Is there a missing link between the lower primates and man? Reports of sightings of this creature have come from all over the world. Reports of sightings of yeti or the abominable snowman have taken place for years in the Tibetan-Himalayan area. Sightings of the skunk ape that inhabits the everglades of Florida have also been reported for many years. In North America sightings have been reported in almost all areas where there exists the habitat required for bigfoot to make a living. Heavily forested areas of the country are the best bet to find this creature. The northwest portion of the United States contains vast acreage largely untouched by man. Bigfoot prefers areas that are free from the encroachment and activity of man. Sightings mainly occur through accidental encounters between man and bigfoot. Bigfoot is largely nocturnal and it's habits usually consist of the avoidance of man at all costs.

From the Big Thicket in East Texas all the way North encompassing the terrain of the tristate areas of Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas sightings of the animal have continued to be reported. Witnesses have encountered the animal while on outdoor excursions. Some accounts involve clashes between bigfoot and vehicles. Varying reports indicate injuries suffered in these collisions between the animal and man. Reliable sources have indicated that on occasions the animal has reached high speeds while making an attempt to follow moving vehicles. As man continues his encroachment into bigfoots' domain the animal is being forced further back into inaccessible pockets of seclusion.

Do we question the reports and sightings concerning bigfoot? Reliable people have filed reports about sightings of the animal. Police officers and professionals have made claims to have seen the animal. The abundance of claims that are reported lend some type of authenticity to the reports. Individual sightings have been reported by the claims of multiple persons. An incident of two police officers making the same claim while on a camping trip occurred recently. Reports of Bigfoot sightings near human habitations have occurred. Bigfoot supposedly has a fondness for chickens and vegetables left within reach of the animal around human compounds. Reports have surfaced of the animals' attempts to enter structures built by man.

Incidents have occurred that reference the fact that the animals have been observed looking into windows of homes late at night. The animal seems to prefer a safe distance between himself and man. Bad behavior preformed by the animal towards man is considered extremely rare. Hunters and those individuals who invade the living areas of Bigfoot report the most sightings. There are those who have come to recognize the animals' eerie cry. Samples of blood and hair from the animal have been taken to the scientific community to be analyzed and results have confirmed that those same samples are not human or are they from any known animal source. The only conclusion that scientists can arrive at is that the samples given to them for comparison could have only originated from a higher primate source.

Native Americans believe that Bigfoot originates from the spiritual realm and some of them live underground. They are said to possess powers far removed from their human counterparts. Although footprints, impressions, hair and blood have been collected no complete animal has been brought in for scientific scrutiny. There have been still pictures and video of the animal brought to the publics attention. A scientific investigation of the Patterson film concluded that the film was authentic. Video of the creatures' musculature could not have been reproduced artificially by any means known during the time frame that the video was made.

Who is this animal? Is he a figment of an overactive imagination or is he authentic? Research into the worlds' past should be recognized. Have there been animals in the earths' past that have lived and died and in the process become extinct? Anthropologists have uncovered the skeletal remains of ancient creatures that do not exist today. Could Gigantopithecus have escaped extermination and still be living in seclusion with us in the world today? On your next foray into locations that are largely uninhabited by man you can contemplate the possibilities. You might even be the fortunate person to experience an encounter with the elusive hairy man of the wilds.