Media

    This page contains audio, video, and photographic evidence that I feel provide support for the existence of a North American great ape.

Audio

    Below are links to a series of alleged bigfoot vocalizations from BFRO.net. Sasquatches are believed to communicate across long distances through calls and tree knocks. The most common calls are "whoops" and "howls". Another form of communication is tree knocking, which is believed to be created by swinging broken tree branches against tree trunks. However, a recent theory proposes that tree knocking could actually be caused by sasquatches clapping their hand together. It has been observed that gorillas will clap to communicate with each other. 

    The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization hosts more recordings on their website here, along with additional information about the recordings.

Sierra Whoops and tree knocks (compilation of tree knocks and whoops recorded in the 1970's by the Berry-Morehead expeditions.) 

1994 Ohio Howl (recorded in Columbiana County near Wellsville, Ohio.)

Screaming Howl (very loud, recorded in 1978 in Snohomish County, Washington.)

Photos

Copyright 2007 R. Jacobs

    

    Above, Allegheny National Forest Game Cam Pictures. These photos, captured by an automatic game camera in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest on September 16, 2007, are believed to show a juvenile sasquatch. Others argue it is a bear with a skin disease. Bigfooters draw attention to the elongated leg, flexibility of the arms, and coned head (a reoccurring anatomical structure reported sasquatches known as a sagittal crest. This is also seen in primates). The Associated Press was one of the first news agencies to post these pictures which drew national attention. Notice the alleged sasquatch is on four legs. Though these animals are believed to be bipedal they have been reported to travel on four legs for short distances.

Vermont trailcam, 2011

    Above are photos from a personal trailcam captured in Vermont in 2011. The trailcam was set up by a man who was wondering what was eating all the apples off his tree. Notice the size of the animal in the side-by-side with the man. The white spots on the animal's back are believed to be hairless spots, perhaps the result of a skin disease. Most great apes are fond of fruit, it is believed sasquatch is no different. This is just one of the many reports of bigfoots liking apples. 

Why aren't there more photos?

    

    Simply put, there are more photos. There are a ton of photos of purported sasquatches. However, there are very few high quality photos. The above photos are those that I personally find most impressive. For more on this subject, see this post on the difficulties of photographing bigfoot.  For a more in-depth article examining why we don't have more photos, see this article at BFRO.net. 

One of Dr. Meldrum's bigfoot casts.

    In terms of photographs, more common are pictures of footprint casts. And there are literally thousands of casts currently in existence around the United States. Casts are formed by pouring drywall (or other similar materials) into footprint depressions and waiting for the liquid to solidify. Dr. Meldrum, professor of Anatomy and Anthropology, as well as expert on foot morphology and locomotion in primates, has one of the largest collections of casts in the world. Among his collection are casts that show changes in foot shape due to injury as well as birth defects. In modern biology, foot print tracking is one of the most accurate ways to monitor and measure an animal's population size and range. 

    

Video

    Below are several videos that I feel are both interesting and educational.

    The below video was filmed by Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin on October 20, 1967 during a three week expedition into northern California's backcountry. This is the film that restarted the bigfoot craze in America. Prior to this film, newspaper articles and hunters commonly told tales of encounters with large, ape-like creatures in the forests of North America. These stories inspired Patterson and Gimlin to begin their search. The film has been subject to many attempts at debunking and authentication over the years. Perhaps the two largest arguments supporting its authenticity are: Muscle movement in the bigfoot's thigh when she steps, and the way in which she turns her head to look at the camera. Notice, the shoulder moves with the head, suggesting that the head is not free to move about but instead connected to the shoulders in the same way that a Gorilla's is. (Video uploaded by Ghost2743 on Youtube.com)

(Note: Please ignore the annotation that appears at the bottom of the video. The video it links to has been reviewed a declared inconclusive by researchers.) The below is the original Patterson-Gimlin film, but with edits to allow for closer observation. Pay close attention to the thigh as the bigfoot steps. It appears the thigh muscle flexes, casting doubt on the possibility of this being a man in a suit. As well, with the zoom effect it is much easier to see how much of the animal's torso turns when it looks at the camera.
Edits: 50% zoom, rewind. Another great Patterson film with edits can be found here. (Video uploaded by shirt*ag on Youtube.)

Below is a very cool video out of Myakka, Florida. Breakdown conducted by Facebook / Finbigfoot. Though I do not support all of the views and conclusions of Facebook / Findbigfoot, I still find this video to have some good points. Also worth a view is the "New York Baby Bigfoot video."

The below video was captured on Prince Edward Island, Canada in 2005 by a group of students allegedly filming a video for fun. They suspect their activities in the woods startled the animal. The boy who runs out of the trees on the left claims he was unaware of the sasquatch until the camera operator noticed it. An unidentified animal exits the tree line on the right running on four legs, then as it reaches the trees on the left, rises to two legs. Breakdown by Facebook / Findbigfoot. Once again, I do not support all of Facebook / Findbigfoot's conclusions, but the work they do is interesting to follow.