Animal Planet’s Buildup To Finding Bigfoot: “Swamp Ape”

Monsters and Proof Mania

When will we have proof that Bigfoot is a giant ape, and the creatures of Loch Ness represent a surviving, relic population of plesiosaurs? Why are all the creatures that fall under the banner of cryptozoology so extraordinarily elusive? Fifteen years ago, thoughts such as these led Nick Redfern, the author of There's Something in the Woods, to "utterly give up on the idea that the monsters of our world are simply animals that science has yet to identify, classify, and confirm in terms of their existence...I have come to believe that none of these 'things' are what they appear to be. They look real. They appear flesh-and-blood-like. Yet, everything about them practically screams out: 'Apparition! Phantom! Ghostly!'" Elsewhere, Edward Nikhil Paul goes On The Trail Of The Dreaded Sigbin, The True Real Chupacabra of the Philippines, which looks somewhat like a dog but can become invisible at will. Also, the Mysterious creature discovered in Sichuan is said to look like a mixture between a dog and a mouse, is covered in gray fur, and has a large tail. And citing newspaper stories from the first half of the 20th century, the argument is made for Dinosaur and Human Interaction in Our Times.

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