Sasquatch

North America has its own famous monster. A monster of which many believe in, but more don't. Just like Scotland has its Loch Ness sea serpent and the Himalayas has its Abominable Snowman or Yeti, North America lays claim to Sasquatch or also known by it's nickname, Big Foot. Sasquatch - a 7 to 10-foot-tall apeman - has been sighted in North America for centuries. Before the European invasion, Native Americans knew of the creature and gave him the name Sasquatch, which means "hairy giant." One of the earliest recorded sightings of Sasquatch by man occurred in 1811 near what is now Jasper, Alberta by a fur trader named David Thompson. Since then there have been many sightings of the creature in Western Canada, and in several states of the U.S, especially the Pacific Northwest, Ohio, and even as far south as Florida, where the swamp-dwelling beast is known as the Skunk Ape. This beast facinates some, but others fear it
Is Sasquatch mere legend, or reality? What's the evidence? Personal accounts of sightings are plentiful and deserve weight because of their numbers. Physical evidence, such as footprints and hair samples, is rarer, and recordings on film and video rarer still. Here's a look at some of the best - and always controversial - evidence for the existence of Sasquatch.

He isn't called Bigfoot for nothing. There have been more than 700 footprints attributed to Bigfoot collected over the years, having an average length of 15.6 inches. The average width is 7.2 inches. That's one big foot. By comparison, the foot of a 7-foot, 3-inch basketball player - a rarity, to say the least - is 16.5 inches long but only 5.5 inches wide.