Has anyone seen the show MonsterQuest? They did an episode on the Myakka Ape, and it was generally regarded as fake by the professionals. One zoologist said that if there was an ape living in such an area, its fur would be far more matted and dirty to accompany the signature stench, and not as straight and clean as the fur in those photographs. I remember reading somewhere else that apes do not have "eye-glow" in darkness so to speak - the same way humans don't - so the red glowing eyes seem to hint that this is not an ape at all. Also, the photographs were first mailed in with no return address, no name of the photographer, and no negatives. Wouldn't you want recognition for such an accomplishment? Or at least include negatives so they wouldn't be discounted as fakes?

If the Myakka Ape exists, which it very well may, these pictures are not it IMO.

I remember seeing this picture about 6 or 7 years ago on a alternate website. I don't think anyone ever came up with a positive explanation as to what else it could be. (the idea was tossed around that it was a black dog in a fake beard at the time :cool

I found that if you take the picture in a photo editing program and tinker with the filters you can eventually make out some odd discolorations behind the creature (somewhat above and to the left if I recall) which look like a man in a camo or plaid jacket, in fact it doesn't take any imagination to see it once you find it. (it could simply be double exposure however) Unfortunately I don't have any such program or I'd be glad to do this myself but if anyone could find what I'm talking about and show others here then it would certainly contribute to this thread.

It looks like it would really stink!

It looks like it would really stink!

You just can't win can you? If the bigfoot was hundreds of yards away and indistinct debunkers would say it could be anything and label it a hoax, and, like these two pics, if the bigfoot is near and clearly visible then it has to be either a man in a suit or photo shopped!
As far as I'm concerned they do look suspicious. How on Earth did the photographer get so close to the thing for a start, and if he managed to get so close why haven't others successfully photographed him?

"I smell something fishy, and I'm not talking about the contents of Baldricks apple crumble!"

Unfortunately, no, you really can't win as far as this type of evidence goes. I'm afraid that the only way that Sasquatch and it's relatives will ever be accepted as a factual creature would require obtaining a specimen of the creature itself, dead or alive.

That being said, I certainly don't condone killing or caging such a creature, however we already had pictures, videos, audio, credible witnesses (at least until they share their experiences and lose their credibility, that is) and physical evidence (thousands of footprints and possible tissue and hair samples). That being said, with all that evidence stacked in favor of it's existence, it's presence isn't acknowledged in the scientific community...therefore that means there is only one way to prove there is a Bigfoot and that involves putting one, dead or alive, in a lab most likely.


Photos, videos, and everything of that sort are awesome and although I personally love to see and share new things such as that, I also realize that skeptics will always find a way to create speculation for any sort of evidence no matter how high it's quality may be. If there can be any doubt, it cannot be acknowledged as real, at least officially from a scientific standpoint.

[edit on 24-11-2008 by JayTaylor]