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Over the last two centuries, there have been thousands of people that have claimed to see a giant hairy beast lurking in the wild forests of the world and on the highest mountains from North America to Australia and Asia.
This phantom creature has been known by many names: Yeti, Sasquatch, Bigfoot, Almaty, Yeren, …and many more. All these places have reported sightings or found tracks of this mysterious animal. Over the decades these claims have been the roots of many legends.
The lure of the unknown has led many scholars and adventurers to the trail of the beast. While there remains a lot of wild areas, modern technology should enable to detect and track such creatures in the easy way. Whether a real creature is responsible for the many eyewitness reports of giant hairy bipeds across the world has not been established, and that may remain the case for the near future.
The bipedal hairy hominid creature known as Bigfoot has been given so many names that it’s hard to keep track of them all. Monstrous.com has compiled one of the most comprehensive listing of mythical and historical names. We have not only listed the name, but its geographical origin and, for the historical names, the Indian … Read more
An interactive map showing the different names of Bigfoot-like creatures across the world.
Aka : the Big Gray Man of Ben MacDhu, Am Fear Liath Mori Place: With a height of 1309 metres (4296 feet), Ben MacDhui is the loftiest peak in the Cairngorms and the second highest peak anywhere in Scotland. Many mountaineers are certain that it harbours a malign humanoid entity, referred to as the Big … Read more
Momo (short for ‘Missouri Monster’) is the name of an alleged hominid, similar to the Bigfoot, which is reported to live in Missouri. Description: Momo is reported to have a large, pumpkin-shaped head, with a furry body, no apparents neck and hair covering the eyes. Habitat: Mo, a sleepy Mississippi River town about 25 miles … Read more
Orang Pendek ( Indonesian for “short person”) is the most common name given to a cryptid, or cryptozoological animal, that reportedly inhabits remote, mountainous forests on the island of Sumatra. Aka : Batutut, Atu, Sedapa, Mawa (Malay). Folklore : Natives of Sumatra have generally accepted the Orang-Pendek as a genuine animal for centuries, and because … Read more
The Honey Island Swamp monster is a humanoid cryptid reported from Honey Island Swamp, Louisiana since 1963. Aka : The Thing, Wookie Place : Louisiana Honey Island Swamp Description: The creature is described as bipedal, seven feet (2.2 metres) tall, weighed 300 or 350 pounds, and sports long, grey-brown hair and big, wide-set eyes and … Read more
Place : Several sightings occured near Ochopee in the 729,000-acre Big Cypress National Preserve, a portion of the Everglades which is considered a Wildlife Management Area. This large swamp is home to two other monstrous creatures, the Giant Gator (an alligator the size of a small island), and the Gatorman who is half-pygmy, half-alligator. A … Read more
Aka: Ameranthropoides loysi, Dr. Francois de Loys, de Loy’s ape Between 1917-1920, a Swiss geologist, named Dr. Francois de Loys and his men were searching for oil around the River Tarra and Rio Catatumbo at the Venezuelan Colombian border in South America. This mountainous region, the Sierra de Perijaa, was heavily forested, and that time … Read more