Bigfoot Types

Bigfoots?

BUT, I THOUGHT THERE WAS JUST ONE.
Some people find it impossible to believe there is an ape-like creature roaming the forests of the Pacific North West. Well, good for them. That would be impossible. Living animals need a healthy breeding population. There couldn't be just one.

HOW MANY ARE THERE?
Unknown. Maybe 4,169. Guesses range from a mere 700 individuals to a whopping 100,000. The BFRO estimates 2000-6000 individuals (source.) There are good arguments for as many as 10X that amount. That sounds like a lot, right? Like we'd be swimming in bigfoot if there were that many. But…

JUST FOR FUN

This image is a small section of the land around the Appalachian Mountains. Each circle is a measurement of 160 sq miles. So, each circle (hypothetically) represents a troop of 4 bigfoot.

CONSIDER THIS

FACT:
Mountain Gorillas: Average home range: 8 mi² (source)
Neanderthal: Average home range: 20 mi² (source)
Grizzly Bear: Average home range: 160 mi² (source)

HYPOTHETICAL:
If a troop of 4 bigfoot need a home range comparable to a Grizzly Bear's (160 mi²) Then a country like the U.S. with 2.3 Million mi² of undeveloped Mountain and Forest-land (source) would have enough land for 14,375 troops. That's 57,500 bigfoot.

"It is very probable that the sasquatch population, being composed of animals with a long life span, few offspring, and little culling by predators will display wide physical variations, seen in such reported aspects as facial features, diverse coat colors, and the large variance in foot proportions."

-Wolf Fahrenbach

Bigfoot Types: The North American Variations

Nobody knows how many bigfoot there are but, there are more than one. There are enough bigfoot living in North America that different types are being reported. The reported types differ from each other, but are consistent across eyewitnesses.

Type 1 Bigfoot

The Type 1 bigfoot, A.K.A. The Patty-type. This is the classic Sasquatch. It looks like a cross between a human and a Mountain gorilla. (mountain gorilla) It has a large, powerful build a thick, broad chest, black hair, and gray skin. Other hair colors reported are brown, auburn, cinnamon, and occasionally white. The head, though massive, has been described as relatively small for the body. Type 1s sometimes develop a sagittal crest which can look like a person wearing a hoodie. They have a conspicuous brow ridge with a receding forehead, giving the eyes a deep-set look. The eyes are hard to see, but have been reported to be proportionately further apart than a human's eyes. Type 1s have a flat face with prominent cheekbones and a square jaw. The mouth region is only slightly protuberant. The nose is near human in shape, though "pug" or flat, sometimes with forward directed nostrils. The height average for the sampled population is 7’ 10, however, alpha males have been reported at 9' and larger. The average Type 1 is estimated to weigh between 500-800 pounds.

Type 2 Bigfoot

Type 2s seem more ape-like than the Type 1s. They're reported in many areas of North America, but especially in the South. Type 2s have a bestial man-like build and large eyes with a large pupil dilation for night vision. The hair is most often reported as black, but auburn, orange, and cinnamon have been reported. A bit smaller than the Type 1s, the Average height is around 7 feet. Type 2s tend to be very territorial and can be aggressive. They seem to kill a lot of livestock, especially the smaller varieties such as goats and chickens. Type 2s leave human-like footprints but can seem very much like known primates, especially chimps, orangutans and Bili apes.

The top left illustration is Danny Vendramini's "Them and Us" Neanderthal The bottom left is a modified version of Danny Vendramini's "Them and Us" Neanderthal. Original Image courtesy of themandus.org | Copyright: themandus.org Original Neanderthal reconstruction courtesy of themandus.org

Type 3 Bigfoot

The Type 3 is something like a mandrill/human mix. (check out the drill.) They look similar to a bigfoot but more "savage" or primal. Descriptions of the face vary, but the most reports describe a large, dog/bear/baboon-faced, bipedal mammal. Type 3s can be extremely tall (10' report - 15' report) with oversized heads that look more monster-like than ape-like. They tend to live up in the mountains but will come down for food. The fur is typically dark, or deep brown. One witness reported seeing a Type 3 wearing animal pelts over their fur (hear report.) They may eat humans, but reports of man-eating are rare and often based on very old legends. Type 3s tend to incite reports of paranormal characteristics, like having glowing red eyes, or being bulletproof at close range. Check this out: Dogman Encounters Episode 85, an eyewitness (ex-military) goes looking for a bipedal canid, but finds a Type 3, it's a very cool account. "Type 3" is a very recent classification, traditionally these types were called Kukwes, or Gugwes, a kind of man-eating ogre from Mi'kmaq Indian folklore. Check out this interview with Brian "Duke" Sullivan on Sasquatch Chronicles.

Type 4 Bigfoot

Illustrations, clockwise from upper left: Troy Hitch. Original character design: Daniel Falconer. Sybilla Irwin. David Schlosser

Type 4 reports often come from the North/North East. They have been referred to as Early Man Bigfoot and the American Almas. They are the most human-looking of the hairy bipedal humanoids possessing traits of archaic/prehistoric man. They're typically a bit leaner than the Type 1s, but are still large, and well-muscled. A hairy Homo Heidelbergensis (link) is a decent model for the Type 4. They have less facial hair than the other types. The crown of the head can have thinning hair, or even be bald on top. Some eyewitnesses have reported beards and moustaches ranging from just noticeable to fully grown. Type 4s have round (not conical) heads. Their noses are hooded. The mouth is wider than what we would consider normal. The teeth are square and human-looking. The skin color is pasty gray or black with a leathery appearance. Some people think these are hybrids, part human, part novel primate. They may be, but all members of the genus Homo developed and used tools. There are no reports of Type 4s using tools of any kind. If they are human — even pre-modern — why would they stop creating and using tools?

This paper by Aaron Mills, Gerald Mills, M. N. Townsend is an analysis of tooth marks found on piles of bones in the Mt. St. Helens area. They make an excellent case for the existence of an undiscovered extant Hominin. "The totality of the evidence analysis very conclusively proves that a new “Hominin” species with an estimated height of over 8’8” is currently living and feeding upon various ungulate (Cervidae) species in the immediate vicinity of Mount St. Helen’s."

The Genoskwa

The Genoskwa is a type of bigfoot mentioned in Native American folklore as "rock man", it is reported as bigfoot's larger, more bulkier cousin, with rock hard skin, they twist the heads of their victims until they are decapitated.

The Skunk Ape

Upper left illustration: Dhamindra Jeevan All others by David Schlosser

The Skunk Ape is a large hairy, bipedal mammal that calls the Everglades home. Castings of their tracks confirm they have four toes. Male Skunk Apes stand up to 7 feet tall and can weigh more than 350 pounds. Females are considerably smaller, standing 5 – 6 feet tall and weigh 180 – 250 pounds. Both male and female are covered with reddish-black fur.

Most confirmed Skunk Ape sightings report an individual animal however, increasing sightings reported claim to have seen several Skunk Apes traveling together. These groups also known as troops are becoming more common.

Skunk Ape sightings are reported throughout Florida. It is estimated between 7 to 9 Skunk Apes live in the Everglades area. These sightings suggest the highest concentration inhabit the Florida Everglades. Big Cypress National Preserve offers the best opportunity for researchers to locate Skunk Apes. Often times Skunk Apes are sighted in close proximity of large cities. In one instance a Skunk Ape reportedly ran across I-75 in broad daylight. [Source: Dave Shealy. Skunk Ape Headquarters]

Bigfoot Family Tree

Question: How can there be different types of bigfoot?
This is a way to visualize an answer to that question. It is just for fun and obviously not based on science.

Concept: There are gaps in the story of primate evolution. Those gaps could contain undiscovered intergeneric, and interspecific primate hybrids. The gaps could also contain uncatalogued families, genera, or species that each exhibit a novel combination of adaptations. Either scenario could result in something that resembles a type of bigfoot.

The Chart: The types of bigfoot most commonly described are at the bottom of the chart. As you move up the chart, you're moving back in time. Fictional lineages illustrate how the modern descriptions may have come into being. This is not based on physical anthropology, primatology, archaeology or any other natural science. It is inspired by two existing concepts:
1. Hybrids: “Research suggests that hybridization sometimes ignites helpful evolutionary changes. An initial round of interbreeding — followed

parent species — can result in animals with a far greater array of physical traits than observed in either original species. Physical variety in a population provides fuel for natural selection, the process by which individuals with genetic traits best suited to their environment tend to survive longer and produce more offspring.” [Source: Bruce Bower Science News 2016]

2. Novel Adaptations: All primates have the same adaptive toolkit. Different adaptive tools are used to manage different environmental circumstances. Over time, primates change as a result of the adaptive tools they use. “Novel adaptations” refers to previously unobserved collections/combinations of adaptations. Example: bipedalism and hooded noses in a genus of primate other than Homo.

It's obvious, but I'll say it anyway: This chart is not based on science, it's just a thing I did for fun.

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Image by David Schlosser

"Their heads were very ugly, not nice at all. They resemble a human face a little, but the nose is shorter and flattened. The eyes are slanted and reddish. The cheeks are very prominent. The lips are thin. The lower jaw is receding, as though cut on a bias. The entire body is covered with shaggy hair, resembling that of the buffalo. In some places this is long (torso, chest) and in other places it is shorter (arms, legs). The hair was very dirty. The stink was so strong that we could not stand it. "
source: The almasty, Yeti of the Caucasus by Marie-Jeanne Koffmann

Bigfoot Types: Global

North America does not have the exclusive rights to large hairy ape-like beasts. They are reported all around the world, with the exception of Hawaii. Here is a quick look at some of the headliners.

ALMAS

Described as looking like humans, but with fur covering most of the body, the almas is a variety of wildman or bigfoot that is reported from the Altai Mountains in Mongolia and the Tien Shan Mountains in China. The body hair of almas is often described as curly, the jaws are large, and the eyebrow ridges are heavy. Visible areas of skin on the face, hands and feet are usually dark. The body hair is usually described as red or reddish-brown, sometimes as black. Most reports indicate an adult height of about five feet, but some describe a creature as tall as six and a half feet.

ORANG PENDEK

Reported from the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, the orang-pendek is described a red-furred bipedal ape-man about four feet tall. It is supposed to be attractive and graceful, and has been sighted by many natives. Westerners have seen this creature regularly since 1923, but numerous expeditions have failed to find anything better than footprints and hairs that don't test as any known creature. Some people think the orang-pendek is a new species of ground-dwelling bipedal orangutan, while others favor the idea of a very primitive human.

YETI

The Himalaya Mountains of Tibet and Nepal are the homeland of these legendary creatures. The two terms "yeti" and "abominable snowman" are sometimes applied to creatures from other remote areas of Asia as well. There are three species of Yeti. The dzu-teh for the biggest, hulking giants who sometimes walk on all fours and seem half bear, half ape, meh-teh for the "classic" yeti that stands about six feet tall and has a pointed top of the head, and teh-lma for the three-foot-tall frog-eating yeti that makes its home in steamy jungle valleys between mountains.

Sources

The first time I heard about the different types of bigfoot was on Sasquatch Chronicles (link). Tim Baker of Bigfoot Outlaw Radio (link) was a guest. He and Sasquatch Chronicles co-host William Jevning (link) covered the topic.

Below are the source articles for a lot of the information on this page. Sources for those articles and even more information can be found in those articles. For the record, I highly recommend listening to Tim "Coonbo" Baker, Jim "Bear" Grant and Matt Knapp on Bigfoot Outlaw Radio for Grade A Bigfoot information based on first-hand experience.

You can also find a metric ton of knowledge from Loren Coleman at Cryptomundo, Dale A. Drinnon at Frontiers of Zoology, and Jamie Hall at The Cryptid Zoo. I shit you not… you will be awed by the sheer amount of information they have generated.

General Info

Sasquatch:Size, Scaling, and Statistics
by Wolf H. Fahrenbach ©1998 International Society of Cryptozoology

Sasquatch: Statistics
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Bigfoots?

Bigfoot Types: The North American Variations

Type 1 Bigfoot

Type 2 Bigfoot

Type 3 Bigfoot

Type 4 Bigfoot

The Genoskwa

The Skunk Ape

Bigfoot Family Tree

Bigfoot Types: Global

Sources

General Info

Type 1 Bigfoot

Type 2 Bigfoot

Type 3 Bigfoot

Type 4 Bigfoot

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