Of course Bigfoot is an ape. Whether or not Bigfoot is a hominid remains to be seen, but regardless of whether Bigfoot is a hominid or not it is still an ape. All hominids are apes. The supposed ape/hominid dichotomy is a straw man.
Chest beating has been reported with Bigfoot encounters, most notably in the famous Ape Canyon incident. My post dealt with hard science, which is the only way the mystery of the Sasquatch is ever going to be solved. Chest beating, animals in distress are all potentially effective methods for drawing these creatures to camp. And this isn't a Harry and the Henderson's comedy. Bigfoot ain't he Ewoks or the gentle mystical guardians of the forest that some here seem to think. Bigfoot are not mind readers, they do not travel through non-existent dimensions, nor do they give a rats behind about human motives nor are they even aware of such things. But I will tell you what Bigfoot are, they are large, intelligent, and extremely powerful apex predators that are known, and I repeat ARE KNOWN to be potentially dangerous. Nobody knows these animals better than the Native Americans. And i suggest you and certain others read up on Native American legends of cannibal giants. If Missing 411 is any indication, then these creatures still occasionally prey on humans.
I am talking about hard science, you know the sort of stuff that actually produces results, and you and certain others seem to be talking mystical rhetoric. This ain't the Twilight Zone or a science fiction movie. This is real life, and we are dealing with a real unknown species that inhabits North America's wilderness areas. That is the only possible explanation. AND IT IS THE ONLY EXPLANATION THAT WILL RESULT IN BIGFOOT RESEARCH BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. Scientists are not the enemy. They are the very people we need to bring on board if we ever hope to solve this mystery.