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Also known as sás'qets

Bigfoot (), also commonly referred to as Sasquatch (, ; , ), is a large, hairy, mythical creature said to inhabit forests in North America, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. Bigfoot is featured in both American and Canadian folklore, and since the mid-20th century has become a cultural icon, permeating popular culture and becoming the subject of its own distinct subculture.

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Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, is a legendary large, hairy creature that appears in North American folklore, especially in stories about Pacific Northwest forests. Since around the mid-1900s, Bigfoot has become a major part of popular culture and inspired a devoted community of enthusiasts and researchers interested in the creature.

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Mythical creature.name: Bigfoot
Mythical creature.AKA: SasquatchOther names
Mythical creature.image: Patterson Gimlin Bigfoot.jpg
Mythical creature.image_size: 230px
Mythical creature.caption: Frame 352 of the 1967 Patterson–Gimlin film, claimed by the filmmakers to depict a female Bigfoot
Mythical creature.Region: North America

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Contents

Description
Etymology and other names
Sasquatch
Bigfoot
Other historical uses of Bigfoot
Regional and other names
History
Folklore and early records
Ape Canyon incident
Patterson-Gimlin film
Proposed explanations
Misidentification
Bears
Escaped apes
Humans
Pareidolia
Misidentified vocalizations
Hoaxes
''Gigantopithecus''
Extinct hominidae
Scientific view
Researchers
Formal studies
Claims
Sightings
Alleged behavior
Alleged vocalizations
Alleged encounters
Evidence claims
Melba Ketchum press release
Documented hoaxes
In popular culture
In the Pacific Northwest
In media and the arts
In advocacy
Bigfoot subculture
Tourism and events
Organizations
See also
Citations
External links

Enthusiasts of Bigfoot, such as those within the pseudoscience of cryptozoology, have offered various forms of dubious evidence to support Bigfoot's existence, including anecdotal claims of sightings as well as supposed photographs, video and audio recordings, hair samples, and casts of large footprints. However, the evidence is a combination of folklore, misidentification, and hoax, and the creature is not a real living animal.