For nearly a century, our civilization has been obsessed with the idea of a large, hairy,
mysteriously elusive creature that lives deep within the dense woodland and remote mountain
landscapes across the planet.
The Yeti.
The Sasquatch.
Bigfoot.
The wild, ape-like race of giant bipedal humanoids that have manifested in the whisperings of
folklore for thousands of years.
But have you ever heard of The Skunk Ape?
No?
Well, I wouldn't besmirch you if you haven't, but as fate would have it - the peculiar place
known only as Florida has their own Yeti mascot - and generations of Floridians are absolutely
convinced that The Skunk Ape is a very real creature out in the everglades and unforgiving
forests of the Sunshine State.
But - what if all of those people were actually on to something?
Well, let's find out.
Hello internet - and welcome back to the most inquisitive channel on YouTube - Life's
Biggest Questions.
As per usual, I'll be your disembodied floating voice Jack Finch - as today, we kick back
on our deck chair - and curiously ask the question, What If The Skunk Ape Was Real?
Roll the clip.
Now, we can't talk about The Skunk Ape without addressing the root of the folklore legend,
because let's not beat around the bush - these guys are two peas in a pod, a chip off the
old block, an apple that doesn't fall far from the tree - eh, that doesn't really
work, but you get the picture.
The Sasquatch, in its original urban legend, is a large and mysterious humanoid creature
purported to inhabit the wild and forested areas of Oregon and the West Coast of North
America.
The name Sasquatch comes from an Anglicization of the name Sasq'ets, from the Halq'emeylem
language spoken by First Nations peoples in southwestern British Columbia.
It makes sense then that legend permeated its way across North America, and across the
continent - any dense areas of isolated woodland or remote areas quickly became synonymous
with the Sasquatch legend.
Most people who believe in these creatures, or claim to have seen one, assert that they
are hair-covered bipeds with apelike features up to eight feet tall that leave correspondingly
large footprints.
Hence the name - Bigfoot.
They are generally characterized as non aggressive animals, whose shyness and humanlike intelligence
make them elusive and thus rarely seen, though some wilderness travelers claim to have smelled
their stench or heard their screams and whistles.
That stench is pretty important - because enter The Skunk Ape.
Also known as the swamp cabbage man, stink ape, swamp ape, myakka ape, Florida Bigfoot
- or my personal favourite, the Swampsquatch.
Which is the closest to Samsquanch - and no, it's not Sam Losco.
Reports of the skunk ape were particularly common in the 1960s and 1970s.
It reached a critical mass in 1974 - where sightings of a large, foul-smelling, hairy,
ape-like creature - which ran upright on two legs - were reported en masse in suburban
neighborhoods of Dade County.
In actual fact though, it was down to the skeptical investigator Joe Nickell, the man
responsible for debunking numerous paranormal cases across North America, who reported that
the numerous sightings of the Skunk Ape were actually misinterpreted sightings of the black
bear, and determined that it was likely that the other sightings were misidentifications
of the same wildlife.
But - what if old Joe Nickell didn't know his black bear from his elbow?
What if our man was merely an expert of not seeing the forest for the trees, and by burying
his head in the sand - damned and intelligent species to near extinction?
Let me explain.
In the everglades of Florida, the area most hotly considered the stomping ground for the
Skunk Ape, is a place known as Big Cypress National Preserve, an area that encompasses
seven hundred and twenty thousand acres of swamp and grassland.
However, that comprises an even larger area of the Big Cypress Swamp - that makes up nearly
an absolutely massive million acres of isolated, remote, unprotected land.
That's a lot of space for a Skunk Ape to hide, right?
And it's also a lot of space for an endangered species to be threatened by climate change
and environmental damage.
Let me introduce you to Dave Shealy, a man who is, for all intents and purposes - the
cryptid conservation equivalent of Jane Goodall - you know, Gorillas in the Mist - just, with
smelly, cabbage creatures.
And he insists that right now - there are between 7 and 9 Skunk Apes roaming wildly
amongst the Everglades.
According to Shealy, an average male Skunk Ape reportedly stands 6-7 feet tall and weighs
roughly 450 pounds.
Females are considerably smaller, standing only 5-6 feet tall and weighing only up to
250 pounds.
Both sexes of the Skunk Ape are covered in long, reddish or black hair - similar to that
of an Orangutan or Gorilla - and stand upright on two legs.
According to him, Dave Shealy has seen a Skunk Ape on three separate occasions - and to him,
the evidence is startling.
After spending his life in the Big Cypress Swamp, he's made countless castings of their
footprints - and has even collected seasonal stool samples - their poo indicating that
the Skunk Ape's are omnivorous - and that their diet consists of mainly bird nestlings,
wild hogs and native Floridian berries.
Since his first sighting at the age of 10, Dave Shealy has been documenting his methods
on how to bait Skunk Apes.
He's even compiled these tips into his Everglades Skunk Ape Research Field Guide - and his tips
include instructions on how to properly wet lima beans - allegedly the Skunk Apes favorite
treat - and a stern reminder to always store deer liver on ice, incase you ever need to
entice one.
The thing is, if the Skunk Ape was real - Dave Shealy would very rapidly become the leading
expert in Skunk Ape conversation.
Because - for Dave, the Skunk Ape is a very real, and very endangered species.
Since 2016, the Big Cypress National Preserve has been under threat of private companies
drilling for oil and gas.
Massive trucks plow along nearly 1'000 miles of new trails on a daily basis while the companies
conduct their seismic testing - and the potential devastation to Florida's delicate ecosystem
is an ever-growing threat, looming on the horizon.
If The Skunk Ape Was Real - and things continued as they are, we may not ever truly know of
their existence.
Well, there we have it Questioneers - the way that we see things going if the Skunk
Ape was real.
Why don't you let us know your thoughts in the comment section down below.
Before we depart though, let's read out some of your more creative comments from over
the past few days.
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