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MYTHS Every corner of the world has its own monster stories. The mythical creatures known as “cryptids” that are said to share the same world with us have been talked about in legends for hundreds of years. It is said that Bigfoot roams the forests, the Loch Ness monster swims in the depths and the Jersey Devil is said to terrorize the skies. These creatures are all spoken about in myths and legends, but the evidence that points to their existence is very minimal. Let’s take a look into some of these monster myths, how they came about and if there is any validity to these stories.
always seem to be blurry, hair samples are always proven to be from other creatures and in 2002 the family of a deceased logger claimed the original footprints that sparked the whole Bigfoot craze were fakes carried out by their father.”
One of the most popular cryptid myths is that of the Sasquatch, otherwise known as Bigfoot. Sasquatch is described as an apelike creature that walks on two legs and inhabits the forests of North America. The initial legend stemmed from a 1950s newspaper article written in the “Humboldt Times” that shared the story of California loggers who discovered large footprints in the woods.
Similar to the Sasquatch, the Yeti (or Abominable Snowman) is another ape-like creature that is said to wander the Himalayan mountain range in Asia. The creature originated in folklore when Western mountaineers began exploring the Himalayas in the early 1900s. Reports of the Yeti came in rapidly, to the point that, famous explorer, Sir Edmund Hillary conducted an expedition to find the Yeti in the early 1960s.
Then, in 1967, Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin captured the most famous video of the creature in an area known as Bluff Creek in northern California. The clip shows the alleged Sasquatch casually strolling across a creek on the edge of a wooded area. Since that video, people have tried again and again to find proof of Bigfoot’s existence. According to www.history.com, “Videos
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The scientific community has questioned how a large creature like Bigfoot could sustain its life while remaining hidden, and have deemed its existence to be near impossible.
However, just like its North American counterpart, no conclusive evidence has ever pointed to the Yeti’s existence, and explorers have probably misidentified other animals as the beast of legend. Another mythical monster said to roam the Earth is the mysterious Chupacabra.
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By: John Raspante Assistant Editor
