Bizarre Theories and Evidence for Bigfoot Juveniles

Mother and Child portrait by Thomas Finley

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If there are a population of unidentified bipedal primates in North America, then there has to be a breeding population. And if there is a breeding population, there have to be juveniles of this species. In this article, I will discuss one of the least explored aspects of the life of the bipedal primates known as Sasquatch or Bigfoot (assuming that they exist). This aspect is the life of and interactions between a mother and juvenile Sasquatch. However, the purpose of this article in not to explore every aspect of juvenile Sasquatch life, but rather to explore the bizarre aspects that are not often explored. We will also look at intriguing data (in the form of evidence) which possibly suggests the presence of juvenile Sasquatch.

In this article, I will refer to these bipedal primates as Wood Apes (a name which seems to have originated in East Texas). There are many people who theorize that Sasquatch (used as a singular and plural form) are a member of the genus Homo, but the evidence (such as the mid-tarsal break exhibited in footprints, the ape-like orientation of the thumbs shown in hand/knuckle prints, reported behavior that coincides with ape behavior, and the lack of reported tools and advanced culture) suggests a primate which is not of this genus. A theory that has been proposed by Dr. Jeff Meldrum and others is that Gigantopithecus could have had an evolution that was parallel to that of hominids, producing a biped with hominid shaped feet. The hominin like jaw shape of Gigantopithecus does seem to suggest an ape which was bipedal. Gigantopithecus could have easily travelled to North America via a land bridge and account for the Sasquatch sightings of today. Another theory is that these animals are an offshoot of the Hominin family tree, but are not of the genus Homo, known as Paranthropus. While these were robust australopithecines with large jaws and sagittal crests in both genders, the maximum size known for these hominins is about five feet tall. However, a larger form of Paranthropus could have existed and some anthropologists theorize that the large (possibly 7-8 feet tall) Asian hominin dubbed Meganthropus may be a form of robust australopithecine. Australopithecines are often referred to as "bipedal apes" by anthropologists, which would justify my use of the term. If these animals are members of the genus Homo, then they are very ape like in their habits and physical appearance. Humans have also sometimes been referred to as "naked apes" and many people think that there we are a kind of ape, which further justifies my use of the "Wood Ape" term.

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