العربية
中国
Français
Deutsch
Ελληνική
हिन्दी
Italiano
日本語
Português
Русский
EspañolSKUNK APE
The 'Skunk Ape' or 'Florida Skunk Ape' is a hominid cryptid said to inhabit the Southeastern United States,Florida Everglades. It is named for its appearance and for the unpleasant odor that is said to accompany it. According to the United States National Park Service, the skunk ape exists only as a local myth.[1]
| Contents |
| Description |
| Myakka photographs |
| Further reading |
| References |
| External links |
Description
The Skunk Ape is said to be approximately 7 feet tall with red hair, similar in appearance to an orangutan or gorilla, and to reside in or around the Florida Everglades.
Myakka photographs
In 2000, two photographs of an ape, said to be the Skunk Ape, were taken anonymously and mailed to the Sarasota Sheriff's Department in Florida. They were accompanied by a letter from a woman claiming to have photographed the creature in the palmettos at the edge of her backyard. The photographer claimed that for three nights the ape had entered her yard to take apples from a bushel basket on her porch. She was convinced it was an escaped orangutan. The police were called to the house continuous times but when they arrived the 'Ape' was gone. The pictures have become known to Bigfoot enthusiasts as the "Myakka skunk ape photos". 'Skunk Ape', 'Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology: A Global Guide' ISBN 0-7864-2036-7
Further reading
★ 'Skunk Ape', 'Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology: A Global Guide' ISBN 0-7864-2036-7
★ ''Bigfoot!: The True Story of Apes in America'' (NY: Paraview Pocket-Simon and Schuster, 2003, ISBN 0-7434-6975-5), which contains primary historical material on Apes, Skunk Apes, and the Myakka photographs.
★ The song "Skookum Skunk Ape" by Willard's Canteen, on the album ''Judy Garland of Freshly Severed Heads'' (Bum's Ass Records, 2006).
References
1. The abominable swampman
External links
★ The Myakka "Skunk Ape" Photographs
★ Smelly Bigfoot: The Skunk Ape at About.com
★ ''Skunk Ape, Cousin of Bigfoot?'' (photos include one taken by Skunk-Ape expert David Shealy)
★ uVu Award-winning student film on the skunk ape; Keyword Search: Footprints
★ Video describing research on skunk ape
★ The Cryptid Zoo: Skunk-Apes
★ Student filmmakers chase after elusive Skunk Ape
This article provided by Wikipedia. To edit the contents of this article, click here for original source.
psst.. try this: add to faves
