Bigfoot Body Discovered

The Effects on Science and Society

The recovery and preservation of the body of a deceased Sasquatch, or Bigfoot, in the mountains of the State of Georgia, USA, is an unprecedented event that will have far-reaching implications in science and society at large.

The Bigfoot specimen discovered in Georgia is described as the complete corpse of a large, muscular male, 8 ft., 8 inches tall. and weighing in the range of 400-600 pounds. The creature is covered with a coat of long, reddish-brown hair, and the facial characteristics have a combination of human and ape-like features, tending more toward the human, according to reports of eye witnesses. Samples taken from the remains have been submitted for laboratory testing.

The creature commonly known as Bigfoot, or Sasquatch is, to date, an unclassified non-human bipedal primate that inhabits the wildlands of North America. Though very large and powerful, the creature is secretive and elusive. Primarily nocturnal, the Sasquatch avoids contact and direct confrontation with humans. Research indicates that they are nomadic or migratory omnivorous foragers and hunters, traveling in small groups or solitarily over large areas of wilderness. Their routes tend to follow the waterways in areas with dense vegetation.

Comprehensive analysis of the specimen will enable the creatures to be scientifically classified, and could result in the involvement of the scientific community at large, which has generally been sceptical of sightings. Ideally, the corpse should first be left intact and have several types of non-invasive imaging scans, such as x-rays, magnetic-resonance imaging, sonogram readings and CT scans. DNA typing, blood sample analysis and screening, and superficial inspection can be performed concurrently. In the due course of time traditional dissection and thorough anatomical studies could possibly be performed if the discoverers, Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer allow it.