The Iroquois called Bigfoot Ot-ne-yar-hed, meaning “stone giant” and also Gno’sqwa (Genoskwa) meaning “stone coat,” names that accompanied them from the North as they came south to their hunting grounds, bringing their legends with them. More prominent in the area is the Cherokee name Nun-Yunu-Wi, which means “stone man.” The Cherokee also referred to Bigfoot as Kecleh-Kudleh, or “hairy savage.”
DEVIL MONKEY
Hair/Fur: reddish, dark brown, black shaggy hair; white stripe down its neck and under its belly; thicker hair around the neck
Eyes: glowing red
Height: 3 to 5 feet
Body Appearance: animalistic body with legs like a kangaroo; quadrupedal, occasionally bipedal; long tail, no tail, or short and bushy tail; sharp claws
Face Appearance: pointy ears, prominent jaw, canine- or baboon-shaped face
Characteristics: can leap with great force and to incredible heights
Demeanor: lives in small packs, extremely aggressive
Diet: small animals; omnivorous
Foot Size: 3-toed; 5–7 inches long
Vocalization: whoops, whistles, wails, screams, barks
Location: South Pittsburg, Tennessee; Saltville, Virginia; Albany, Kentucky
Tidbit: Their young resemble kangaroos
FLINTVILLE MONSTER
Hair/Fur: very long, shaggy, black fur
Eyes: glowing red
Height: 7 to 8 feet
Body Appearance: 3-foot shoulder width, long hairy arms, hunched
Characteristics: smells like skunk
Demeanor: aggressive
Foot Size: 16 inches
Vocalization : paralyzing scream, similar to an ape
Location: Flintville, Tennessee, about seventy miles west of Chattanooga
Legend: For two decades, residents around the area reported sightings of a large, hairy beast and missing livestock. In 1976, a woman reported that the creature jumped on her car and broke the antenna as it hopped up and down. Another man and teenager said their vehicles had been vandalized in a similar way by the creature. The most famous account of the Flintville monster came April 1976, when a woman’s four-year-old son was playing in the yard. She heard him scream and ran outside. A large apelike creature ran toward the house. The mother darted outside, snatched up her child, and ran back into the house. When she looked out the window, the creature was returning to the woods.
THE OHIO GRASSMAN
Hair/Fur: white, blackish-brown, gray, coal-black, or reddish fur
Eyes: red squinty and deep set or large and luminous
Height: 7 to 9 feet
Weight: 300–1000 pounds
Body Appearance: pointy head, broad shoulders, long arms, large hands and feet, stands erect, no neck
Face Appearance: humanlike with darker skin, snub nose
Characteristics: strong rotten-egg smell; lives in caves or domes built from forest materials
Demeanor: aggressive toward animals
Foot Size: 10–20 inches, claw-toed, pigeon-toed, flat-footed; some 3-toed prints found
Vocalization: can sound like a baby crying or a woman screaming, heavy breathing, growls
Location: South/Southeastern Ohio
Tidbit: This Bigfoot type is social and sometimes spotted in pairs or groups. Mothers and babies have been spotted together. It tends to wander in close proximity to humans and has been seen in corn and wheat fields.
Legend: In the summer of 1978, several families outside the small town of Minerva, Ohio, were terrorized by a large, hairy creature. The Cayton family observed the creature looking in their windows, tapping on the glass and the house. Then one evening their dog was found dead, and rocks pelted the house. They called the sheriff, but by the time he arrived, the creature had disappeared back into the woods. Beyond footprints and some grayish hair, nothing was found. Yet sightings continue to happen to this day.
THE WHITE THANG
Hair/Fur: slick, thick white hair, possibly albino
Eyes: dark and sunken
Height: 7 to 8 feet
Body Appearance: bipedal when standing, quadrupedal while running; has a tail resembling a lion
Facial Features: combination of a dog and a lion
Characteristics: moves extremely fast; smells like dead animals
Demeanor: nonthreatening
Foot Size: 12–16 inches
Vocalization: woman screaming or panther screaming
Location: Birmingham and central Alabama; spotted in caves and drainage ditches
Tidbit: may be mistaken for the Flintville Monster since it’s been spotted in the same areas
BIGFOOT OF OTHER US REGIONS
Sightings of Bigfoot have taken place throughout the Rocky Mountains, particularly in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Most resemble either the Southern Skunk Ape or Sasquatch of the Pacific Northwest. Arizona is home to an interesting creature we thought worth mentioning.
MOGOLLON MONSTER
Hair/Fur: long coat of dark-reddish hair
Eyes: deep set, expressionless
Height: 7 feet
Body Appearance: bipedal, upright, large upper body
Facial Features: humanlike, hairless face
Characteristics: amazing strength, strong fishy odor, muskiness of a snapping turtle, nocturnal, builds nests out of pine boughs and twigs
Demeanor: aggressive and territorial; deathly silent before
