Canis lupus hominis

I mentioned in an earlier post that some Georgia hunters have bigfoot/sasquatch in the freezer. A DNA test has been performed, and the results of all these findings will be released at press conference tomorrow. For people who “believe” in the giant hairy North American ape, this is a moment of truth.  This is the biggest finding for their side since the Patterson Filim of a supposed female sasquatch.

However, even bigfoot “scholars” aren’t so sure that this is the real deal. Jeffrey Meldrum of Idaho State University is very skeptical about the veracity of the “Georgia Gorilla” that now awaits the scientific community in a freezer. For one thing, the results of the DNA examination of the supposed bigfoot have not been released and haven’t even been finished yet.  I would like to know the time line on this supposed creature, because DNA tests cannot be performed overnight (unlike what you see on television).

Here’s an interview with Meldrum.

I  am far more skeptical than Meldrum. My guess is this is an elaborate hoax. For one thing, on the Fox News piece about the creature, a photo of the beast is shown in the freezer. It looks nothing like the Patterson Bigfoot at all. You’d think there would be some similarities there, right?

Cryptozoology is pseudoscience. It has found a few things, but most of the large animal species on the planet have already been catalogued. Smaller species, such as insects and frogs, have not.  I wonder why cryptozoologists haven’t focused in on the smaller species, because this is where the new species are.

Also, studies of molecular evolution suggest that new species exist. For example, there may be as many as six species of giraffe, instead of just one. This is where they should be focused. However, it is more fun to believe in fanciful creatures like the Sasquatch and the Loch Ness monster than to try to understand the true mysteries of the planet and its species.