Batsquatch
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| Batsquatch | |
|---|---|
| Creature | |
| Name: | Batsquatch |
| Classification | |
| Grouping: | Local legend |
| Sub grouping: | winged primate |
| Data | |
| First reported: | early 1980's |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Region: | Mount St. Helens |
| Habitat: | mountain |
| Status: | Local Legend |
Batsquatch is a cryptozoological creature, which has been sighted around Mount St. Helens.
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[edit] Description
The Batsquatch is purported to have purple-coloured skin, blood-red eyes, wings like those of a Pterodactyl, and a head which resembles a cross between a primate and a bat. The creature's name is based on Sasquatch, although the two cryptids have never been directly linked to each other.
[edit] Controversy
Alongside the "winged primate" theory, an accepted theory is that these creatures are a new species of fruit bat; despite reports depicting the animal as carnivorous, and assumed to be at fault for the disappearance of many farm animals in the region.
A mountaineer named Butch Whittaker reportedly sighted one of these creatures while he was getting ready to climb Mt. St. Helens, in 1994, and took several pictures of the creature before it disappeared. The photographs, while possibly presenting strong evidence of the creature's existence, have been the subject of much controversy, with many claiming that they are hoaxes.
[edit] Sources
- www.americanmonsters.com
- www.unknown-creatures.com
- www.buzzle.com
- An eyewitness's personal account of their encounter with a batsquatch
- www.unknownexplorers.com
- www.cashmerewoolsilk.com
- www.kryptozoologia.pl
[edit] Further reading
- Mothman and Other Curious Encounters by Loren L. Coleman ISBN 9781931044349
- Pet Ghosts: Animal Encounters from Beyond the Grave by Joshua P. Warren ISBN 1564148882
