Bigfoot sightings match black bear hotspots, researcher finds
Researcher Floe Foxon found Bigfoot sightings match up with black bear populations across the US and Canada.
A study of Bigfoot reports shows they cluster where black bears live. Researcher Floe Foxon studied sightings from the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization database and compared them to black bear numbers across US states and Canadian provinces using a statistical model.
The pattern was clear. On average, one Bigfoot sighting matched every few hundred bears in an area.
Most sightings are likely bears seen in poor light or from far away and misidentified. Some reports came from regions with no known bear populations.
Foxon noted these could be hoaxes. They could also be other animals misidentified.
Or they could even be humans in unusual circumstances.
- entire US and Canada
- Geographic scope
- one sighting per few hundred bears
- Sighting-to-bear ratio
Why it mattersA mystery that caught people's attention for decades may have a simple answer right in front of us.
AustraliaNo direct Australian effect yet, but the study shows how pattern analysis can explain supposedly unexplainable sightings.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 12 d ago
