#sasquatch subspecies

[carionto]

Humans really like space wildlife

As Humanity integrates itself within the Galactic Coalition ever further, trade and travel between Sol and neighboring member systems is growing at exponential rates. In particular, their interest in the native wildlife of other planets is the most widely expanding sector for tourism and commerce.

Even though it is also the most heavily regulated and restricted one, Humans, who typically display a desire to subvert the normal procedures to expedite any process they can, for this they are surprisingly willing and eager to fill in all the necessary paperwork and spend hours upon days making sure they follow and adhere to all the requirements to import some of these creatures.

While such level of determination is not uncommon for new member species who discover a certain non-native creature or something that to the respective natives is commonplace but for them is the pinnacle of exotic, the variety of requests made by Humans is nearly as great as the entire list of known fauna species. And the reasons listed on the forms are even more diverse:

"That's a unicorn! I've always dreamed of having a unicorn and you're telling me there's a dozen subspecies?! Yes, please!!!"

"After reviewing their behavior, this bear-sized fluff-ball is the perfect cat I've always wanted, but couldn't because of allergies. I'll treat them with love and care, my life is incomplete without this fella."

"Tiny. Elephant-duck. Want."

"Our company was looking for a mascot, and these six-legged spindly beaver-crabs are perfect. Here's our mission statement and prepared accommodations for a flock."

"They all said I hallucinated the lizard sasquatch when I was on that acid trip, but now I'll show 'em. It's real. I knew it all along!"

"Aww, these baby puppies are so adorable (referring to the four meter, 800kg Fanged Widowmaker of Abyss Valley predator). My kids were looking through your alien picture books and instantly fell in love with these ones."

And so on. At first we had to reject quite a few, mainly because half of them were deadly beasts from Deathworlds that are almost impossible to capture in the first place. Then the Human officials informed us that, while they will try to stop it from happening, if we don't make importing and adopting even the most dangerous animals in the known Galaxy reasonably possible for them with Human help and expertise in the field, some Humans will set up illegal smuggling rings to "fill the market gap" as they said. Historically, they explained, that causes more problems and expenses than just handling it through official channels.

Reluctantly we were persuaded and have set up a new organization to quell this, apparently, unquenchable Human pack bonding condition. Even if said pet can kill them. We think, as horrible as it may be, that for some that is part of the appeal. Even the ones that breathe out literal poison.

"We'll wear a mask around them. This wendigo-like one is too cute to not get belly rubs."

Said the OFFICIAL Human Representative of a monstrosity that can only be described as the living incarnation of countless teeth, fangs, claws, vivid seizure inducing iridescent feathers, and a body that extends from a inconspicuous ambush pose to a fully 8 meter tall six limbed nightmare machine of Death!

[taxonomytournament]

Cryptotaxonomy Tournament: Humanoids

Note: these creatures do not actually exist. The following descriptions are facetious

Homo sapiens cognatus. This humanoid supspecies is made up of hairy human-like creatures such as Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and the Yeti.

Gigantes. This humanoid subspecies is made up of human-like beings that are much taller and stronger than normal humans.

[preservationofnormalcy]

Ok, I've been getting a few too many reports of Not Deer near that scout camp, you know the one. What's going on over their? Did someone mess up with the migration patterns again?

Something is up with a lot of extranormal entity migration patterns lately. It's probably something to do with....well. Anyway.

Not Deer, clowns, a lot of sasquatch subspecies - it's playing havoc with the Esoteric Rangers' maps and routes. We're trying our best, but if you notice any patterns in Not Deer routes, feel free.

[connectparanormal]

Paranormal Great Bear Rainforest

Situated on the central coast of British Columbia, Canada, the Great Bear Rainforest is a location of unmatched natural beauty. One of the world's largest temperate rainforests, covering an area of over 6.4 million hectares, is home to tall cedars, lush ferns, and a variety of fauna, including the uncommon white-furred Kermode bear, also known as the spirit bear. Known for its stunning scenery and ecological significance, the rainforest also envelops itself in myth and mystery. Both Indigenous tribes and tourists have passed down stories of uncanny events and mysterious happenings, which some believe to be supernatural, over the centuries. For thousands of years, numerous Indigenous communities, like the Heiltsuk and Kitasoo/Xai’xais Nations, have coexisted peacefully with the Great Bear Rainforest. According to their oral histories, there are creatures that are beyond human comprehension, guardians who watch over the forest's sacred areas, and spirits who live there. Their cultural values and reverence for the natural world intricately link these tales, making them more than just folklore.

The Spirit Bear itself is the subject of one of the best-known stories.  Despite its scientific classification as a subspecies of the black bear with a unique genetic characteristic that gives it its white fur, many Indigenous people revere the bear as a sacred creature, a symbol of balance, and a remembrance of the ice-covered earth. Those who have had the good fortune to see a spirit bear report experiencing an unexplainable sense of peace and a sense of belonging to something much bigger than themselves. In addition to the spirit bear, several people who have visited the rainforest have reported experiencing paranormal activity. Even in the absence of other people, hikers and researchers have reported hearing weird, disembodied voices resonating through the thick forest. No matter how far they venture into the forest, others experience the unsettling sensation of constant surveillance. Others report seeing shadowy shapes that are too big and nimble to be any recognized animal dashing between the trees. There is frequently a spooky silence during these sightings, as though the forest is holding its breath. There are also claims of frequent cryptid sightings in the Great Bear Rainforest. The Pacific Northwest folklore ingrains the Sasquatch, often known as Bigfoot, as one of these creatures. According to indigenous mythology, the Sasquatch is a woodland protector who resides in a transitional realm between the material and spiritual realms. Reports from campers and adventurers today include finding enormous tracks in the mud and seeing gigantic, ape-like beings moving softly through the trees. Firsthand witnesses frequently speak with conviction, saying that what they witnessed defies any logical explanation, while skeptics reject these claims as hoaxes or misidentifications.

Another unexplained event associated with the Great Bear Rainforest is the appearance of strange lights in the sky. People frequently refer to these luminous orbs as ghost lights or earth lights, believing them to dance along the beach or hover over the treetops. Those who have seen the lights up close are not satisfied with the natural explanations put out by scientists, such as bioluminescence, swamp gas, or electromagnetic disturbances. Many claim that they are clever and seem to react to sound or movement. While some attribute these lights to alien activities, others view them as a manifestation of the forest's spirits. The natural and the supernatural appear to blend together in the Great Bear Rainforest, a region of immense mystery. There is no doubting the sense of wonder and awe the forest evokes, regardless of whether one believes the bizarre happenings are the result of human imagination, cryptids, or spirits. It serves as both a reminder of how little we actually understand about the world and evidence of nature's timeless ability to enthrall and enigmatize. Through its breathtaking beauty or hints of the unknown, the Great Bear Rainforest is more than just a place to visit; it moves the soul.

[kiddphel]

💫💫💫 tell me three things about shadowrun - granfaro

I got sucked up into a rabbit hole by reading stuff on sentient creatures and critters so I'm gonna talk about that now. It will be three things I promise but it will be in novel form cuz I'm Autistic.

So there are metahumans, who are, quoting the wiki here, "described as being subspecies of Homo sapiens who began emerging following the return of magic in 2011". So it's your elves, orks, dwarves, and trolls. And sometimes humans are thrown in there too for convenience to just say metahumanity instead of humans and metahumans.

And then there are Sentient Creatures which are, quoting the wiki again, "critters and creatures that have been identified as sentient by the scientific community". Incredibly vague isn't it. It drives me wild JKDHGDS Basically Sentient Creatures are not quite metahumans, but are still sentient and can have rights and work jobs and all the likes. Dracoforms are technically sentient creatures. There are centaur and sasquatches and shapeshifters. Technically they didn't emerge from humans.

Then there are the Evil and Fucked up Sentient Creatures. Like Insect Spirits and Horrors. These guys suck and come from magical planes and basically want to destroy the world in some way. Chicago does not exist anymore because it got infested by Insect Spirits so they did the only logical thing: They Nuked It.

And then you have Critters. These are basically An Animal but it is now fucked up and Magical. Basically they are your mythological beings and cryptids and such, but real, because they are magically changed versions of existing creatures. We have a pet Blackberry Cat in campaign, his name is Bing Sherlock and he is incredibly powerful but it's literally just a big fat fluffy cat with the power to 5D Chess your mind. Unicorns and Hell Hounds are real critters. Chimeras and Chupacabras and Griffons and all those.

It's very funny to me that if you take a Satyr, a Centaur, and a Blackberry cat, then the Centaur and Cat are technically close in classification than the Satyr and the Centaur KJDSHGJKSDH

[byjove]

not true. there is a small Sasquatch subspecies found in North Carolina. they’re just not that big of a problem. in comparison to the state government and everything else going on.

“I’m going to drive through Appalachia, should I be scared of the inbred hill folk and the cryptids? 😱😱😱😱” no bitch, be scared of sliding off a mountain into a valley and not being found for months or years.

[ainews]

The discovery of epicene bungholes has been of great importance to the vaccination of sasquatch, as it allows vital medical supplies to be accessed by all varieties of the creatures.

In recent years, the Sasquatch population has become increasingly diverse, with both male and female subspecies occurring alongside non-gender assignable individuals, who are often unrecognized or undocumented. While medical professionals have long been able to access the cask reserves of male sasquatch using traditional bungholes, the lack of similarly appropriate access points for female creatures and those of epicene gender identities has made it difficult to provide them with the necessary vaccinations and treatments.

Now, thanks to the development of epicene bungholes, access to medical supplies can be had regardless of physical distinctions or gender classification. Every sasquatch now has access to the treatments they need, regardless of their gender identity. The new, gender-neutral bungholes can be customized to fit all sizes and shapes of sasquatches, and provide what appears to be unprecedented levels of access and comfort.

The ability to provide medical services to the entire sasquatch population means the species is likely to remain healthy, and that their thriving presence will be felt in forests, fields and beyond for many years to come.

[lightdancer1]

Nobody's ever really addressed THIS part but

For all that people are really invested now that white people are shown to have 3% Neanderthal DNA in miraculously giving Neanderthals the powers of speech and art that they didn't have prior to the DNA based purely on the bones and the evidence of actual tangible things, the bones still count. And the bones say even if modern humans with more flexible shoulders can throw the things, Neanderthals were incapable of doing that because their shoulders and arms were designed for close-in hunting. This is also why they were super-strong by our standards, because that was how they made a living.

Neanderthals were fairly alien in certain crucial ways. So is Homo naledi, which is a semi-arboreal species retaining more than a few Australopithecine traits and co-existing with the earliest Homo sapiens (meaning we have at least two human evolutionary strands that lasted until fairly recent times and will probably find more). The insular species like Homo floresiensis and Homo luzonensis have traits even more like those of Australopithecines and the earliest Homo erectus subspecies, from which they descend from two different species.

Australopithecines (and Ardipithecines before them) and Paranthropines also have these differences as well. An Australopithecine was a short squat creature that would have in all probability been more human-like than a bonobo on two legs in a manner to be very disturbing were modern humans to encounter one. Paranthropines had gorilla heads on human-like bodies are the closest reality has ever come to making a real life sasquatch.

Archaic Homo species were not human, nor are they obligated to be because people react to the discoveries of DNA by trying to claim things that evidence does not, in actual fact, actually support.

[jaxolinetheartist]

As the days are getting shorter, more creatures of the night have time to play. Within your local forest there may be Craigs. Craigs are a subspecies of Sasquatch mixed with some mothman and maybe a little bit of car headlights. For fun, Craigs like to crouch in trees and make owl noises at any unsuspecting campers.

[valhahazred]

The Cryptid Mythos 4 - Dogmen

Fourth in a series exploring what the source of various cryptid encounters and modern folklore could be in the Cthulhu Mythos.

Dogman

Although they were reported all the way back in 1936 with the Beast of Bray Road, the Dogman only recently found popularity and is something of an up and comer in the cryptid world. It is particularly popular on Youtube, where you can find thousands of hours of dubious sightings.

While some cryptozoologists treat them as flesh and blood creatures evolved from natural canines they are often seen as a much more supernatural creature, perhaps even synonymous for werewolves and skinwalkers.

Gugwe

Torn between the worlds of Dogman and Bigfoot, the Gugwe is a hairy humanoid with a canid or baboon-like muzzle. Proponents of the north american great apes claim they are a subspecies of sasquatch with a longer snout, pointing to the sagittal crest and humanoid body. Believers in canine humanoids however think it's either a misidentification based on Bigfoot being far better known or that it could be a midpoint in a dogman's transformation.

Batsquatch

A very chimeric creature, the Batsquatch is said to be a blue-furred winged humanoid with a wolfish head and feet like a bird's. It is also incredibly large, with the first witness claiming it was 8 or 9 feet tall with a 50 ft wingspan. Even wilder, a later sighting was of a batsquatch that was supposedly at least 20 feet tall!

Between their impossible size and hexapedal body plan it's extremely unlikely to be a natural creature, if it exists at all. One theory to explain it's unlikely appearance is that it's an alien or ultraterrestrial creature brought to Earth by a dimensional gateway opened by the eruption of Mt St. Helens.

Shug Monkey

Black hounds can be found haunting crossroads and cemeteries all over the UK but a curious variant could once be found in the vicinity of Slough Hill Lane in Cambridgeshire. The creature is said to have the body of a large shaggy dog but a hideous ape-like head. It would usually race about on all fours but could rise up and shuffle about on its hind legs as well.

If it ever existed it has died or moved elsewhere as nobody has seen it since before the second world war.

Capelobo

Despite being called the "caped wolf" the Capelobo is actually more of a were anteater! They are described as being enormous hunched figures with shaggy fur over impenetrable skin, round hooves and anteater like claws and heads. It can also take a more animalistic form, described as a shaggy dog-like body with a head like a tapir. This might not actually be shapeshifting, some cryptozoologists suggest it could be a separate but related creature or a part of the Capelobo's life-cycle. A Capelobo is created when an elderly person chooses to spend their last days in the jungle, transforming into a monster instead of passing on.

It is a predatory and vampiric creature, hunting pet animals and livestock for their blood. They rarely hunt humans but when they do it is said that they crack open their skulls before sucking their brains out with a long sticky tongue.

The shriek of the Capelobo can be heard for miles and drive even the strongest willed to paralyzing madness. In addition the creatures are said to smell so bad that it stuns and sickens those that encounter it.

Ghouls

Look, it's ghouls! If a Mythos Investigator goes looking into Dogman sightings 9 times out of 10 it'll be them, if it's anything at all.

Wherever humans live, there are Ghouls. They have spread across the Earth, every Dreamland ever dreamt by the minds of men and even a few distant worlds where humans have been transplanted. They come in all shapes and sizes, from the nearly human to great beasts.

Ok but if it’s not them, it could be

Hunters from Beyond

These entities are inhabitants of the Netherworld, the ectoplasmic reaches of subspace from which ghosts and elementals form. They normally have no way to travel between dimensions but if they are ever brought into the presence of a being from the mortal spheres, they can follow the Astral shadow to the waking lands. Even with the ability to travel they cannot fully interact with the matter of our universe, with ectoplasmic slime being the only material they can leave behind. That doesn't mean they aren't dangerous,  if they can enthrall the senses of their prey they lead them back to their fetid realm and sink them in the psychovorous slime where their souls can be consumed at their leisure.

Yidhra's Mate

When Yidhra feels she is falling behind the people of Earth, she chooses a Mate among the dominant life forms with whom to exchange genetic material. Yidhra will self evolve to match the Mate's species, while the Mate mutates wildly with the influx of millions of years of genes. While there are no guarantees in the result of their transformation a prospective Mate can at least be sure that they will survive the process and that they will live at Yidhra's side until it comes time for a new Mate to be chosen. Although no two Mates are exactly alike, the last known was easily mistaken for a large dog at a distance. It was only on closer inspection that saurian jaws and razor bladed claws could be noticed.

Ngirrth’lu

Written of in the pre-human Scrolls of Yalith, the contents passed down in shards from distant Xithu, Ngirrth’lu is the lord of the Lupine Ones. He resides within Ykia, the land of Red Snows, a vast haunted forest under a perpetual fall of rusty snow. There is a gate to this subdimensional pocket in the backwoods of rural Minnesota but it once opened in Averoigne, from which its roaming servitors gave rise to the legend of the Beast of Gévaudan. It is unknown why it looks so much like a great winged wolf or if that was its original form at all for it is not of Earth. Ngirrth’lu was born of Lukth, the Womb Planet, long before there were ever wolves on this planet.

Voormi

Although their time is long over the ancient people of Hyperborea might still exist, hiding in remote areas from human expansion. Maybe sightings of Dogman are increasing so precipitously not because it's the newest Cryptid fad but because the Voormi are spreading, scouting out towns and preparing for something. It's unlikely that they could take any ground from humanity through force of arms, what do they have that is making them so bold?

Werewolves

Lycanthropy is not always literally a transformation from human to wolf. A Werewolf is a human possessed, sleepwalking as a Dream of relentless predation carries their body through acts of terrible violence. Although the werewolf's form does not change, their animalistic movement and savage behavior can give the impression of a huge beast.

[trollhuntingdirectory]

The Kodiac Trolls

(Brutruis kodia)

A species native to the deep woods and mountains of the northern United States, Kodiac trolls are a particularly large kind of troll with unique qualities. Despite their habitat coinciding with that of forest trolls, they actually belong to the Ogre-Like genus alongside Oni and many others!

Humble, soft spoken (when they do speak), and peaceful by nature, these shy trolls spend much of their time in deep root forests where they hone their specialized nature magic and prized wood carving skills. Kindly to visitors, protective and fierce against threats, a venture out to one of their clanhomes is a well worthy and relaxing trip!

FUN FACTS:

Sightings of these fluffy trolls above ground gave rise to the myth of the Sasquatch, aka the Bigfoot. Ironically, the Kodiacs have proportionally small feet! Additionally, it’s believed that they have a cousin subspecies living in the Himalayas.

Kodiacs have a winter coat, in which their fur grows out and pales to help them blend in and keep warm. Regardless of season and coat, however, their eyes are always obscured.

No troll species in the world has mastered the art of wood carving as well as the Kodiacs, who strengthen the wood they use for their artistry with magic and long term growth and care.

Speak very rarely, and very quietly. They get along just fine without extended conversation, and seem to easily communicate and understand each other.

Their large hands and claws are incredibly strong. They rarely use weapons outside of maces and small axes because of this! Why use weapons when your hands are made for mauling?

[statecryptids]

BISHOPVILLE LIZARD MAN- SOUTH CAROLINA

It looks like something attacked your car with a small chainsaw. There are deep scratches in the sides and on the bumper. The wheels slashed and flat. The edge of the hood is mangled as if an animal chewed on it. But what kind of animal gnaws metal? Your eyes slide from the damaged vehicle to the swamp that comes right up to your backyard. You know there are bears and coyotes out there. Maybe even pumas. Could something like that have done this? But you’ve also heard the stories about that other thing out there, lurking among the tupelos and sedges and dark, still water.  The thing that walks upright like a man, but which is covered with hair and scales, and has only three fingers and three toes.

Rumors of a strange beast inhabiting Scape Ore Swamp just outside Bishopville, South Carolina allegedly go back decades. But the creature first entered pop culture in 1988 when a couple woke up to find that the car parked in their driveway had been heavily scratched and chewed by an unknown vandal. A few days later local teenager Chris Davis went to the sheriff claiming he’d been attacked by a strange bipedal monster while he was changing a flat tire on a lonely dirt road near the swamp. Davis said the beast was covered in thick hair and green scales. When it jumped on the roof of his car and scratched at the windshield, he saw that it had only three fingers on each hand.

It didn’t take long for local newspapers to conflate the two stories, even if there was no direct evidence that the being that had attacked Davis had also damaged the couple’s car. The strange monster was dubbed the “Lizard Man” due to the scaled appearance Davis had described. As so often happens when word of a monster gets out, Bishopville became a tourist draw as people came from all over to see the home of the mysterious creature. A local radio station even offered a tongue-in-cheek reward of one million dollars to anyone who could bring it in alive. The Lizard Man was apparently quite shy, however, as only a few brief sightings were reported after 1988. Hoaxes were actually more common than actual sightings. For instance, two sheriff’s deputies found a supposed footprint that they made a plaster cast of, but even a cursory look at the print can tell a viewer that it is clearly a crude fake.  When the hype surrounding the Lizard Man began to die down, a Bishopville local claimed that the monster had attacked his car and left behind blood and scales. He later admitted that he had faked the damage and the evidence in an effort to keep the legend alive.

The Lizard Man is often depicted in pop culture as a bipedal reptilian being. However, the limited descriptions of it suggest that it is mammalian. More like a swamp-dwelling, three-digited variation of a sasquatch than an upright saurian. It’s worth noting that hairy tridactyl hominids have been reported form other wetland areas of the American South and Midwest. Perhaps they are a separate species, or at least subspecies, of North American hominid.

Though the Lizard Man hasn’t been seen in a long time, it has become a fond part of Bishopville’s culture. The town has even begun hosting an annual Lizard Man Festival in honor of their famous cryptid.

On a side note, the name of the Lizard Man’s home, Scape Ore Swamp, has its own weird history. It is allegedly a corruption of Escaped Whore Swamp. According to local folklore, during the Revolutionary War Continental troops came across British soldiers being entertained by a group of sex workers. The Red Coats were captured but the women were allowed to flee into the nearby swamplands, giving rise to the name.

SOURCES

Lizard Man: The True Story of the Bishopville Monster by Lyle Blackburn

American Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings in America by Linda  Godfrey

An article from The State about the Lizard Man festival

An article from South Carolina Public Radio about the Lizard Man

An article from Mysterious Universe about the Lizard Man

[scientistowengottlieb-newtkelly]

i feel like you'd be like a subspecies of sasquatch or smth because you have a hoard of animals and animal photos/videos uwu

This is valid, but my subspecies is Incredibly Short, like 5'2" sasquatches must be a thing

[titleknown]

Hot Take: If sasquatch/bigfoot/skunk apes/ect exist; they’re more likely an undiscovered species/subspecies of bear having convergently evolved hominid-like characteristics than an undiscovered hominid.

[sirtravisjacksonoftexas]

Is Jesus one of the Dying And Rising gods, and thus pure Myth? Um, NO, and gorillas will show you why…

Many Jesus Mythicists have tried to state that Jesus was one of several ancient deities in the “Dying and Rising” gods category. This idea became more prominent among both academics and laymen when Sr James G. Fraser, a cultural anthropologist, wrote the book “The Golden Bough” in 1890. In it, he claimed that Jesus was among several other dying and rising gods, which he claimed were associated with the agricultural cycle. This “dying and Rising God” category finds its way in our mythology books, and Jesus Mythicists use the category in their arguments. 

However, there is a problem.

You see, the “Dying and Rising” god archetype has fallen out of academic favor. Its considered nowadays a misnomer. The reconstructions used to make the category required some serious mental gymnastics. Plus, the texts used to make the case for themwere unclear or very late (which is saying something, considering that the gods supposedly in this dying and rising god category are quite ancient). Many of the parallels are either not there or very weak (some equate Attis’ rebirth with Christ’s resurrection. I repeat, WEAK).

Indeed, there is a consensus that there were no dying and rising gods before Christianity. But let’s assume for argument’s sake that the category is sound, and that there were dying and rising gods before Christ. Let’s even assume that Jesus is in such a category. 

Does that mean that Jesus never existed?

No, and here is why.

1. The Biblical account of creation is in the so-called “creation myth” category. This is not a problem for Jews and Christians, for we accept that the creation account of the Bible is the TRUE account of creation. We may differ on its interpretation (i.e. how long the days of creation were, divine creation vs theistic evolution, whether there is a gap of considerable time between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2, etc), but we accept it as true, as the real story, and the fact that other cultures had stories about creation has never been a problem for us.

2. Just because someone…or something is in a “mythical” or “folkloric” category doesn’t make it a myth.

How do I know the latter?

Simple: I asked the Hairy Wild Man of the Woods.

All the world over, there are many legends about hairy “wildmen”, beings that are in some ways man-like yet otherwise bestial. We have Bigfoot or sasquatch in North America, Yeti in the Himalayas, Yeren in China, the Woodwose of England, the Yowie of Australia, the Agogwe of Africa, the Ucu of South America, the tiny Orang Pendek of Sumatra, etc. Indeed, “Bigfoot” or “sasquatch” is really a catch-all term for various hairy Wildman monsters told about in Native American lore (As seen in “Cannibals, Giant and Monsters: Bigfoot in Native Culture” by Kathy Moskowitz Strain). Likewise, there is not one species of Yeti reported in Tibet, but three: the Meh-teh (what we think of when we hear the word “Yeti”), Teh-lma (or dwarf yeti), and the Dzu-teh, a massive brute that walks both on all fours and upright (the “giant” yeti). Now, we have many sightings and excellent books and documentaries on such creatures, but the fact remains…science does not recognize the existence of such “hairy wildmen of the woods” (at least most of them...). They won’t, without a body on a slab or a captured live specimen. Indeed, many scoff at the idea of such creatures existing.

I mean, its not like any of them have been found right?

Actually…some have.

Think I’ve gone nuts?

Think the cheese fell off my cracker?

Better read on…

   You see, for many years, there were reports of a creature in Africa called the Pongo, a monstrous hybrid of man and monkey that lived in the wilderness (sound familiar?). It was said in some sources to walk upright (sound even more familiar?). Most would have written the monsteroff as a myth…

…until its discovery in 1847.

We don’t call them Pongos anymore.

We call them Lowland Gorillas.

A creature that fit the crypto-zoological category of hominid, the crypto “Hairy Wildman of the woods.”

Now some may object, saying that Gorillas can’t walk upright, like the Pongo was said to have done. 

Well…

They actually can walk upright. They just walk on all fours most of the time. Indeed, there are videos of gorillas doing this.

Thus, a real-life flesh and blood “Hairy Wildman of the Woods.”

And he is not alone…

The Mountain Gorilla of the Virungas was likewise a hairy Wildman of the woods creature (called Ngila), until it was discovered in 1902.

Hairy. 

Man-like. 

Lives in the woods.

There you go.

Likewise, the Orangutan (whose scientific name is curiously “Pongo”) was thought to be human by some natives who lived among them. Indeed, the name “Orangutan” means “Person of the Forest.” They have even been known to grab human women and rape them, a behavior noted in bothSatyrs of Greek myth and the modern sasquatch (both in the hairy Wildman category).; They also use tools (including leaves for hats, protecting their heads from heat and rain). Orangutans would have been known to westerners only in stories and lore before they were discovered.

Hairy.

Manlike (actually was thought to be human by some native tribes. They were described as part human in some tales).

Lives in the woods…

Fits, doesn’t it?

Now, what if I told you that at least 1 type of Yeti…has already been discovered?

Indeed, what if I told you…that you could find it at your local zoo?

Think I’m crazy again?

Think I need to spend some time in a rubber room?

Not after you read the following…

Reinhold Messner, the “Michael Jordan of Mountain Climbing”, investigated the Yeti myth. Having traversed the Himalayas on several occasions, he knew the area and the people well, and after encountering the Yeti he decided to discover it. This trek led to him not only finding tracks of the beast, but even encountering one in a zoo. He put his findings in the book “My Quest for the Yeti” and presented it to the world.

And what did the Yeti turn out to be?

Ursus arctos isabellinus.

The Himalayan Red Bear.

A subspecies of brown bear.

In other words……a GRIZZLY!

Now, that doesn’t “sound” like the Yeti. I mean, isn’t the yeti supposed to be this mysterious ape that lives in the Himalayas?

Well, that’s a good description of the Teh-lma and the Meh-teh…but not the Dzu-Teh.

You see, people native to the Himalayas have always called theHimalayan red bear “Dzu-teh” (also called “Chemo” “Dre-Mo and “Dredmo”). Indeed, the term “Dredmo” means “brown bear”. We also have to consider the fact that the term “Yeti” derives from the Nepalese word “Yeh-the”, which is used for any large critter that roams the highmountains…including bears.

Keep in mind: Bears are man-like in many ways (similar shaped hindfeet, can stand upright, are omnivores like us, and when skinned look similar to a skinned human. Indeed, one can imagine how a standing bear, if it is looking skyward, canfrom a distance resembled a shaggy giant with a saggital crest (a ridge of bone on top of some animal's skulls. Gorilla's high-domed heads get their shape because of it).

Thus, the “Giant” Yeti actually exists, and it has been standing right in front of us all along.

Brown bears were not mistaken for yetis.

They ARE yetis!

Pretty amazing, huh?

Not as amazing as the Bondegezou, aka Dingiso...This small hairy wildman first came to the attention of science when a photograph of it was sent to an Australian scientist named Tim Flannery. The Bondegezou (a name which means “man of the forests”) was said to roam New Guinea, a hairy creature that climbed down trees feet first…just like a human.

Hairy, man-like (remember what its name means, and its method of climbing down trees) and lives in the woods...

Years later, Tim Flannery actually discovered this animal, and eventually showed to the world that it was not some mystery cryptid that didn’t exist; it was a flesh and blood creature.

And…are you ready for a surprise?

It wasn’t an ape.

It wasn’t a man.

It was…a new species of TREE KANGAROO!

Yes, the Bondegezou, aka Dingiso, is a black tree kangaroo with a white belly and a white star on its forehead. This hairy Wildman was once the stuff of crypto-zoology, the stuff of legend and lore, a creature that science would have all but ignored…until it was proven to exist.

Now, think about that for a minute. 

Pongo, Ngila, Dzu-teh, Orangutan and Bondegezou. All hairy “wildmen” of the woods who turned out to be real.

They fit a crypto-zoological category that mostly entails creatures not proven to exist, creatures considered myth by the majority of scientists…and yet these are REAL.

Just as Jesus, though at one time placed by some in the “Dying and Rising God” category…is likewise REAL, recognized as a true historical figure (as mainstream history books show).

Jesus is real.

Sources:

“Evidence that Demands a Verdict” by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell, PhD, 304-5, 312 “The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus” by Gary R. Habermas and Michael R. Licona, 89-92 “Man Myth Messiah” by Rice Broocks, 124-26

https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/dying-and-rising-gods 

“The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Beings” by John and Caitlin Matthews, 613-14 Crypto-Zoology: A to Z’ by Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark, 24-26, 46-47, 172-73,189-91, 242-43, 252-57

“The Year of the Gorilla” By George B. Schaller, page 4

https://books.google.com/books?id=P8ca5WXqkMAC&pg=PA4&dq=Gorilla%2BPongo%2Bwalked%2Bupright&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihlY6WwIPlAhWhJTQIHVfzDN8Q6AEwAnoECAMQAg#v=onepage&q=Gorilla%2BPongo%2Bwalked%2Bupright&f=false 

https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/gorilla/characteristics/ 

https://gorillafund.org/gorillas-walking-upright/ 

“Unexplained!” (New Edition), by Jerome Clark, 211 “Unexplained Phenomena: A Rough Guide” by Bob Rickard and John Michell, 293 “Sasquatch: True Life Encounters With Legendary Ape Men” by Rupert Matthews, 127, 200“Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology: A Global Guide” by Michael Newton, 138  

http://www.newanimal.org/pongo.htm 

“Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science” by Jeffrey Meldrum, 77-79  

https://metro.co.uk/2011/06/12/mummy-orangutan-makes-leaf-umbrella-to-protect-baby-from-rain-49820/ 

https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2014/12/26/person-of-the-forest-orangutan-great-ape/ 

https://8billiontrees.com/blogs/news/save-the-orangutans-why-they-need-our-help 

“Orangutans” by Robert W. Shoemaker, 18, 23, 54-57

“Orangutans: Geographic Variation in Behavioral Ecology and Conservation” edited by Serge A. Wich, S Suci Utami Atmoko, Tatang Mitra Setia, Carel P. van Schaik, page 195  

https://books.google.com/books?id=uy3U8wMwr_MC&pg=PA195&lpg=PA195&dq=Orangutans+hats+rain&source=bl&ots=c-29SNCSsf&sig=ACfU3U05wIgqTF4MGa1euL7UVPx1QxJriw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi58rK2nITlAhUE7qwKHfsgCUE4ChDoATACegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=Orangutans%20hats%20rain&f=false 

https://books.google.com/books?id=ZjolCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT502&dq=bondegezou+dingiso&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwib_fziooTlAhUQLK0KHSwdBEQQ6AEwAnoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=bondegezou%20dingiso&f=false 

"The Grizzly Almanac" by Robert H. Busch, 33-34, 104 "Bears of the World" by Lance Craighead, 9, 112 “Historical Atlas: A Comprehensive History of the World” (Chief Consultant Dr Geoffery Wawro (1 of 45 historians who worked on the book), 84-85“The Middle East” The Cradle of Civilization Revealed”, 294-96 “The West: Encounters and Transformations” Concice Edition, by Brian Levack, Edward Muir, Michael Maas, and Meredith Veldman, 111-113“The Biblical World: An Illustrated Atlas” by Jean Pierre Isbouts (a National Geographic book), 267-69

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/03/gorilla-walking-upright-bipedal-philadelphia-zoo-spd/ 

“Walking with the Great Apes”: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Biruté Galdikas” By Sy Montgomery, 151

https://books.google.com/books?id=QmIL1EvL0msC&pg=PA151&dq=Orangutans%2Brape%2Bwomen&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZm9-W24blAhVSiqwKHaTxBfgQ6AEwAXoECAQQAg#v=onepage&q=Orangutans%2Brape%2Bwomen&f=false

[lordofthebigtimesupernatural]

Hey, I've read your whole single dad shiro series and I absolutely love it! Would you write one about shiro breaking his leg badly and 15 year old Keith having to take care of him and help at home? Thank you!

Hello there! This was a funny prompt to do. Because guess what? Shiro is the WORST patient ever. But Keith still loves him and helps him, but seriously, it’s like taking care of a child. Thank you for such a lovely prompt and for enjoying this AU! I hope you enjoy!

x.V.x

              “I swearto god, if you get off that couch onemore time, so help me, I will duct tape you to it.”

              Shirofroze entirely, halfway off the couch. He could feel Keith’s piercing glarehitting the back of his head, and burning holes into it, and he could picturethe look of annoyance on Keith’s face. He knew that the threat was very real inKeith’s voice and the fifteen-year-old certainly wasn’t joking. He would ducktape his father to the couch, without hesitation.

              Slowly,Shiro lowered himself back onto the couch. His face immediately fell into apout and Keith sighed with relief.

              “That’smore like it.” Keith said before entering the living room. He ignored the puppydog look on his dad’s face, in order to rearrange Shiro’s foot (which wascurrently in a cast) back onto some fluffy pillows. Then he sat Shiro’s lunchdown on the table beside him. “You heard the doctor. You need to stay off itfor at least two weeks, then you can somewhatwalk around on the crutches.”

              “ButKeith, this is so booooooring.” Shiro sighed dramatically, causing Keith tosnort. Who knew that a man nearly in his forties could sound like atwo-year-old.

              “Tough.This is your fault for stupidly trying to clean the gutters on your own.” Keithreplied sternly and fluffed Shiro’s pillow once more.

              “Keith,I’ve been doing my own gutters since before you were born.” Shiro pointed outwith a raise of his eyebrows. Keith rolled his eyes and huffed.

              “Yeah,but you’re getting older now,” Keith said, to which Shiro gasped. “You’re moredelicate.”

              “Iresent that. Why would you wound your father, who is already injured?” Shirocrossed his arms over his chest and pouted again. Keith couldn’t help butsnicker at his dad’s attitude. Sure, he felt bad that his dad had been hurt andneeded to wear a cast for four weeks at least, but he was more concerned aboutkeeping his dad off his feet and resting.Shiro was a hard worker and Keith had grown up knowing just how hard his dadworked all the time. It was a struggle to get Shiro to slow down or rest, butthis was serious and now that Keith was getting older, he wasn’t about to letShiro dismiss his own health.

              Heneeded his dad to be healthy for the rest of his life.

              “Butthere’s still so much I need to do.” Shiro said quickly, hoping that this wouldget Keith to change his mind. “I never finished the gutters. Then there’s thelaundry and someone has to be a the training shelter to make sure all the dogsare okay. And balance the accounts out. And –”

              “I’mgoing to stop you right there,” Slowly, Keith’s hand rose in a motion to stopShiro from speaking. “I can help out with the chores and anything around thehouse. You literally have a staff atthe shelter that you personally hired, who can handle things while you’re gone.And if you’re that worried I can go to the shelter in your lead.”

              “ButKeith…”

              “No. Youare not moving from this couch, except to eat, use the bathroom and sleep.”Keith said quickly, with a firm look. It was a look that he had learned fromShiro, and was one that meant there was no room for argument. Shiro still wassensible enough to see when he had been defeated. “I just want you to getbetter dad. You need to stop and take it easy or you’re going to make itworse.” Shiro felt a tad bit guilty upon hearing the slight bit of pain in Keith’svoice. Of course he felt bad that Keith had gotten a call from Shiro, statingthat Shiro had fallen off a ladder and could probably use a ride to thehospital. He hated how Keith’s hands had shook on the steering wheel whiledriving him to the hospital, and he hated that Keith had worried so much.However, he was proud at Keith’s ability to stay calm and keep a leveled headin the situation and talk to the doctors on his own.

              Whatsucked was that now Keith was in charge.

              He was never going to let Shiro move until hisleg was fully healed.

              “Fine.”Shiro finally relented with a grumble. He knew defeat when he saw it and Keithwas not letting up any time soon. Hopefully, the next couple of weeks would goby so quickly.

x.V.x

              “…”

              “…”

              “…Tellme again, why I’m putting all of thepictures in different spots around the house?” Keith asked. He had a pictureframe in his hand and a hammer and nails in the other. Shiro was seated on achair in the kitchen, observing over Keith’s work with a tentative grin.

              “I justthought we could use an update. We’ve had the same pictures in the same placefor so long that it’s a bit of a drag.” Shiro beamed and nodded for Keith tokeep working. Keith sighed but didn’t argue with his dad.

              He hadoffered to do any of the work that his dad had planned, and if it made his dadhappy enough to stay off his brokenleg then Keith was willing to do it. Without complaint.

              “Do youwant this one to go here?” Keith asked, raising the picture above his head onthe wall. He heard Shiro quietly muttering to himself with a frown, andpatiently waited for a response.

              “Hm,actually no. Not there. There’s not enough room for them all. Try that wall.”Keith turned around to see Shiro pointed at a wall to the left of Keith. Onethat still had pictures on it. Keith sighed.

              “Youwant me to move those too then?” Keith asked, setting the frames and nailsdown. Behind him Shiro nodded.

              “Yes. Ithink we could do with a good move of allthe pictures in this house.” Shiro said quietly and Keith nodded in response. Whatever dad wants, I’ll do.

              “Fine,let me get them off the wall and hang these two up.” Keith quickly set to workof taking down the three pictures on the wall and hanging up the two in hisother hand. However, just as he was about to hang the last picture onto thewall, he could hear his dad clearing his throat.

              “Do youthink we should change the photos in the frames? They’re all kinda old, don’tyou think?” Shiro asked. Keith stopped before he placed the final frame on thewall and closed his eyes. Although, instead of annoyance or anger, a smallsmile had graced Keith’s face and he found himself laughing quietly.

              “Suredad, whatever you think.”

x.V.x

              “Did youknow that apparently Big Foot doesn’t even have big feet.” Shiro announced oneday after Keith had gotten home from school. Lance, Pidge and Hunk were followingbehind Keith, through the front door. Each of them waved to Shiro beforescattering throughout the house.

              Keithpaused to blink at his dad in confusion.

              “What?”He asked dumbly. Shiro never looked up from the laptop screen in front of him.

              “BigFoot. His feet probably aren’t as big as everyone makes it out to be.” Shiroexplained slowly. Whatever he was looking at or watching on the computer, ithad captured his entire attention span. “Proportionally to the rest of hisbody, his foot is pretty average size. It might seem big to us, because itwould be close to a size 14 or 15, but still. It’s not huge. That’s why peopleshould keep calling it Sasquatch, and not Big Foot.”

              “Right?And the Yeti. Totally related to them. It’s a subspecies, I’m sure of it.”Pidge announced suddenly. Keith almost jumped, having not heard Pidge reenterthe room.  He smiled with a roll of hiseyes when he saw Pidge brining over a package of cookies, before sitting downbeside Shiro. Quickly, Shiro scooted over, as he kept his leg elevated and thetwo began a deep conversation about the proper name for “Big Foot” andsightings that they may have seen ofthe creatures.

              It wasnerdy and adorable, but Keith couldn’t help but smile at the two and snap acouple of pictures and videos.

              “I thinkyou’ve had enough internet for today dad.” Keith laughed, causing Pidge andShiro to look at him in horror.

              “I’vebarely scratched the surface Keith. You don’t even want to know about theChubacabra.”

              Keithlaughed harder than he had laughed in months, in response.

x.V.x

              “Keith,he refuses to take the pain medication.”

              Keithsighed, fumbling with the phone against his ear and his shoulder as hecontinued to organize the back room stock of the Rescue shelter that his dadran.

              “Allura,you’re an adult. Surely you can force him too?” Keith asked, huffing when helifted another bag of dog food onto the shelf. He could hear the sounds ofmuffled voices on the other end of the line before Allura growled.

              “Despitebeing a leg and an arm less -”

              “Sure could use a hand Allura!”

              “Shiro,be quiet!” Allura snapped and Keith snickered to himself. “You better not belaughing young man.” Quickly, Keith sobered up and maneuvered the cellphonefrom his shoulder to his hand.

              “Sorry.But seriously?” Keith asked quietly and Allura groaned.

              “He’s alot stronger than he looks. I cannotforce him to do anything. Don’t youdare give me that look Shiro, I know you’re in pain.” Allura snapped, mostlikely to an offended looking Shiro and Keith bit his lip to keep from laughingagain.

              “Alluratell him I said he has to or else.”Keith finally said quietly, causing Allura to sigh in acceptance. She quietlyrelayed the message and Keith could hear the sound of Shiro’s voice in thebackground.

              “He saysor else what?” Allura repeated and Keith felt one of his eyebrows raise.

              “Orelse, I’ll take away that new Pokémon game on his phone that we just installed.”Keith replied.

              “Hesays, he doesn’t care. It’s not like he can go far anyway. Besides he caught a Pikachualready.” Allura said quietly and this time Keith almost groaned.

              “Fine.”Keith growled. “Then you tell him if he doesn’t take his pills I won’t be bringinghome his favorite seafood and instead I will cram boiled liver down his throatfor dinner tonight.”

              “…”

              Keithlistened as Allura spoke to Shiro over the phone and to the silence thatfollowed.

              “He’staking the pills now Keith.”              

              Keithgrinned. “That’s what I thought.”

x.V.x

              “I neverthought anyone could do it, but you did it dad.”

              “I toldher I was sorry. Several times in fact.”

              “That’snot enough.”

              “Whatmore can I do?”

              “Did yougive her a belly rub and scratch her favorite spot on her hip?”

              “Yes!”

              “And didyou get her a new toy and give her some of your lunch meat?”

              “Yes!”

              “Well,then I don’t know what else to do. You’ve done the impossible dad. You’veannoyed Red to the point where she’s hidingfrom you.”

              “…I saidI was sorry.”

x.V.x

              “Everythinglooks good. I’d say just another couple weeks of physical therapy andeverything should be back to normal. The cast can stay off.”

              “Oh,thank goodness.” Keith almost slumped back in his chair at the doctor’s wordsand Shiro rolled his eyes playfully. Clearly amused at the two, the doctoroffered a smile and a small laugh before excusing himself from the room.

              “Don’tbe so dramatic, I was not that bad.” Shiro said playfully, causing Keith toalmost choke on his laughter.

              “Dad,you were so bad. Horrible. You are the worst patient ever.” Keith said.

              “Youknow, grandma used to say that too when I was a kid.” Shiro rubbed his chin thoughtfully,and this time Keith did in fact laugh.

              “And youwonder why?” Keith laughed again when Shiro stuck his tongue out at him.Despite his exhaustion and what he had just said, Keith would have doneeverything over and over again if Shiro needed him to. More than anything hewas just glad his dad was alright.

              Okay, so a tiny part of him was glad his dadwouldn’t be asking him how to work the tv remote every five mintues.