Bigfoot remains as elusive as ever. Results from tests on genetic material from alleged remains of one of the mythical half-ape and half-human creatures, made public at a news conference on Friday held after the claimed discovery swept the Internet, failed to prove its existence. Its spread was fueled by a photograph of a hairy heap, bearing a close resemblance to a shaggy full-body gorilla costume, stuffed into a container resembling a refrigerator (as shown in the photo above).
One of the two samples of DNA said to prove the existence of the Bigfoot came from a human and the other was 96 percent from an opossum, according to Curt Nelson, a scientist at the University of Minnesota who performed the DNA analysis. Bigfoot creatures are said to live in the forests of the U.S. Pacific Northwest. An opossum is a marsupial about the size of a house cat. Results of the DNA tests were revealed in an e-mail from Nelson and distributed at the Palo Alto, California, news conference held by Tom Biscardi, host of a weekly online radio show about the Bigfoot. Also present were Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, the two who say they discovered the Bigfoot corpse while hiking in the woods of northern Georgia. They also are co-owners of a company that offers Bigfoot merchandise.
Despite the dubious photo and the commercial interests of the alleged discoverers, the Bigfoot claim drew interest from Australia to Europe and even The New York Times. Biscardi said the DNA samples may not have been taken correctly and may have been contaminated, and that he would proceed with an autopsy of the alleged Bigfoot remains, currently in a freezer at an undisclosed location. Alleged Bigfoot sightings have surfaced from time to time for years, dating to at least the 1800s. The most famous was the so-called Patterson film from 1967, which is purported to show a tall, furry, apelike creature walking along, at one point looking over its shoulder at the videographer. Most scientists who have studied the film say there's no way to authenticate it, and many say the creature appears to be a man in a costume. [End of report]
When I first saw the news and the picture of the Bigfoot, I was honestly very doubtful about whether it was really true. I'm a sceptical when it comes to Bigfoot and I dont think it exist. The picture above looks more to me like some mask or something. To me, it looks like one of the character from the Star Wars movie, Chewbacca. I find it strange how those men who found it managed to stumble upon it while hiking. The fact that the DNA test has fail to prove that it is indeed the Bigfoot itself further strengthen my claim that Bigfoot do not exist. As you can read from the report, 96 percent of the DNA samples from the 'Bigfoot' discovered was from an opossum, which is about the size of a house cat. The picture definitely doesnt look like any cat species though but DNA test are always accurate. It either proves that the 'Bigfoot' they found was just another animal which belongs to the cats kingdom or some kind of costume they have created.
Another thing that I dont understand is why there are people who are willing to spend their life to search for the Bigfoot, if they really exist. I mean what do they gain? They would be much better if they join the search for Mas Selamat because at least we know he is real unlike Bigfoot. The fact that those men are refusing to reveal the den's location of the Bigfoot for fears that they would be disturbed is probably another reason why it is difficult to believe their claims. It would be better if they could capture a Bigfoot which is still alive rather than a dead one. There have been no concrete evidence so far to support the existence of Bigfoot, so it is difficult for me to believe what they are saying just because they manage to show a dead creature which looks more like a Gorilla. I think they will need to have more evidence to show that their claims can be supported. I might be wrong about it but whatever it is, as long as it doesnt poses a threat to us human, then I have no problem with it. Even if it exist, you can be sure that you will never find a Bigfoot here in this country because they would have been discovered already if they are here.
Well, that is what I think about Bigfoot. I believe in the supernatural world but not in Bigfoot though. What do you think? Do you believe in Bigfoot or do you think it is just another fairytale? Whatever it is, nobody can really say what is the right answer. Only time will tell whether there is a Bigfoot hiding somewhere out there and I will be waiting for that day to come when I can finally say I am wrong about it.
*The report was taken from Reuters.
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