Cryptozoology: Could Unexplained Creatures Be Real?
sCIENCE fact science FICTION CRYPTOZOOLOGY COULD WWEXPLAINED CREATURES BE REALI MEGAN BORGERT SPANIOL Checkerboard Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
caught on camera 1 In October 1967 Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin were deep in the forest of northern California They had traveled there in search of the legendary creature called Bigfoot The men had read reports of mysterious large footprints found in the area They were hoping to see the tracks for themselves Patterson and Gimlin were riding on horseback near Bluff Creek when it happened As they approached a fallen tree their horses got spooked Then the two men saw it Less than 100 feet 30 m away was a towering gorilla-like creature The beast was covered from head to toe in dark fur Its upper back was hunched and its long arms swung as it walked Gimlin drew his rifle Patterson grabbed his camera As the figure walked it glanced over its shoulder toward Patterson Then it disappeared into the trees But Patterson’s camera had caught it all 4
Researchers think it is unlikely of a man in a costume because the Patterson and Gimlin’s video is strong evidence of Bigfoot figure’s legs and arms are not proportionate to a human’s Patterson and Gimlin’s story drew worldwide attention Skeptics said the video was a hoax But to many others the footage was proof that Bigfoot exists 5
