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WHO’S WHO AMONG BIGFOOT
In his book Bigfoot! The True Story of Apes in America, cryptozoologist Loren Coleman lists the twenty most likely places to glimpse the hairy bipedal. Of the twenty locations, eight are in the Pacific Northwest, four are in the Deep South, four are in the Midwest, two are in the Northeast, and two are elsewhere. While none of the locations are in the Appalachian South, we chose it as one of our focal areas because reports of encounters and a history rich in Bigfoot legend abound in the southern Appalachian states.
As we profile the various Bigfoot found in different regions, we’ll list the names that appear most often. But since there are so many Bigfoot and names, we left out a few. Also, please keep in mind that eyewitness accounts and evidence found are not always consistent within the same region. We accessed available reports and attempted to profile various Bigfoot with as much accurate and unique detail as possible.
BIGFOOT IN THE NORTHEAST
Similar to the classic Bigfoot in appearance, this type is said to have a more humanlike face. They have less facial hair but more hair over the body. Bigfoot of the Northeast have a history of being aggressive and violent and of eating humans. Daylight sightings are a common occurrence.
THE AGROPELTER
Hair/Fur: short black hair
Height: 3 feet
Body Appearance: slender, wiry body; arms like muscular whips
Facial Features: villainous ash-gray face of an ape
Demeanor: mischievous, evil; hurls branches and pieces of bark at loggers with a perfect and powerful aim
Diet: woodpeckers, hoot owls, and doty wood
Location: lives in hollow conifer trees from Maine to Oregon
Tidbit: A creature of logger history, he was the subject of many prankster stories the loggers would tell to haze the new guys. Babies are said to be born on February 29 and arrive in odd numbers.
BOSTON BAHUMAGOSH
Hair/Fur: light-gray to dark-brown matted fur
Height: up to 10 feet
Weight: 400 pounds
Characteristics: dirty smell
Demeanor: shy
Diet: small wildlife, tubers, and berries
Foot Size: large feet
Location: area surrounding Boston, possibly a wanderer who drifted in from the Berkshires or the Hockomock Swamp
GENOSKWA
Hair/Fur: rock-hard skin. Early legends tell of a humanlike beast that rubbed against trees, covering himself in sap. He then rolled on the ground in stones, sticks, and leaves.
Height: 9 to 11 feet
Weight: 800 to 1100 pounds
Body Appearance: tree-trunk-sized neck and massive shoulders
Facial Features: humanlike
Characteristics: agile and fast, smells of skunk and dead animals
Demeanor: aggressive, with a tendency to throw rocks; known to decapitate victims by twisting off their heads
Diet: cannibal and carnivore
Location: woodlands of the Northeast
Tidbit: In Iroquois folklore, this creature is also known as Ot ne yar heh, or “Stone Giant.” He is said to be a member of a powerful tribe from the wilderness. In pop culture, the Genoskwa appears in the novel Skin Game, by Jim Butcher.
STONEMAN
Hair/Fur: dark or reddish brown
Height: 7 to 9 feet
Body Appearance: similar body type as classic Bigfoot, long arms
Facial Features: less facial hair, humanlike face, round head
Characteristics: heavy breathing
Demeanor: aggressive
Foot Size: distinctive curved five-toed footprint, 15 inches long, 7 inches wide
Vocalization: screams
Location: northern forests
Tidbit: Note the full body image at the beginning of this section; reports indicate this Bigfoot has been seen moving rocks and eating bugs in Massachusetts.
BIGFOOT OF WHITEHALL
Hair/Fur: long brown hair
Eyes: large and red but not glowing
Height: 7 to 8 feet
Weight: 400–800 pounds
Body Appearance: wide shoulders, little to no neck
Facial Features: apelike; flared nostrils, thin lips
Demeanor: passive
Vocalization: piercing scream
Location: Whitehall, New York—about seventy miles north of Albany and two hours north of New York City. Between Lake George and Lake Champlain, at the foot of the Adirondack Mountains
Legend: In the summer of 1975, a golf course owner and his dog were riding in a golf cart when they came across a large, hairy creature standing in the middle of a green. The beast stared at the dog, shooting what looked like red beams from its eyes. Then the thing turned and crashed off through the woods. One year later, eleven people reported seeing a Bigfoot-type creature in one night. This became known as the Abair incident. Three teenagers went out driving about 10:00 p.m. and saw a large, hairy creature alongside the road. They passed by, turned around, and came back to the location. The creature was gone, but they heard a high-pitched scream that sounded like a pig or a woman screaming. Then they spotted the creature on the opposite side of the road coming after them. The boys returned to town and told the police what happened. When the state troopers went out later, they found the creature in a field. It let out a deep, guttural roar as it retreated. These incidents were recorded in the police logs, which later came up missing.
BIGFOOT OF THE DEEP SOUTH
While this is a picture of a skunk ape, the wood ape is a collective term for unknown apelike creatures in the southern region. Generally, this group of supposed primates is said to be seven to nine feet tall. A variety of colors, they range from dark hair to shaggy grayish-brown hair. They are similar to chimpanzees and orangutans, but Wood Apes are much more hunched than other primates, with no sagittal crest. Reported to be aggressive, they’re often seen in or around swamps and are easily excitable. According to some, this is not necessarily a traditional Bigfoot. It’s also suspected there are different kinds of southern Bigfoot-type creatures. Other commonly known names are Booger, Esti Capcaki (Seminole, meaning “tall man”), Bush Ape, Wild Man, Swamp Devil, Swamp Cabbage Man, and Swampsquatch.
FOUKE MONSTER
Hair/Fur: long dark-brown, reddish, or black hair, covering the entire body
Eyes: brown
Height: most reports read 7 feet; several others report 4 or 5 feet
Weight: 300 to 500 pounds
Body Appearance: chest 3 feet wide
Facial Features: brown skin, apelike face
Characteristics: moves quickly, strong odor
Demeanor: aggressive, known to attack cattle and livestock
Foot Size: 3 toes; 17 inches long, 7 inches wide
Vocalization: hissing sound; deep, throaty noise
Location: Fouke, Arkansas, southeast corner of the state in Miller county, travels along the remote areas of the creeks and swamps
Tidbit: also known as the Boggy Creek Monster and the subject of the 1972 film by the same name
Legend: Decades before the movie was made, sightings of the monster occurred along Boggy Creek and the Sulfur River. However, the most legendary sighting was in May 1971, when Elizabeth Ford was asleep in her bed and the creature reached through an open window and grabbed her. She awoke, saw two red eyes, and screamed. The monster fled, and the men in the house ran outside with rifles. An altercation occurred between the creature and Bobby Ford, who was later taken to the hospital. Reports of the incident brought flocks of visitors to the area, giving the economy a boost and creating some excitement in an otherwise sleepy town. After the press moved on and the popularity of the movie dwindled, sightings continued to take place. They continue on to this day, and Fouke, Arkansas, continues to be a popular destination for legend trippers.
HONEY ISLAND SWAMP MONSTER
Hair/Fur: long gray hair
Eyes: yellow or red
Height: 7 feet
Weight: 400 pounds
Body Appearance: broad-chested, lean body
Facial Features: reports of reptilian features and apelike features
Characteristics: strong odor
Demeanor: approaches campsites or humans for food, otherwise passive, seen alone
Diet: wild boar, goat, rabbit
Foot Size: 3- or 4-toed with reptile-like claws; up to 10 inches long; heel and arch have ape characteristics
Vocalization: growling; unusual, frightening animal sound
Location: roams the backwaters of the Louisiana swamps, particularly Honey Island Swamp, which is approximately twenty miles long and seven miles wide
Tidbit: also known as the Louisiana Wookie or swamp creature. Legend states a circus train wrecked in the area, and an escaped chimpanzee mated with an alligator to produce this creature.
THE MOSS MAN
Hair/Fur: covered in moss or green foliage
Eyes: amber
Height: 6.5 to 7 feet
Weight: 250 pounds
Body Appearance: human shape
Facial Features: humanlike
Demeanor: haunting but not aggressive
Location: Florida
Tidbit: first spotted in 1978 on a Florida beach. Some say this creature has the appearance of a ghost, as it often emerges out of the mist. In pop culture, the creature appears in Masters of the Universe.
SABINE THING
Hair/Fur: dark gray, reddish brown
Eyes: brown, humanlike
Height: 7 or 8 feet
Body Appearance: upright, bipedal
Facial Features: humanlike
Characteristics: seen in the vicinity of food
Demeanor: leaps and screams as it attacks, passive toward humans
Diet: omnivore and scavenger Vocalization: growls and whoops
Location: forested areas near Sabine and the Sulphur River near the Texas/Arkansas border
Tidbit: may be a relative or variation of the Fouke monster; also known as the Cajun boogeyman
THE SKUNK APE
Hair/Fur: dark brown, red, or black long fur
Eyes: glowing red
Height: 5 to 6 feet, with reports of creatures up to 7 and 8 feet
Weight: 300–500 pounds
Body Appearance: very long hair and arms; walks upright
Facial Features: orangutan-like
Characteristics: terrible odor of skunk, rotten eggs, and manure
Demeanor: often seen alone, will raid campsites for food
Diet: nestlings, wild hogs, and native berries
Foot Size: 3 to 4 toes, with one toe extending outward to the side
Vocalization: growling, whooping
Location: Florida Everglades
Tidbit: also known as the Myakka Ape, the Bardin Booger, and other names located in the Skunk Ape description at the beginning of this section. An older variant of this ape reported in the early 1970s is smaller and moved around on all fours.
Two EGG STUMP JUMPER
Hair/Fur: long white or gray hair
Height: less than 5 feet
Body Appearance: fully covered in hair
Facial Features: apelike
Demeanor: often seen running across the road at night; passive; does not approach humans
Foot Size: about the same as an average human foot
Vocalization: roar, growl
Location: roams the woods and swamps between Two Egg, Florida, and Seminole Lake
BIGFOOT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
This most passive of all Bigfoot types is comparable to the mountain gorilla; it lives in the Pacific Northwest. There are few reported variations of this Bigfoot type, which might be attributable to a lower rate of change in the human population, as opposed to the South and Midwest, where a variety of native tribes moved in and through the territories, leaving a trail of stories and legends.
Reports on eating habits show Sasquatch is omnivorous. There is a slight variation in coat color. The Bigfoot in California and Oregon appear to be a little darker than the northern Bigfoot. The California Bigfoot also appear to, on average, have slightly larger feet.
PATTY-TYPE SASQUATCH
Hair/Fur: auburn, dark-brown, dark-gray, or black shaggy hair; uniformly furry rather than hairy
Eyes: small, dark
Height: 7.5 to 8 feet
Weight: 350 pounds or more
Body Appearance: shoulder width of 4 feet; arms proportionate to body; bony but muscular and well-toned; upright walking, strides with purpose
Facial Features: flat faces; large, flat noses; short necks; sloping forehead with ridges; flat teeth; humanlike ears
Characteristics: rarely seen in the winter and spring months, largely nocturnal
Demeanor: gentle, shy
Diet: omnivore
Foot Size: 5-toed, humanlike foot, 12–22 inches long, 7 inches wide
Vocalization: high-pitched whistles, animal-like screams and whoops
Location: California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, British Columbia
Tidbit: also known by the names Oh-mah, Skookum, Tsiatoko, Soss q’tal and many others
URAYULI
Hair/Fur: long, reddish-brown shaggy fur
Eyes: luminescent, glowing
Height: 6 to 10 feet
Weight: 750 pounds
Body Appearance: long, lanky arms that reach to the ankles; no neck
Facial Features: apelike
Demeanor: blamed for trashing camps and stealing food but otherwise peaceful
Diet: fish, frogs, and dogs
Foot Size: 12–14 inches, 6-foot stride
Vocalization: high-pitched cries like a loon
Location: Southwest Alaska, said to live in the forests near Lake Iliamna
Tidbit: Urayuli means “hairy man.” Legend states this Bigfoot will transform lost children into Urayuli, but it will not harm them. In pop culture, it appears in Final Fantasy II. Other names include Arulataq, Bushman, Big Man, Tent Monster, Nant’ina, and Woodsman.
Alaska’s Other Bigfoot
The Tlingit of Southeastern Alaska called it Kushtaka.
The Den’aina of south central named it Nant’ina.
BIGFOOT OF THE MIDWEST
Also known as the Chenoo, this monster is sometimes referred to as a Bigfoot-type creature found across norther parts of the Midwest and Northeast. While the monster emerges from Native American folklore, it has become an interesting part of the Bigfoot culture. Most portrayals of Bigfoot across the Midwest are steeped in Native American culture. This may result from the many tribes who occupied the territory long before Europeans, as well as those who moved to and through the Midwest after they were pushed out of their eastern homes.
BEAMAN MONSTER
Facial Features: may have some features resembling a wolf or coyote
Foot Size: larger than a human
Location: seen near Kansas City, Missouri
Tidbit: The Beaman Monster is said to be a 12-foot tall gorilla that escaped after a circus train wrecked near the town of Beaman in 1904.
CEDAR BOG MONSTER
Hair/Fur: white or light
Eyes: red glowing
Height: taller than a man, around 7 feet
Facial Features: apelike
Characteristics: horrible odor—one local reported he smelled like Limburger cheese on a hot muffler
Demeanor: aggressive
Foot Size: 4 toes; 16 inches long, 4 inches wide; a stride of 40 inches
Vocalization: screams
Location: Champaign, Logan, and Union Counties in Ohio; thought to travel along the Mad River
Tidbit: People began seeing this creature as early as the 1940s, when Cedar Bog was officially designated a nature preserve. It is said to be responsible for the disappearance of a group of teenagers who went camping near the bog three years after it opened and were never seen again.
DEWEY LAKE MONSTER
Hair/Fur: prior to 1964, people reported a creature covered in black hair; recent reports suggest the creature is scaly
Height: 10 feet
Weight: 400 pounds or more
Body Appearance: bearlike claws on hands and feet, cone-shaped head
Face Appearance: humanlike
Characteristics: said to have gills and lungs; powerful swampy smell
Demeanor: aggressive, with reports of smashed and overturned cars
Foot Size: 18 inches long, 6 inches wide
Location: seen in the southwest of Michigan near Dewey Lake in Cass County; said to be semiaquatic, staying just beneath the water’s surface during the day but coming out at night to find food
Tidbit: also known as the Michigan Bigfoot or Sister Lakes Sasquatch
Legend: first noted after it attacked a group of vacationers the summer of 1964; publicity resulted in thousands of “monster hunters” and thrill seekers flocking to the area
GUGWE/CHENOO
Hair/Fur: very little. It is said the Chenoo rub themselves all over with poo-pooka-wigu, or fir balsam, and then roll themselves on the ground, so that everything adheres to the body—moss, leaves, and even small sticks.
Height: extremely tall
Body Appearance: humanlike giant; walks upright and has sharp claws, big hands, sagittal crest
Facial Features: snout similar to a mandrill, baboon, or bear; sharp teeth
Characteristics: able to grow in size when angry and can become as large as a pine tree in the forest
Demeanor: very scary, aggressive; lone hunters; always hungry; females are more aggressive and less reasonable than males
Diet: cannibalistic
Vocalization: loud and horrible shrieks, causing instant death to those who hear it
Location: northern woods of the Midwest and Northeast
Tidbit: also known as a “face eater.” If one saw a man coming, he would lie down and beat his chest, producing a sound like a partridge. Other names include Chenook, Wintiku, Giwakwa, and Kiwakwa. Legend states the Chenoo was once a human who became evil for committing a terrible crime. They are often associated with the Wendigo.
Legend: Their strength depends on the quantity or size of a human-shaped piece of ice that resides in the heart. You can read more on this monster in the history and legends chapter.
LOCKRIDGE MONSTER
Hair/Fur: bushy brown hair
Height: 5 feet
Body Appearance: smaller than a typical Bigfoot, shaped like a bear
Facial Features: monkey’s face
Characteristics: bipedal and quadrupedal; will travel on all fours but stands upright and walks like a man
Demeanor: mutilates animal bodies, often not eating all of the kill
Diet: chickens, rabbits, raccoons, pigs, turkeys, and sometimes cows
Foot Size: 10 inches
Location: Jefferson County, Iowa
MISSOURI MONSTER (MOMO)
Hair/fur: long, matted black hair
Height: 6 to 7 feet
Body Appearance: humanlike with a large head, no neck
Facial Features: unknown—face is covered by a mass of hair
Characteristics: strong and unpleasant garbage odor
Demeanor: shy of humans but possibly aggressive toward dogs
Foot Size: 10 inches long, 5 inches wide; 3-toed
Vocalization: low-pitched growl to scream; growling and gurgling noise like someone trying to whistle underwater
Location: Missouri, in Pike County along the Mississippi River
Legend: During the summer of 1972, many sightings and strange occurrences frightened several families within the Pike County community. Also reported with this account were two fireballs floating over a hill; witnesses also reported hearing a ringing sound from that direction. Investigation revealed a strong odor and footprints, but the monster had disappeared. Once word of the monster hit the newspapers, hunters and thrill seekers from surrounding states overwhelmed the community and police by trespassing, shooting cattle, and tearing up farmland.
THE MURPHYSBORO MUD MONSTER
Hair/Fur: long, matted, muddy, light color—possibly albino
Eyes: glowing, red
Heights: 7 to 8 feet
Weight: 350–400 pounds
Body Appearance: bulky humanlike form; long arms
Facial Features: roundish to cone-shaped head
Characteristics: horrific odor; smells like river slime; may leave a trail of black slime
Demeanor: curious of humans and animals but instills fear
Foot Size: 10–12 inches long, 3 inches wide
Vocalization: piercing roar, loud shrieks
Location: Murphysboro, Illinois
Legend: In the summer of 1973, this Bigfoot-type creature spent two weeks frightening the citizens of Murphysboro. The first sighting was reported by a young couple who saw the creature in an isolated area near the river at midnight. They were so frightened by its appearance and loud scream that they went to the police. While investigating, the officers found several footprints and heard the loud noise, which frightened them enough they huddled in the police cruiser until their nerves settled. Other citizens, carnival workers, and a five-year-old boy reported seeing the Bigfoot. All recalled a horrifically loud noise, awful smell, and feeling of intense fear. The police chief called in extra help to search for the creature, but even the German shepherd used in the chase cowered outside a barn. When posses of townsfolk began to form, the police chief called in officers from the surrounding areas to help maintain order as they searched. While there were a couple more sightings after this two-week period, for the most part, the creature had disappeared.
WENDIGO
Hair/Fur: matted white hair
Eyes: glowing yellow
Height: 7 to 15 feet
Body Appearance: sharp claws; tall and lanky; yellow-tinted skin
Facial Features: long yellow fangs; overly long tongue; like the Gugwe, snout resembles that of a mandrill, baboon, or bear
Demeanor: fierce, intimidating
Diet: cannibalistic
Vocalization: long, drawn-out, fearsome howl
Location: snowy regions
Tidbit: Half phantom and half beast, he lives in the forest and preys on humans, especially children. Stories of this Bigfoot type date back to the earliest Native American legends.
BIGFOOT OF SOUTHERN APPALACHIA
Because their biomes are similar to the rest of the Appalachian region, we included southeastern Ohio and northeastern Alabama in this section. Appalachian culture also dictates some interpretation based on superstitions and folklore that accompanied Europeans who immigrated from the Old Country. Names like Yeahoh or Ya-hoo are almost exclusive to this region, thanks to Daniel Boone and other frontiersmen who listened to his stories and told many of their own.
BIGFOOT OR WEST VIRGINIA STONE MAN
Hair/Fur: brown, black, gray, but most commonly reddish-brown
Eyes: large, round eyes; shine noted but not glowing
Height: 6 to 10 feet
Weight: 400–500 pounds
Body Appearance: wide shoulders and long arms; upright and bipedal; hair covers everything except palms of the hands, soles of the feet, and part of the face
Facial Features: humanlike with flat nose, partially covered in hair, sloping forehead, dark skin
Characteristics: strong odor; knocks with sticks and rocks; thought to bend trees and make structures as a way of communicating; nests are made in rock structures, caves, and overhangs
Demeanor: curious about and wary of humans; lives in solitary locations, possibly in family groups
Diet: omnivore, eating a combination of plants, small animals, and deer
Foot Size: 12–18 inches
Vocalization: howling apelike calls; may also make popping noises with mouth
Location: West Virginia
Tidbit: The Iroquois called Bigfoot Ot-ne-yar-hed, meaning “stone giant” and also Gno’sqwa (Genoskwa) meaning “stone coat,” names that accompanied them from the North as they came south to their hunting grounds, bringing their legends with them. More prominent in the area is the Cherokee name Nun-Yunu-Wi, which means “stone man.” The Cherokee also referred to Bigfoot as Kecleh-Kudleh, or “hairy savage.”
DEVIL MONKEY
Hair/Fur: reddish, dark brown, black shaggy hair; white stripe down its neck and under its belly; thicker hair around the neck
Eyes: glowing red
Height: 3 to 5 feet
Body Appearance: animalistic body with legs like a kangaroo; quadrupedal, occasionally bipedal; long tail, no tail, or short and bushy tail; sharp claws
Face Appearance: pointy ears, prominent jaw, canine- or baboon-shaped face
Characteristics: can leap with great force and to incredible heights
Demeanor: lives in small packs, extremely aggressive
Diet: small animals; omnivorous
Foot Size: 3-toed; 5–7 inches long
Vocalization: whoops, whistles, wails, screams, barks
Location: South Pittsburg, Tennessee; Saltville, Virginia; Albany, Kentucky
Tidbit: Their young resemble kangaroos
FLINTVILLE MONSTER
Hair/Fur: very long, shaggy, black fur
Eyes: glowing red
Height: 7 to 8 feet
Body Appearance: 3-foot shoulder width, long hairy arms, hunched
Characteristics: smells like skunk
Demeanor: aggressive
Foot Size: 16 inches
Vocalization : paralyzing scream, similar to an ape
Location: Flintville, Tennessee, about seventy miles west of Chattanooga
Legend: For two decades, residents around the area reported sightings of a large, hairy beast and missing livestock. In 1976, a woman reported that the creature jumped on her car and broke the antenna as it hopped up and down. Another man and teenager said their vehicles had been vandalized in a similar way by the creature. The most famous account of the Flintville monster came April 1976, when a woman’s four-year-old son was playing in the yard. She heard him scream and ran outside. A large apelike creature ran toward the house. The mother darted outside, snatched up her child, and ran back into the house. When she looked out the window, the creature was returning to the woods.
THE OHIO GRASSMAN
Hair/Fur: white, blackish-brown, gray, coal-black, or reddish fur
Eyes: red squinty and deep set or large and luminous
Height: 7 to 9 feet
Weight: 300–1000 pounds
Body Appearance: pointy head, broad shoulders, long arms, large hands and feet, stands erect, no neck
Face Appearance: humanlike with darker skin, snub nose
Characteristics: strong rotten-egg smell; lives in caves or domes built from forest materials
Demeanor: aggressive toward animals
Foot Size: 10–20 inches, claw-toed, pigeon-toed, flat-footed; some 3-toed prints found
Vocalization: can sound like a baby crying or a woman screaming, heavy breathing, growls
Location: South/Southeastern Ohio
Tidbit: This Bigfoot type is social and sometimes spotted in pairs or groups. Mothers and babies have been spotted together. It tends to wander in close proximity to humans and has been seen in corn and wheat fields.
Legend: In the summer of 1978, several families outside the small town of Minerva, Ohio, were terrorized by a large, hairy creature. The Cayton family observed the creature looking in their windows, tapping on the glass and the house. Then one evening their dog was found dead, and rocks pelted the house. They called the sheriff, but by the time he arrived, the creature had disappeared back into the woods. Beyond footprints and some grayish hair, nothing was found. Yet sightings continue to happen to this day.
THE WHITE THANG
Hair/Fur: slick, thick white hair, possibly albino
Eyes: dark and sunken
Height: 7 to 8 feet
Body Appearance: bipedal when standing, quadrupedal while running; has a tail resembling a lion
Facial Features: combination of a dog and a lion
Characteristics: moves extremely fast; smells like dead animals
Demeanor: nonthreatening
Foot Size: 12–16 inches
Vocalization: woman screaming or panther screaming
Location: Birmingham and central Alabama; spotted in caves and drainage ditches
Tidbit: may be mistaken for the Flintville Monster since it’s been spotted in the same areas
BIGFOOT OF OTHER US REGIONS
Sightings of Bigfoot have taken place throughout the Rocky Mountains, particularly in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Most resemble either the Southern Skunk Ape or Sasquatch of the Pacific Northwest. Arizona is home to an interesting creature we thought worth mentioning.
MOGOLLON MONSTER
Hair/Fur: long coat of dark-reddish hair
Eyes: deep set, expressionless
Height: 7 feet
Body Appearance: bipedal, upright, large upper body
Facial Features: humanlike, hairless face
Characteristics: amazing strength, strong fishy odor, muskiness of a snapping turtle, nocturnal, builds nests out of pine boughs and twigs
Demeanor: aggressive and territorial; deathly silent before an attack
Diet: omnivore
Foot Size: up to 22 inches
Vocalization: whistles; is said to emit bloodcurdling screams, similar to a woman in distress
Location: Central Arizona along the Mogollon Rim
Tidbit: This creature is said to mimic birds, coyotes, and other wildlife. The earliest sighting is from 1903, reporting a creature with long white hair, a long beard, and talons two inches long. Others have seen him since and confirm those findings. In local culture, every September the “Mogollon Monster 100” trail race takes place near the town of Pine, Arizona. This is an advanced-degree endurance race of 106 miles that winds its way around and through the beautiful Mogollon Rim.
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