornet photos of C-5 military aircraft disappearing and reappearing in an apparent unscheduled test while landing:
http://bcornet.homestead.com/files/mystryC5/main.htm
40. Dr. Cornet; The Phil and Lynn Martin Story, Dozens of AOP Converge on Hill and Disappear into Ground, 1999: http://bcornet.homestead.com/files/martinstory.htm
41. NASA UFOS - The Evidence, 1990s Space Shuttle Video Images of UFOs: http://groups.msn.com/nasaufos/_homepage.msnw?pgmarket=en-us
Invisible tiny UFO caught on chemical-imaging camera, Staff Reporter, Feb. 13, 2005: http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/1600.asp
WEIRDNETDAILY;
Infrared picks up invisible UFOs; Mexico releases video of 11 objects
surrounding military plane, Posted: May 12, 2004: http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38456
42. Welcome
to the Realm of Natural VLF Radio Phenomena; "The (very beautiful)
Music of the Magnetosphere and Space Weather", Stephen P. McGreevy,
N6NKS, Last modified 30 December 2001: http://www.auroralchorus.com/natradio.htm
43. BBC News, England; Thursday, 26 September, 2002, 08:25 GMT 09:25 UK, 'Silent' concert causes mood swings: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2278330.stm
44. ELEPHANT COMMUNICATION, 2002 Katherine Millett and Thomson Safaris, Inc.: http://www.thomsonsafaris.com/newsletter/nl35_elephant.htm
45. Texas Bigfoot Research Center; Dona Ana County NM Report, 2001: http://texasbigfoot.com/LasCruces1.html
From the Files of the Gulf Coast BigFoot Research Organization (G.C.B.R.O.), 2003: http://www.gcbro.com/MIshiaw0001.html
46. BFRO Report 945: Creature with red glowing eyes seen: www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=945
GCBRO; Bigfoot Sightings: www.gcbro.com/OHaug001.html
Bigfoot Research Organization: www.bigfootresearch.org/Bigfoot_Indiana.htm
Eby, Sharon; Unified Worlds, Eye Shine: http://unifiedworlds.com/eyeshine.htm
47. Taurine Drops or Capsules: http://www.eyesight.nu/taurine_info.html (thanks to Diane)
48. SOURCES OF GRAVITY AND MAGNETIC ANOMALIES: http://www.johnmartin.com/earthquakes/eqsafs/safs_915.htm
Preliminary
Precambrian basement map of Colorado; A geologic interpretation of an
aeromagnetic anomaly map By P.K. Sims, Viki Bankey, and C.A. Finn,
Magnetic Patterns: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/ofr-01-0364/colo_of_text.html
AEROMAGNETIC MAP OF THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE; http://www.geoperegrino.com/colorado_front_range_aeromag.html
Eby, Sharon; Unified Worlds; Desert Apes Migration Pattern: http://unifiedworlds.com/BFmigration.htm
49. Encyclopedia About Dolphins by Atlantida Cancun; COMMUNICATION AND ECHOLOCATION, Sound production: http://www.atlantidacancun.com/communications.asp
50. Almasti and Kaptars of Russia and Mongolia: http://members.axion.net/~a1b00267/ultranet/almasti.htm
World's Top Experts Conclude Sasquatch Exists, The Royal Forum Investigates: http://www.royalforum.com/article.php?id=46 (scroll to ¾ of the way down)
51. Feral Children: http://freaks.monstrous.com/feral_children.htm
52. Physical Anthropology Update; Philip L. Stein & Bruce M. Rowe; Number 6 Fall 1997: http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/anthropology/news/afall97.htm
53. Philip L Stein & Bruce M Rowe, Physical Anthropology The Core, 2nd Edition, 1998
The
Japan Times, May 18, 1998, By HELEN PHILLIPS, Nature News Service;
Nerve canal size suggests Neanderthals could talk:
http://www.trussel.com/prehist/news66.htm
54. Bigfoot/Sasquatch Sightings in Texas: Correlations to Annual Rainfall Totals, Waterways, Human; Population Densities and Black Bear Habitat Zones, by Daryl G. Colyer: http://texasbigfoot.com/habitat.html
Pye, Lloyd, Intervention, Maps: http://lloydpye.com/flash/15-maps.swf
55. Washoe, Kanzi, and Koko (chimp/bonobo/gorilla) communication:
Philip L Stein & Bruce M Rowe, Physical Anthropology The Core, 2nd Edition, 1998
56. Prihoda, Pearl Jo; OSAReal, Forgive us, for we know not, what we have done: http://hometown.aol.com/prihodapearl/index.html
57. Bigfoot Types: http://cryptozoo.monstrous.com/bigfoot_types.htm
A long, long look at a Bigfoot! By Vance Orchard: http://www.bigfootencounters.com/articles/longlook.htm
58. Aussie-Info; Australian Fauna: http://www.aussie-info.com/identity/fauna/
Cartage; Themes > Science > Class Mammalia > Mammalian Classification: http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/Zoology/ClassMammalia/MammalianClassification/MammalianClassification.htm
59. Meganthropus: http://www.wikisearch.net/en/wikipedia/m/me/meganthropus.html OUTDATED! SEE ARTICLE BELOW...
60. Australian UFO/Unexplained Phenomena Researcher Rex Gilroy; NEW ZEALAND MYSTERY MAN-APES: http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~tkbnetw/Rex_Gilroy_8.htm
Homins: http://z1.adserver.com/w/cp.x;rid=1271;tid=5;ev=1;dt=3;ac=60;c=408;
61. Bigfoot & UFO picture; Rense: http://www.rense.com/splashscreens/copyrighted_bigftL.jpg
M A C R O S C O P E; PARANORMAL MANIMALS IN LATIN AMERICA, by Scott Corrales: http://www.strangemag.com/paranormalanim.html
El Yunque: Nights On Hell Mountain, By: Scott Corrales: http://www.ufoarea.com/puerto_hell_night.html
62.
The Puerto Rico Trench: Implications for Plate Tectonics and Earthquake
and Tsunami Hazards, Uri ten Brink, Chief Scientist, U.S. Geological
Survey: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/03trench/trench/trench.html
NASA; Gravity by GRACE: http://www.csr.utexas.edu/grace/publications/litho/
Plate Tectonics: http://www.burdon.demon.co.uk/g12.htm
63. Wild and Hairy Men; The Greatest of the Great Apes? By David McBean: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~mhallett/Great%20Ape.htm
64. Homo erectus soloensis: http://www.wikisearch.net/en/wikipedia/h/ho/homo_erectus_soloensis.html
The
Bigfoot Casebook, Janet & Colin Bord, 1982, New York: Granada
Publishing, Data from “Chronological List of Bigfoot Sightings
(1818-1980)" (July 1965 Jack Taylor at Nr Butedale, BC; and Sept 1967 . Carol Davis from Nr Bellingham, WA; and 1970 two fisherman in Lake nr Priest Lake, ID): http://www.rfthomas.clara.net/cb/1961.html
The Bongo Gorilla Group Website; The Group; The Island: http://www.gorillas.nl/group.html
65. May. 07, 2005; Man keeps Florida Skunk Ape legend alive, CARA BUCKLEY, Associated Press: http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/11590336.htm
IT'S BIG, IT'S HAIRY, IT'S SKUNK APE; Dateline: OCHOPEE, By Tom Bayles THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: http://www.bigfootencounters.com/articles/ochopee2.htm
CORRECTION ON MEGANTHROPUS
By Sharon Eby © Oct 1, 2005
On May 22nd of this year I wrote an article called Vanishing Bigfoot and Anecdotal Accounts: Implications and Challenges for
Researchers (1). One part -- nearer the bottom of this long article -- concerning the giant fossil hominid called "Meganthropus" has
bothered me ever since, mostly in the reliability of the information I had researched and discovered on the internet. I decided the concern
worthy enough for me to investigate it further. In August I met with a paleoanthropologist, Dr. Ralph Holloway, at his office (that was FULL
of skulls) at Columbia University. He said that he had never heard of Meganthropus ever being in Australia, as I had originally stated
(based on the research) in the article. Not satisfied with that one valuable piece of information, I sought for a second confirmation. On
September 29th, via email, I spoke with Dr. Arthur Durband of Texas Tech University, and he stated this:
"Nothing classified as Meganthropus has ever been found outside of Java. The only hominids that have been found on Australia to date are
modern Homo sapiens. The earliest Australian skeletons have been found at the Willandra Lakes, and date to around 40,000 years ago
(there are claims for ~60,000, but those aren't widely supported in the field). Anyway, the only fossils that might possibly represent
something different enough from Homo erectus to place in a new species ("Meganthropus" has effectively been dropped as a genus, and
those who separate the large fossils into a different species typically call them Homo paleojavanicus) are one jaw (Sangiran 6)
and two badly crushed crania (Sangiran 27 and 31) and the former skull is still unpublished." -- printed with permission
With this second confirmation from a paleoanthropologist who has actually worked with hominid fossils in Australia I am officially pulling
any and all of my statements of Meganthropus from that article. This is something that should have been done, before publication
of the original article, but since it was being written for TheRoyalForum.com (2), and supported by my colleague's (Prihoda (3)) own
separate article (that came out about the same time) on the vanishing qualities of Bigfoot, I felt pressed to get it done. I assumed that
any online references to Meganthropus via encyclopedias (since professional information on Meganthropus is very hard to get a hold of)
would suffice; however, much to my dismay the online encyclopedias were sketchily worded, and far from reliable. The original links to
these are here:
Meganthropus: http://www.wikisearch.net/en/wikipedia/m/me/meganthropus.html
Homo erectus soloensis: http://www.wikisearch.net/en/wikipedia/h/ho/homo_erectus_soloensis.html
Please note that another encyclopedia has the same information on Meganthropus:
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Homo erectus meganthropus
There are a LOT of articles online, including about "Biblical giants" and other references to Bigfoot, cryptozoology, etc. that refer to
Meganthropus being in Australia. KNOW THAT ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN FALSIFIED AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED PURE
AND UTTER BUNK! All it takes is one incorrect source, that many people reference, and then expand on from there, and then more
people referencing those articles, and on and on, for such "gossip" to proliferate. It is my intention to correct this, at least on my end,
and move on in truth, rather than relying on someone else's fabrication. Ok, now for the correction and updating of the original article...
NOTE: Parts in red were removed from the original article... parts in blue were added.
Even
though we have spoken mostly of Bigfoot here in this article, it by no
means excludes the Canadian Sasquatch, the Russian/Asian Almas, or the
Himalayan Yeti, nor the Australian Yowie, the Amazon Mapinguari or any
other species/subspecies of hominoids found worldwide. As far as
smarts go though, we look to the Australian Yowie, simply for the case
of nothing more than this being the one and ONLY large erect biped which
is a PLACENTAL MAMMAL of it’s kind (besides humans) on the entire face
of Australia (assuming that evolutionary convergence (which is unlikely)
for non-placental mammals did not produce Yowies). Due to
mammalian isolation and diversion we find placental mammals on every
continent except Australia, and likewise typically only find marsupial
(pouched, i.e. kangaroos) and monotreme (egg-laying, i.e. platypus)
mammals on the Australian continent and not originating from anywhere
else (4).
The only placental mammals found in Australia are rodents and the dingo
(a form of dog) both brought in artificially (they did not originate
there), and bats which were thought to have flown in. What does
this have to do with Bigfoot – or in this case Yowie –
intelligence?
REMOVED: Based on the meganthropus
fossils found in Australia we realize that giant hominids and/or
hominoids DID arrive on that continent sometime in the past! Homo erectus meganthropus was approximately 9' tall, 750-1000 lbs, and lived about 1 million years ago in the mid-late Pleistocene. Source: http://www.wikisearch.net/en/wikipedia/m/me/meganthropus.html
Of
all the places around the world where variations of Bigfoot or
Sasquatch are seen, it is the presence of Yowies in Australia that makes
the message hit home far harder than anything else. More physical
evidence needs to be documented for Yowies in Australia because it is
well known by paleoanthropologists that only modern humans have
inhabited the Australian continent. So where did Yowie come
from? Are they genetic "throw-backs" from society that were cast
out and living as nomads (5),
fearful that their culture/people should ever encountered "regular
people" again? Would this explain why they avoid people,
camouflage themselves so well, and use covert and tactical maneuvers
(i.e. nighttime travel, walking different routes so as not to create a
trail -- this is used by militia who never make themselves
"predictable," so they are not caught). If Yowies, and Bigfoot,
etc. are indeed some extreme variation, or devolved (a misnomer) type of
human then finding graves of these beings may or may not help us.
If the split-off of Yowies, in particular, occurred in the early times
of modern humans coming to Australia then has there been enough time for
these changes to occur, even with genetic throw-backs and extreme
variances occurring? Pretend for a moment that someone found some
fossils (imagination) of Yowie in Australia, or what we thought could be
related to Yowie. It is not known by looking at the fossilized
bones alone if these beings were hairy or covered only in skin, as we
are today. It is said that no bones are ever found by anyone for
Bigfoot or their kind, but, if they bury their dead then perhaps, from
the past, these fossils ARE the evidence we are seeking, and just no
recent bones have been uncovered, or fossilized, …yet! Remember
that fossilization takes place only under certain circumstances of rapid
burial, an anoxic condition (lack of oxygen), and where the soil
properties are such that decomposition either does not take place or
takes place very slowly. Due to hominoids typically living in
areas that DO NOT PROMOTE fossilization, but decomposition instead, it
makes it hard to find preserved bones! This is not a cop-out, but a
FACT.
REMOVED: That we even have fragments of meganthropus fossils in Australia is an amazing and rare find.
If
hominoids are flesh and blood (F&B), and leave physical evidences
such as footprints, hair, and rare fossilized bones, or bury their
bodies, then the paranormal or inter-dimensional Bigfoot/Yowie seems to
have a hard time fitting in, unless WHILE THEY ARE HERE they are 3-D and
just as physically vulnerable as we are. People have shot at
hominoids and they sometimes seem impervious to gunshots, other times
they bleed, and there are a few cases of them being killed, but where
are the bodies? Perhaps, on the other side of a portal (if this be
the case) they are just as physical? These are the kinds of
answers we should be looking to answer. If no further or
conclusive evidence of Yowies (past or present) can ever be located,
verified, properly documented, and shared accordingly with other
researchers and professionals and laymen alike, then how can we ever
draw the line between a being that evolved there (unlikely), was brought
in (by modern humans), and/or cast away from society, or is simply
there due to some kind of psychic manifesting phenomena, otherworldly
influences and/or inter-dimensional travel?
REMOVED: Are Yowies the descendants of, or related to meganthropus as some have presumed? Some think that Bigfoot is related to gigantopithecus (also of great size, erect bipedal, and human-ape-like). Source: http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~tkbnetw/Rex_Gilroy_8.htm
The question rings in our ears…. How did such a large placental mammal arrive in Australia (note
that Bigfoot is also, amazingly, spotted on the island of Puerto Rico,
most often in the mountain/tropical rainforest of El Yunque, along with
UFO and chupacabra activity (6),
also a site of igneous rock, fault lines, and lies next to the deepest
submarine trench in the Atlantic ocean – which has the most negative
gravity anomaly on earth (7))?
Was he (Yowie) a separate species that has such similar traits to other
hominoids around the world due to convergence (8)?
Perhaps he was a more recent migratory species? Did he arrive
through portals, or transparency-related phenomena? Something
else? Perhaps, like humans, they have enough smarts to accomplish
that kind of feat, even if it was by island hopping (swimming or making a
floating “boat”?) after the continents divided. If it was by crossing a
supposed land bridge then why
have no other mammals done it too? Perhaps Yowies, unlike the
rodents and dingoes, were not “brought in” but “came in” on their
own. Since they are found near water so often it is not hard to
conclude that they, unlike other species of the monkey or gorilla/ape
family, do not fear walking through, or swimming in, or crossing bodies
of water in some fashion (9). Remember that in Florida the well-known (and especially stinky) Skunk
Ape must cross bodies of water, rivers, channels, sink holes in karst
areas, and walk through entire swamps since that is the environment in
which they live (10).
This knowledge of Bigfoot not fearing, swimming, and crossing large
bodies of water, is alone a subject worth investigation; however, we’ll
leave that for another time and conclude this article with terrestrial
Bigfoot in mind, his obvious intelligence, and alleged transparency
abilities.
By Sharon Eby © 2005
NOTE:
I would like to add that under no circumstances am I in favor of
harming one of these great hairy beings to aid our understanding of
their behaviors. Considering the implications of what and who they
are as a species/subspecies (i.e. possible burial of their dead and/or a
belief in an afterlife, their obvious pacifism, or their intelligence
and fantastic ability to do things that defy us continually) we just
simply cannot advocate the bringing of Bigfoot onto the lab table via a
fatal flesh wound. Past records and accounts have shown that
aggressive behavior, or territorial trespassing against Bigfoot (as in
the famous Ape Canyon account at Mt. St. Helens) has led to dangerous
situations. I do not agree with provoking Bigfoot; I take a NO
KILL stance.
References and Notes
1. Eby, Sharon; Vanishing Bigfoot and Anecdotal Accounts: Implications and Challenges for Researchers: http://www.unifiedworlds.com/BFvanishing.htm
2. The Royal Forum; Vanishing Bigfoot and Anecdotal Accounts: Implications and Challenges for Researchers: http://theroyalforum.com/article.php?id=73
3. The Royal Forum; A Hypothesis Could Revolutionize Biology: http://theroyalforum.com/article.php?id=79
4. Aussie-Info; Australian Fauna: http://www.aussie-info.com/identity/fauna/
5. Prihoda, Pearl Jo; OSAReal, There seem to be artifacts left behind:
http://205.188.226.153/osareal/page19.html
6. Bigfoot & UFO picture; Rense: http://www.rense.com/splashscreens/copyrighted_bigftL.jpg
M A C R O S C O P E; PARANORMAL MANIMALS IN LATIN AMERICA, by Scott Corrales: http://www.strangemag.com/paranormalanim.html
El Yunque: Nights On Hell Mountain, By: Scott Corrales: http://www.ufoarea.com/puerto_hell_night.html
7.
The Puerto Rico Trench: Implications for Plate Tectonics and Earthquake
and Tsunami Hazards, Uri ten Brink, Chief Scientist, U.S. Geological
Survey: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/03trench/trench/trench.html
NASA; Gravity by GRACE: http://www.csr.utexas.edu/grace/publications/litho/
Plate Tectonics: http://www.burdon.demon.co.uk/g12.htm
8. Wild and Hairy Men; The Greatest of the Great Apes? By David McBean: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~mhallett/Great Ape.htm
9. The
Bigfoot Casebook, Janet & Colin Bord, 1982, New York: Granada
Publishing, Data from “Chronological List of Bigfoot Sightings
(1818-1980)" (July 1965 Jack Taylor at Nr Butedale, BC; and Sept 1967 . Carol Davis from Nr Bellingham, WA; and 1970 two fisherman in Lake nr Priest Lake, ID): http://www.rfthomas.clara.net/cb/1961.html
The Bongo Gorilla Group Website; The Group; The Island: http://www.gorillas.nl/group.html
10. May. 07, 2005; Man keeps Florida Skunk Ape legend alive, CARA BUCKLEY, Associated Press: http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/11590336.htm
IT'S BIG, IT'S HAIRY, IT'S SKUNK APE; Dateline: OCHOPEE, By Tom Bayles THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: http://www.bigfootencounters.com/articles/ochopee2.htm
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