The Legend of Bigfoot

The modern Bigfoot legend started in California as a prank in 1958. A road contractor named Ray Wallace claimed to have found giant footprints near his worksite. After Ray's death, his family revealed that Ray's brother and nephew used wooden feet to stamp imprints around northern California. They also left hair and feces samples behind. The Bigfoot legend continues to this day with many other alleged sightings, photographs, and films.

Bigfoot: Fact or Fiction?

Experts generally agree that claims about Bigfoot's existence are untrue. Rather than sightings of a real creature, belief in the presence of such a big, ape-like monster is more frequently the result of hoaxes or confusion about what one is seeing.

Some people believe Bigfoot sightings are the result of idiots dressed in gorilla suits. Nobody genuinely knows. What matters is people have had a lot of fun with the legend throughout the years. Bigfoot's presence can never be proven or disproven, and the mythology will endure until the end of time.