2. Bigfoot's
Relatives
In order to come to the
conclusion that Bigfoot could
not and does not inhabit the
Pacific Northwest I examined
multiple points of focus
including the population of
bigfoot specimen, the history of
primates in North America,
migration, and the needs of
Bigfoot like animals.
Bigfoot most closely resembles a large ape like
creature as we observed in the Patterson film. The
Gigantopithecus Ape would have been roughly
Bigfoot's size at three meters tall and nearly a
thousand pounds (Pettifor). The closest living
relatives of these beasts is the orangutan, of whom
neither could make it in the Pacific Northwest due to
dietary needs. Like orangutans, because of it's size
"Gigantopithecus presumably depended on a large
amount of food", a diet it sustained with high amounts
of fruits and plants from the jungles of Asia (Strauss).
3. Primates In North
America
The history of primates in North America is relatively short.
No primate lives north of Mexico in the western hemisphere
(Hrala). The only current surviving primates in North
America are the Platyrrhines who "prefer a tropical climate,
which is why they still thrive so well along the Equator
today" (Hrala). This collection of primates are not known for
their size or willingness to move north in to less abundant
climates. If the only descendants of primates on this
continent are small and located along the Equator, how
would Bigfoot have arisen? Platyrrhines have existed in
Central America since at least 21 million years ago (Hrala), if
the last Glacial period gripped North America not 100,000
years ago(Childrens Science Museum of San Jose, The Ice
Ages), how could Bigfoot have risen from these unlikely
primate ancestors in such a short amount of time?
4. Ice Age and
Migration
According to information
supported by the National
Science Foundation North
America could've been
gripped in an Ice Age as early
as 100,000 years ago, which
would have greatly impacted
migration and food
sources. (The Ice Ages,
CDMSJ). The temperate
rainforests of North America
are quite productive but have
been heavily logged and
developed, leaving little to be
explored (Pacific
Temperate Rainforests,
Wikipedia)
5. Population
According to Bigfoot Research News, the
estimated minimum viable population (minimum
number of members of a certain species in the
wild that would make long term breeding
possible) comes in at 4,169 individuals or up to
10,000 if you account for certain factors such as
range of sightings and socialization of the
animals, such as if they travel in packs or not
(Bigfoot Breeding Population). The likelihood of
no credible evidence being found of a population
of that size despite serious efforts to locate them
becomes more unlikely by the moment.
6. Final Analysis
In conclusion the evidence presented finds there to be no conceivable way in
which Bigfoot could be able to inhabit the Pacific Northwest or the North
American continent. Evolutionary similarities to Bigfoot have no success in
this specific climate and had little or no access to the region. They thrive in
warmer, more tropical places of the Earth. The climate and food
requirements for it's species type its size leads us to believe it would not be
able to sustain any population, let alone a capable breeding population
within the United States.
