The document discusses the possibility that Bigfoot could exist in North American ecosystems based on similarities to Gigantopithecus blacki. It notes that Gigantopithecus blacki was able to survive in environments similar to some in North America, and that Bigfoot and Gigantopithecus blacki share physical similarities in size and diet. Specifically, it suggests that the Kodiak Island rainforest in Alaska could potentially support a creature like Bigfoot, as it provides resources and conditions comparable to the tropical forests inhabited by Gigantopithecus blacki.

1. BIGFOOT
By: Rebecca Kim

2. Claim
Although Bigfoot’s existence is very
questionable, NorthAmerica does contain
an ecosystem, such as the Kodiak Island in
Alaska, where such a creature could exist, as
evidenced by Gigantopithecus Blacki’s
ability to survive in a similar environment.
With the correlations between Bigfoot and
Blacki, this NorthAmerican ecosystem can
hold the necessary dietary needs and
natural resources required to sustain
Bigfoot.

3. Similarities with
Gigantopithecus Blacki
According to Stefen Lovgren of National
Geographic, Bigfoot is at least 8 feet tall and weighs 800
pounds (Lovgren). Furthermore, Eric Pettifor states that
“Gigantopithecus blacki was 10 feet tall and weighed
1,200 pounds” (Pettifor).
The physical similarities between both these
creatures point to the possible ancestry they hold as
many researches describe Gigantopithecus blacki as the
closest species that resembles the myths of Bigfoot.
Thus, the features of Gigantopithecus blacki life display
how Bigfoot could survive in ecosystems of North
America.

4. Diet
The Gigantopithecus Blacki and Bigfoot can be
seen in similar lights regarding food supply.The
Gigantopithecus Blacki had “a mixed diet of fruits and
seeds from the fig family Moraceae and some kind of
grasses” (Wayman).Through inspection of Blacki’s
teeth, it was found that “the canine teeth are not sharp
and pointed, but are rather broad and flat” (Pettifor),
displaying their herbivorous nature. Many ecosystems in
NorthAmerica, especially biomes resembling tropical
rain forests, could provide the mixture of fruits, and
grasses needed to suffice the possible Bigfoot diet.

5. Kodiak Island Rainforest in Alaska
Researcher Russell Ciochon explains that the
habitats of the Gigantopithecus Blacki “were
subtropical to tropical forested settings, since this
family does not occur in savanna or
savanna/woodland habitats” (Ciochon 8123).
Therefore, one specific ecosystem in NorthAmerica
that makes sense is the Kodiak Island Rainforest in
Alaska.As it is the largest temperate rain forest in
NorthAmerica and holds wildlife ranging from deers
and salmon to bears and fox, the Kodiak Island
provides the necessary resources and favorable
conditions for a creature like Bigfoot.

6. Therefore…
Bigfoot can exist in NorthAmerican ecosystems
that match largeAsian rain forests because these
ecosystems have proven to sustain a similar species,
Gigantopithecus blacki, with their abundance of
natural resources and favorable environmental
conditions.