Know your "Creatures" (Cryptozoology's Cryptids)

What is the Difference Between the Yeti, the Abominable Snowman, and Bigfoot, etc.?

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Whether they're said to trod through snow or skulk in swamps, stories of mysterious ape men are a common theme throughout the world. Hairy humanoid cryptids go by dozens of monikers—many have remained local legends (Skunk Ape, Yowie, Moehau aren’t exactly household names) while others have incited curiosity far beyond their supposed territories. A few mythical creatures that should sound familiar to skeptics and believers alike are the Yeti, Bigfoot, and the Abominable Snowman. While these beasts share plenty of similarities, each has a unique origin story.

Let’s start with the Yeti, the oldest legend of the bunch. Lore of a man-like beast in the Himalayas has its roots in pre-Buddhist religion. The Lepcha people recognized a supernatural “Glacier Being” as one of their hunting gods and the ruler of all the forest’s creatures. It wasn’t until later that an early version of the term “Yeti” emerged. Most experts believe it derives from a Sherpa word, possibly yeh-teh meaning “small, man-like animal” or meti meaning “bear.” The Yeti starred as the antagonist of many cautionary folk tales shared by the Sherpa people. In their legends, the creature was depicted as an apelike man who left large tracks in the snow. 

The phrase Abominable Snowman appeared relatively recently, and was born out of a messy mistranslation. In 1921, a contributor to an Indian English-language newspaper interviewed explorers returning from the British Mount Everest Reconnaissance Expedition. They spoke of seeing large footprints on the mountain their guides attributed to Metoh-Kangmi. Kangmi translates to “Snowman” and Metoh to “Man-Bear”— the writer got the half of that equation right but misinterpreted metoh as “filthy.” Instead of writing “Filthy Snowman” he decided he liked the sound of “Abominable” better and the nickname stuck.

“Abominable Snowman” and “Yeti” are basically different names for the same legend, but Bigfoot is a different beast altogether. Like the Yeti, Sasquatch, later dubbed “Bigfoot,” is believed to be a large, shaggy primate that walks upright like a man. The main difference between the two mythical animals is their location. While the Yeti belongs to Asia, Bigfoot is thought to be native to North America, specifically the Pacific Northwest. Tales of ape-like wild men inhabiting that region can be traced back to indigenous communities—“Sasquatch” is derived from sésquac, a Halkomelem word meaning “wild man”—but the name “Bigfoot” is a 20th century original invention.

Once again we have a creative journalist to thank for the popular title. In 1958, a man discovered large, unidentifiable footprints left near his bulldozer in Bluff Creek, California. He made a cast of the prints and got himself featured in the local paper. By this time people in the community were referring to the mysterious owner of the massive tracks as “Big Foot.” The writer of the article spelled it “Bigfoot” and the rest was history.

Despite originating thousands of miles apart, some modern-day believers suspect that the creatures belong to one species. One popular theory is that Bigfoot and the Abominable Snowman/Yeti are both Gigantopithecus, a polar bear-sized ape native to southern Asia believed to have gone extinct 300,000 years ago. While chances are slim that the species migrated to North America with its homo sapiens relatives, that hasn’t stopped many cryptozoology enthusiasts from wanting to believe. Source: mentalfloss.com

Canada's Sasquatch

The Canadian Sasquatch is essentially the same creature as the American Bigfoot, though it is claimed to be primarily nocturnal and a fast runner. Some say it steals food and abducts women — and men: A logger named Albert Ostman claimed that in 1924 while camping in British Columbia he was kidnapped by a Bigfoot family and held for nearly a week. Ostman suspected that he had been captured as a potential breeding mate for the young female Sasquatch of the family, but before he could do the dirty deed he escaped when the male elder choked on Ostman's snuff tobacco. Needless to say, Ostman offered no evidence of his experience. 

Canada's Windigo/Wendigo

Hailing from the woods of Canada, the Windigo (or Wendigo) is a big, hairy man-like creature from Native American legend. But legends don’t always think of it as an animal; Windigo can be a creature that transforms from a human, and has very bad intentions.

Some interesting hypotheses concerning Bigfoot have been borne from the Wendigo legends. On one hand, perhaps the wild stories of the supernatural Wendigo stem from sightings of a real creature like Bigfoot, and maybe Native Americans have expanded on the abilities of the creature, making it into some kind of spirit being.  I have to wonder sometimes, why do so many legends of these creatures talk of some sort of supernatural or spiritual qualities to these beings?

On the other hand, perhaps the legend of the Wendigo raises the question to some, as to whether or not Bigfoot really only exists in the spirit realm, and not in the real world at all.

 

North America's Sasquatch / Bigfoot

We all know this one. Maybe viewed by some as more representative of the Pacific Northwest, really it’s pretty much interchangeable with “Bigfoot”. These days the Sasquatch is spotted all over North America, from the thick forests of New England, to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest and everywhere in between. The current Bigfoot craze took off in the 1950s, but Native Americans knew about the Sasquatch long before Europeans arrived. Some tribes saw it as a forest spirit, and others as just another being that shared the land with them.

  

Nepal's Yeti

Stalking the regions around the Himalayas, and sometimes called the Abominable Snowman, the Yeti is probably the next best-known cousin of Bigfoot. Sightings of this creature have it pegged as a dead-ringer for the North American Sasquatch. Are these two beasts related?

Maybe. The Bigfoot-Giganto Theory may explain how both the Sasquatch and the Yeti came into existence in Asia, long ago. It's possible they may trace their lineage back to a massive ape called Gigantopithecus Blacki. It was a 10-foot tall monster, and some researchers believe it may have evolved into what we call today Bigfoot, or the Yeti.

It's an interesting idea, but however it happened there seems to be the same creature running around the Himalayas as there is in North America.

The Yeti, formerly known as the Abominable Snowman, is said to live in the forest below the Himalaya Mountains' snow line, though its tracks are occasionally found in snow. It is said to be muscular, covered with dark grayish or reddish-brown hair, and weigh between 200 and 400 pounds (90 to 180 kilograms). The Yeti is relatively short compared with Bigfoot, averaging about 6 feet (1.8 meters) in height. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to scale Everest, found no evidence of the creature. Mountaineer Reinhold Messner, who spent months in Nepal and Tibet researching the Yeti found that large native bears were mistaken for Yeti sightings and tracks. The Yeti made news in 2007 when Josh Gates, host of the TV series "Destination Truth," claimed that he found large, mysterious footprints that might be from the Yeti. Despite extensive media publicity nothing more was learned about the tracks; they are now on display at Disney World.

 

Australia's Yowie

From the outback of Australia, by many accounts this guy is yet another version of Bigfoot. In some stories the Yowie is an apelike hominid. In others it is more like a primitive human living in the outback. Aboriginal legend doesn't clear things up much, but like Native Americans in North America they do have a history of the creature dating back hundreds, even thousands of years.

One problem with the Yowie is that Australia has been isolated for thousands of years. This means whatever factor may have driven the Yeti or Sasquatch to evolve and migrate across Europe and North America can't be responsible for the Yowie. So where did this beast come from? It's an interesting question, with some equally intriguing theories.

Yowie, the wildman from Down Under, reportedly stands anywhere from 5 to 11 feet (1.5 to 3.4 meters) tall, and has yellow or red eyes deeply set inside a dome-shaped head. Yowies are said to have tan, black, gray, or white hair covering black skin, with arms so long they nearly reach the ground. According to George Eberhart's encyclopedia "Mysterious Creatures" (ABC-CLIO, 2002), the name Yowie comes from the Aboriginal word "yuwi," which means "dream spirit." 

China's Yeren

This creature lives in the forests of China, and is described as something very close to Bigfoot in size and appearance. What’s interesting is that the Yeren hails from the general area of the world where Gigantopithecus, the ancient giant ape, is believed to have gone extinct. Equally interesting is that this beast shares a lot in common with the Mongolian Almas.

Also called the Chinese Wildman, reports of this creature go back for generations. Again, like the Sasquatch in North America and the Yowie in Australia, stories often contain a touch of mysticism, making it tough to discern if the Yeren is a flesh-and-blood creature or some kind of spiritual being dreamed up by local cultures.

 

Indonesia's Orang Pendek

From Sumatra, and only a few feet tall, so not really similar to Bigfoot in stature. But Orang Pendek is definitely an example of a bizarre Bigfoot-like critter from an unexpected place. And there may be more similarities than we'd think.

For one thing, if Orang Pendek is real it raises the question of Bigfoot's origins. Could it be a kind of pygmy version of Bigfoot, or perhaps a related species that went down some different evolutionary path? source:

Even more intriguing is the idea that Orang Pendek could actually be some kind of human ancestor, perhaps a relic population of the tiny "Hobbit" humans found on the island of Flores. Whatever it is, Sumatran native are seeing something strange in the jungles, and it appears to be a bipedal ape.

According to "The Field Guide to Bigfoot, Yeti, and Other Mystery Primates Worldwide" (Avon Books, 1999), "The natives of Sumatra have long believed in the orang-pendek, which means 'little man.' The orang-pendek seems to have a large pot belly and may be dark gray, dark black, yellow, or tan in color." It is also said to have very long head hair, and stand anywhere from 2.5 to 5 feet (0.8 to 1.5 m) tall. One of the first alleged sightings of the orang pendek occurred in 1923, when a Dutch settler in Sumatra saw one in a tree; though he was armed he refused to shoot it, because it resembled a human.

Mongolia's Alma

The Almas are known in Mongolia as hairy, bipedal humanoids. Unlike the neighboring Yeti, they are believed to be more human than ape, but they are just as elusive. This is not unlike many tales of wildmen in Asia and Eastern Europe.

Theories abound as to the origin of the Almas, but some researchers believe they may be a living population of an earlier human ancestor that may have somehow survived extinction.

The story of the Almas opens up an interesting discussion in the Bigfoot debate, as some researchers believe Sasquatch is actually a species of primitive human, not an ape. So, rather than an ancient Asian ape surviving extinction and populating the world, could it be that an unclassified species of human exists out there undetected?

South America's Mapinguari

The Mapinguari is one of the most debated of Bigfoot’s cousins from around the world. Hailing from the jungles of South American, many accounts of the Mapinguari describe it as something similar to a Sasquatch. It would make sense, as any Bigfoot population in North American certainly could matriculate down to South America.

However, other versions of the Mapinguari tale paint it as a far stranger creature with massive claws, backward facing feet, a repugnant stench and a mouth on its stomach. Some researchers who have dared to attempt to wade through the folklore say this is an odd but plausible description of a giant ground sloth.

The giant ground sloth is believed to have gone extinct long ago, but is it possible there is still a population deep in the jungle? More interesting still, does these different eyewitness accounts represent two separate creatures?

Florida's Skunk Ape
The Bigfoot of Florida and the Southern United States. He’s just as big and scary, but ups the bar with the added benefit of a horrific stench. It’s claimed he gets his illustrious odor by hanging out in methane-packed bogs, but really its anyone's guess.

With dense and dangerous swamps, parts of Florida and other southern swamps are ideal habitat for a large creature that doesn't want to be spotted. Bigfoot seems to have made his home here, and who can blame him?

There has been some interesting evidence for the Skunk Ape over the years. Perhaps most notably, a decade or so a go a woman claimed a large animal had been stealing apples from her porch. She set up a camera and snapped a few pictures, and the result was the Myakka Skunk Ape photo.

Ohio's Grassman

The Ohio Grassman is a believed to be a Bigfoot existing in a specific niche, and surviving in the rich farmland of Ohio. Ohio may not seem like ideal Bigfoot habitat if you are fixated on the idea that the only place Sasquatch can exist in America is the Pacific Northwest or Florida, but in fact the beast has been spotted in every state in the continental US.
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania in particular are excellent Bigfoot habitat, with plenty of farms, water sources, game and easy access to the Appalachian Mountain range. Sightings and stories of the Grassman go back hundreds of years and continue to this day. source: exemplore.com, user: cryptid

So in summary, the term "Bigfoot" is a relatively new term, and the elusive creatures have various names around the world, and in different cultures. There's one thing about it though, this creature has been around for at least as long as there have been campfires.Everywhere there are humans there are stories and legends of Bigfoot. The creature has always been among us it seems, out in the darkened forest, just beyond our line of sight. From the dawn of man, until current modern times, perhaps Bigfoot has always been around, and our ancestors have always known. The creature is known by as many different names as there are cultures.  So in addition to those mentioned above, I have included a list of a few of the historical names given to the Bigfoot Creature at the end of this article.  You can also check our blog page for the Bigfoot World Map.

So intense is this fascination that some Bigfoot enthusiasts seem to have labeled just about every mythological creature ever known in the western hemisphere as another name for Sasquatch. There are amusing collections of "Native American names for Bigfoot" online that include the names of giants, dwarves, ghosts, gods, underwater monsters, four-legged predators, an enormous bird, and a disembodied flying head. If you'd like to learn more about some of the mythical creatures to be found on those lists, please feel free to look them up on our Native American monsters page or our broader Native American mythological characters website.

If we interpret the English word "Bigfoot" to refer only to creatures like Sasquatch-- wild, hairy men of the forest that are human-sized or slightly taller-- then here is our list of Native American bigfeet. Note that most of these legends are told by tribes of the Pacific Northwest region: Northern California, western Oregon and Washington State, British Columbia, Alaska and the Yukon. There are also many stories involving wild, hairy men of the forest in the Plains and Woodland tribes of the US, but most of those are forest dwarves, no taller than a human toddler. You can find some stories about them on our Native American Little People page. They have many similarities to the Bigfoot creatures, except for their size.

'Bigfoot' Creatures in Various Tribes

The Bigfoot figure is common to the folklore of most Northwest Native American tribes. Native American Bigfoot legends usually describe the creatures as around 6-9 feet tall, very strong, hairy, uncivilized, and often foul-smelling, usually living in the woods and often foraging at night. Native American Bigfoot creatures are almost always said to be unable to speak human languages, using whistles, grunts, and gestures to communicate with each other. In some stories, male Bigfoots are said to be able to mate with human women. In some Native stories, Bigfoot may have minor supernatural powers-- the ability to turn invisible, for example-- but they are always considered physical creatures of the forest, not spirits or ghosts.

That is where the intertribal Bigfoot similarities end, however. In the Bigfoot myths of some tribes, Sasquatch and his relatives are generally shy and benign figures-- they may take things that do not belong to them or even kidnap a human wife, but do not harm people and may even come to their aid. Sometimes Bigfoot is considered a guardian of nature in these tribes. These more benevolent Bigfeet usually appear alone or in a small family unit, and may exchange gifts or use sign language to communicate with Native American communities. But Bigfoot legends from other tribes describe them as malevolent creatures who attack humans, play dangerous tricks on them, or steal children; they may even eat people. These more dangerous Bigfoot monsters, known as Stick Indians or Bush Indians, are sometimes found in large groups or even villages, which engage in warfare with neighboring Indian tribes.

Ba'wis (Tsimshian Indian Bigfoot)
Boqs (Bella Coola Bigfoot)
Bush Indians (Alaskan Athabaskan Bigfoot)
Chiye-Tanka (Sioux Indian Bigfoot)
Choanito/Night People (Wenatchi Indian Bigfoot)
Hairy Man (Yokuts Indian Bigfoot)
Kohuneje (Maidu Indian Bigfoot)
Lariyin (Dogrib Indian Bigfoot)
Lofa (Chickasaw Indian Bigfoot)
Matah Kagmi (Modoc Indian Bigfoot)
Maxemista (Cheyenne Indian Bigfoot)
Na'in (Gwich'in Indian Bigfoot)
Nakani (Dene Indian Bigfoot)
Nant'ina (Tanaina Indian Bigfoot)
Nik'inla'eena' (Koyukon Indian Bigfoot)
Omah (Hupa Indian Bigfoot)
Sasquatch (Coast Salish Indian Bigfoot)
Seeahtlk (Clallam Indian Bigfoot)
Shampe (Choctaw Indian Bigfoot)
Siatco (Chehalis Indian Bigfoot)
Skookum (Chinook Indian Bigfoot)
Ste-ye-hah'mah (Yakama Indian Bigfoot)
Stick Indians (Northwest Coast Bigfeet)
The Woodsman (Athabaskan Indian Bigfoot)

One more mythological creature deserves special mention on this page and that is the Bukwus of the Kwakiutl and other Northwest Coast tribes. Bukwus is not truly a Bigfoot figure, but bears enough resemblance to them (man-sized and covered with tangled hair) that he is often identified this way. The big difference, which is often missed by casual folklorists, is that Bukwus is actually an undead monster. They are the ghosts of drowned people; their bodies are depicted as stylized skeletons and they spend their time trying to trick humans into becoming ghosts by offering them the food of the dead to eat. In this regard, they are significantly different than the other "bigfoot" creatures, who are considered to be real creatures of the forest (not ghosts.)

**Thank you to http://www.native-languages.org for this information.

Native American Bigfoot Names Thank you to: Bigfoot Indian Names for this information.
Tribe	Tribe's Name:	Meaning
Tshimshian Indians	n/a	"Cannibal"
Yup'ik Indian	A hoo la huk	n/a
Zuni Indian	Atahsaia	"The Cannibal Demon"
Chinookan Indian	At'at'ahila	n/a
Bella Coola Indian	Boqs	"Bush Man"
Kwakwaka'wakw Indian	Bukwas	"Wildman of the Woods"
Dakota (East)/Sioux Indian	Chiha tanka	"Big Elder Brother"
Lakota (West)/Sioux Indian	Chiye tanka	"Big Elder Brother"
Wenatchee Indian	Choanito	"Night People"
Makah Indians	El-Ish-kas	"n/a"
Seminole Indian	Esti Capcaki	"Tall Man"
Iroquois/Seneca Indian	Ge no sqwa	"Stone Giants"
Seneca Indian	Ge no'sgwa	"Stone Coats"
Lake Lliamna Indian	Get'qun	n/a
Nelchina Plateau Indian	Gilyuk	"Big Man with little hat"
Haida Indians	Gogit	"n/a"
Chilkat Indian	Goo tee khl	n/a
Quinault Indians	Hecaitomixw	"Dangerous Being"
Plains Indians	Iktomi	"The Trickster "
Skagit Valley Indian	Kala'litabiqw	n/a
Cherokee Indian	Kecleh-Kudleh	"Hairy Savage"
Tlingit Indian	Kushtaka	"Otter Man"
Hare Indian	lariyin	"Bushman"
Miwuk Indian	Loo poo oi'yes	n/a
Karok Indian	Madukarahat	"Giant"
Menomini Indian	Manabai'wok	"The Giants"
Nootka Indian	Matlose	n/a
Lenni Lenape Indian	Mesingw	"The Mask Being"
Kawaiisu Indian	Miitiipi	"Bad luck or disaster"
Lenni Lenape Indian	Misinghalikun	"Living Solid Face"
Gwich'in Indians	Na'in	"Brushman"
Kenai Peninsula Indian	Nantiinaq	n/a
Dena'ina Indian	Nant'ina	n/a
Alutiiq/Yukon Indian	Neginla eh	"Wood Man"
Oglala Lakota Sioux Indian	n/a	"The Big Man"
Twana Indians	n/a	"Stick Indians"
Coeur d'Alene/Spokane Indian	n/a	"The Tree Men"
Cherokee Indian	Nun Yunu Wi	"The Stone Man"
Owens Valley Paiute	Nu'numic	"The Giant"
Hoopa Indian	Oh Mah	"Boss of the Woods"
Yurok Indian	Omah	n/a
Iroquois Indian	Ot ne yar heh	"Stonish Giant"
Yakama/Klickitat Indian	Qah lin me	n/a
Yakama/Klickitat Indian	Qui yihahs	"The Five Brothers"
Turtle Mt Ojibway	Rugaru	n/a
Halkomelem Language	Sasahevas	"Sasquatch"
Salish Indian		"Wild Man of the Woods"
Salishan/Sahaptin Indian	Saskets	"The Giant"
Spokane Indian	Sc'wen'ey'ti	"Tall Burnt Hair""
Yakama Indian	Seat ka	n/a
Yakama/Klickitat/Puyallup	Seatco	"Stick Indian"
Clallam Indian	Seeahtkch	n/a
Coast Salish Indian	See'atco	"One who runs and hides"
Colville Indians	Skanicum	"Stick Indians"
Chinook Indian	Skookum	"Evil God of the Woods"
Quinault Indians	Skukum	"Devil of the Forest"
Upper Stalo Indians	Slalakums	"The Unknown"
Okanogan Indian	Sne nah	"Owl Woman"
Hopi Indian	So'yoko	n/a
Yakama Indian	Ste ye mah	"Spirit hidden by woods"
Puyallup/Nisqually Indian	Steta'l	"Spirt Spear"
Yakama/Shasta Indian	Tah tah kle' ah	"Owl Woman Monster"
Taos Indian	Toylona	"Big Person"
Quinault Indians	Tsadjatko	"Giants"
Mono Lake Paiute	Tse'nahaha	"Giant"
Puyallup/Nisqually Indian	Tsiatko	"Wild Indians"
Shoshone Indian	Tso apittse	"Cannibal Giant"
Kwakwaka'wakw Indian	Tsonaqua	"Wild Woman of the Woods"
SW Alaskan Eskimo	Urayuli	n/a
Cree Indian	Wetiko	n/a
Eastern Athabascan Indian	Windago	"Wicked Cannibal"
Lenni Lenape Indian	Wsinkhoalican	"The Game Keeper"
Nehalem/Tillamook Indian	Xi'lgo	"Wild Woman"
Modoc Indian	Yahyahaas	n/a
Klamath Indian	Yayaya-ash	"The Frightener"
Navajo Indians	Yé'iitsoh	"Big God "
Nehalem/Tillamook Indian	Yi' dyi'tay	"Wild Man"

List of other Bigfoot Names around the world:

 A
    Albatwitche, the manlike apple stealers (Susquehannock Native)
    Almas
    Almasty
    American Ape
    Anisau
    Ape-Man

B

    The Bad Smelling Tree Men (USA, ID, Coeur d'Alene, and WA, Spokane)
    Barmanu (northwest Pakistan)
    B'gwas (Haisla, Canada, BC)
    Biabin-Guli
    Big Big Hairy Figure With Eyes Sunk Deep In The Head (n.w. USA, Wakashan, Kwakiutl Tribe)
    big hairy man, the messenger (USA, Hopi Tribe)
    Big Hairy Monster
    the Big Man (USA, western SD, Lakota)
    Big Ones
    Blacki
    Boggy Boon
    Boggy Bill (USA, east TX)
    the Booger
    Booger Man
    Boogie Man
    Boogy Monster
    Boqs (s.w. Canada, Bella Coola Tribe)
    Brenin Llwyd
    Brother Who Comes Back Before The Next Very Big Winter (USA, SD, Ogala, Lakota)


Chinese Wild man

C

    Caddo Critter
    the Cannibal Giant (USA, Native American)
    the Cannibal, who eats dead people (USA, Na-Dene)
    Cave Monster
    Cave Spirit
    Cave Yeller (USA, KY)
    Cer Ra Ca Wa "the turkey eater" (northern Mexico)
    Chi-Chi
    Chinese Wild man
    Chiye-tanka, great elder brother (n.w. USA, Lakota)
    Chuchuna
    Ci-e (USA, SD, Pine Ridge Res.)
    Crying Beast(USA, southern Ohio, 1800s)


Devil Monkey

D

    Devils
    Devil Monkey (USA, s.w. OK)
    Destroyer Who Breaks Up Houses (USA, Na-Dene)
    Doolagahi
    Doolagahl (Aboriginal Australia)
    Doolagarl (Aboriginal Australia)


E

    Engeco


The Fouke Monster is named after
the town of Fouke, Arkansas

F

    Ferla Mohair
    The Fetid Beast
    Forest Devil
    Forest Giants
    Fouke Monster

The Ohio Grassman

G

    Gerendel (Old Danish)
    Giganto
    Gigantopithecines blacki
    Gin-sung
    Grass man
    Gooligah (Aboriginal Australia)
    Gugu (Sumatra)

Honey Island Swamp Monster

H

    Hairy Bill (USA, TX)
    Hairy Giants
    Hairy Ones
    Hairy Man, Hairy Woman, or Hairy People
    "the hairy man (men) who appears as a symptom of disruption" (USA, SD, Lakota)
    The Hairy People (USA, KY, Leslie County)
    the Hairy Stinka Boo (USA, southern OH)
    Hill Monkeys (OK)
    Hokou
    Holla Yella (USA, WV)
    Holayela (USA, WV and east OH)
    Hoodoo
    Hoohoo
    Honey Island Monster



I

    Indin Hair Man (USA, WV)

Jacko

J

    Jacko (Canada, BC)
    Jimbra (Aboriginal Australia)
    Jingera (Aboriginal Australia)
    Jinka
    The Jungle Man (India)

Kikomba

K

    Kakundak (Africa)
    Kaptat
    Kecleh-Kudleh
    Kikomba
    King Kong
    Kushtaka

Loup-garou

L

    Loup-garou (French for wolf-man)
    Long eared Ape

Mande Burung

M

    Matlose (w.Canada, Nootkas Tribe)
    The Man-Beast
    Mande Burung (India)
    Man-Monkey
    Mannimal
    Mapinguari
    Mirygdy
    Monkey Man (USA, OK)
    Momo, Mo Mo (USA, short for 'Missouri Monster')

Ngoloko

N

    Nant'ina
    Narcoonah
    Living Neanderthal
    Nibagon
    Ngoloko
    Nguoi rung (Asia)
    Ngui Rung (Vietnamese)
    Nolem or Dog Eaters (USA, Nadene)
    Noocoonah (Aboriginal Australia)
    Nuk-Luk (North America)
    Nu'numic (Aztec)
    Nun Yunu Wi
    Nyalmo (Asia)



P

    Pongo

Orang Pendek

O

    Oh-mah (USA, NE)
    Old Hairy Bill (TX)
    Old Yellow
    Old Yellow Top (Canada, Ontario)
    Old Ones Who Cry
    Old Ones Who Run At Night
    Old Skunky Bill (USA, east TX)
    Opie (USA, TN and NC)
    Orang Pendek (Oceania, Sumatran)
    Ot-ne-yar-hed, the giants (north eastern USA, Iroquoian)



P

    Pecos Bill (in the original TX legend he was huge and hairy!)

Quinken

Q

    Quinken (Aboriginal Australia)



R

    Red Eyes (Aboriginal Australia)
    Rugaru (USA, ND, Ojibway)

Skunk Ape

S

    Sasquatch, or sε´sq'əč (Halkomelem, A Salishan language, southwest British Columbia)
    Seatco, the Wicked Giant (n.w. USA, native Nusqually)
    S _ _ _ Man, or Men (USA, WV)
    Skunk Ape
    Skunk Demon
    Skunky Bill
    Stinkaboo
    Stink Man
    St' Iyahama (USA, OR, Umatilla)



T

    Tah-tah-kle'-ah or Owl-Woman Monster (n.w. USA, Yakama and Shasta Indians)
    Tsek Etinu's (USA, Na-Dene)
    Tsiatko Giants (n.w.USA, native)
    Stsomu'lamux (USA, Na Dene)
    Taku he (native American, Lakota )
    Tano Giant (Africa)
    Teh-Ima (Asia)
    Tch-lma
    Tree Men (USA, ID, Coeur d'Alene, and WA, Spokane)
    Tjandara (Aboriginal Australia)
    Tha-tha Kla-yah-ma (n.w. USA, Yakama )
    Thoolagal (Aboriginal Australia)
    Tomy Knocker
    Tobi Juan In The Wood (USA, Ark., Tenn.)
    Tsawane'it Emux (USA, Nadene)
    Tse'nahaha (USA, Paiute)
    Tso'apittse (USA, Nevada)

Ucumar

U

    Urayuli
    Ucumar (Latin America)

Witiko

W

    Weendego (USA, central to north-eastern, Ojibwa)
    Wendigo (Algonquian, central to north-eastern USA)
    Windego (northern USA)
    Wetiko (central to north-eastern USA)
    Wihalaid, the Cannibal Beast (USA, Na-Dene)
    Windago (central to north-eastern USA)
    Windikouk (central to north-eastern USA)
    Who-Who
    the Wigidokowok People(n.w. USA, Native)
    Wildman
    Wild Man Uncle (n.w. USA, Nehalem)
    Wild Man Of Borneo
    Witiko
    Woods Child (USA, Ohio, 1800s)
    Woods Booger (southeastern USA)
    Woods Devils (USA, NH, Coos county)
    Wooly Booger

Yowie

Y

    Yahoo (Australia)
    Yakaka
    Yaroma (Aboriginal Australia)
    Yeahoh (USA, KY, Algonkian)
    Yellers
    Yellow Top (Canada, Ontario)
    Yeren (Chinese)
    Yeti
    Yowie (Australia)
    Yuuri

**Thanks to http://bigfootevidence.blogspot.ca for this information

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