What is a Skunk Ape?
Also known as the “Stink Ape”, the Skunk Ape is a bipedal, ape-like cryptid similar to a Bigfoot or Sasquatch. It is said to inhabit swamps in the Southeastern United States; most notably, in the Florida Everglades. The Skunk Ape got its name from the foul odor it reportedly emits, which has been compared to Hydrogen Sulfide or rotten eggs. Some people speculate this is because the Skunk Ape allegedly makes its nest in abandoned alligator dens and caves which are often filled with rotting animal carcasses and swamp gas.
Also known as the “Stink Ape”, the Skunk Ape is a bipedal, ape-like cryptid similar to a Bigfoot or Sasquatch. It is said to inhabit swamps in the Southeastern United States; most notably, in the Florida Everglades. The Skunk Ape got its name from the foul odor it reportedly emits, which has been compared to Hydrogen Sulfide or rotten eggs. Some people speculate this is because the Skunk Ape allegedly makes its nest in abandoned alligator dens and caves which are often filled with rotting animal carcasses and swamp gas. Reports of the Skunk Ape began circulating in the 1960s and escalated in the 1970s, when several eyewitnesses reported similar stories of having glimpsed a large, hairy hominid weighing over 450 lbs (204 kg) and standing six to seven feet (about 2m) tall. The new millennium has seen an increase in reported Skunk Ape sightings, including witnesses who claim to have been hit on the head with a stick by the creature, glimpsed it skulking along a roadside clutching stolen c
