Is bigfoot real? Probably not, but that doesn’t mean hikers and hunters don’t still claim to have seen him. However, to get to the bottom of this hairy mystery, researchers continue to investigate and they may have finally figured out what those sightings really are.
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00:00Is Bigfoot real?
00:05Probably not, but that doesn't mean hikers and hunters don't still claim to have seen
00:09him.
00:10However, to get to the bottom of this hairy mystery, researchers continue to investigate,
00:13and they may have finally figured out what those sightings really are.
00:17According to a new analysis, researcher Flo Foxen has found that Bigfoot sightings are
00:20far more frequent in areas with black bears.
00:23Historically, those who spot Bigfoot say he stands between six and nine feet tall.
00:27That's not too far off from adult black bears when standing up bipedally, which are around
00:31four to six and a half feet in height.
00:33In fact, the now peer-reviewed study found that for every 1,000 black bears in a particular
00:37area, Bigfoot sightings increased by 4%.
00:41In fact, there was one Bigfoot sighting for every 5,000 black bears in 2006.
00:45Foxen also discovered that nearby human populations also change the data as well, with more people
00:50near forested areas also meaning more Bigfoot sightings.
00:53And that metric was also true in places like Florida, where there are actually fewer bears
00:57but larger populations of people near forested areas.