Bigfoot

Bigfoot is said to be a large, hairy, humanlike creature.  Stories say it roams the forests and remote areas in North America.  Legends of a Bigfoot-like creature exist around the world, and they all are different.  Each place has a different name for the creature.  Several Native American tribes have Bigfoot legends.  In the United States, the creature is often called Bigfoot or Sasquatch, which comes from a Canadian Native American word meaning ‘wild man’. 

Legends describe Bigfoot as tall and strong.  Most stories say Bigfoot is between 6 and 15 feet tall, and covered in hair.  As you might guess, Bigfoot is said to have large feet.  Some people claim to have found Bigfoot’s footprints, which measure up to 2 feet long.  Other people have claimed to have caught Bigfoot on video.  Much of this evidence has been debunked, but there are many people who still believe that Bigfoot is real, and go on looking for him.

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