What Is a Florida Skunk Ape?
According to the Florida Skunk Ape web site, the Skunk Ape is “what Floridians call their local version of Bigfoot.” Cryptozoologists believe that this 8′ to 10′ tall creature, which leaves 2′-3′ long footprints as its evidence, may be a descendant or even a remnant of the species Gigantopithecus which lived in China 500,000 years ago. No one is sure exactly, however, what this creature’s origins are, or where it comes from, if indeed it exists at all. Although such creatures have been witnessed in all 48 contiguous States and Alaska, it is most commonly sighted in the remote dense forests of Washington, Oregon and northern California. The remote areas in and around the Florida Everglades, the Big Thicket of Texas, high, forested areas of the southeastern Appalachians, and forested areas of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula follow this. Why the name “Skunk Ape?” Quite simply because it stinks to high heaven! Some witnesses say it smells like rotten eggs, others says it smells like a garbage d
