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So far, what are our possible explanations as to how they can sense and avoid ir cams: 1) They can see the ir illumination. However, apes (and mammals in general) cannot see in the ir range due to their body heat. 2) They can smell either the cameras or batteries. Primates, however, have a less developed sense of smell as a trade off to heightened Visio and sense of touch. 3) They can hear the camera itself. However again, primates hear in the same range as humans…maybe slightly higher on some cases. 4) They are so in tune with their immediate environment that they can instantly recognize something out of the ordinary and instinctively avoid it. This seems to run counter to the claims that these creatures are exceedingly inquisitive and curious. They can’t resist checking out humans at a campfire, but know to avoid the small box on a tree? That curiosity would eventually result in one with exceptionally poor decision making skills being captured peeking at the strange new box on a tree… 5) They can sense the emf emissions from the camera. There has been some discussion over whether deer can sense the electromagnetism given off by hunters. I am looking to see if any claims of this emf detection has been documented in monkeys or other primates, but haven’t seen anything so far. Camera traps are kind of in the same category as road crossings for me. These things need to maintain a 100% success rate…year after year. It seems impossible, but they do. This doesn’t sound like an ape to me. But, if it is closer to man with man’s intelligence… then where is the tool use? The fire use? There isn’t one ‘rebel’ that makes an attempt to break the taboo and communicate with the hairless ones? At this point you are talking about a creature that has a wide array of super senses (far beyond what any other creature on earth possesses), intelligence somewhat equal to a man but without man’s tool use, and an almost hive mind that allows these intelligent beings to remain in complete lockstep 100% of the time concerning their interaction with humans. Couple this with the physical gifts that they possess...strength, speed, agility, stealth. And now throw in the proposed ability to use emf in ways that the rest of animal kingdom lacks… We are dealing with something so far outside of what the rest of the animal kingdom is capable of, that it’s a surprise that these things didn’t just predate early man into extinction. We are missing something major here. None of this makes sense.

@BlackRockBigfoot BGB, very thoughtful, thought provoking, and comprehesive post. Thank you.

There is no infrared light at night. Sasquatch have smelled me 3 days after I left an area. Plastics outgas formic acid. Cameras / electronic equipment make a lot of noise. Capacitors for flash and switching regulated power supplies are problems. Cameras will have fluctuating AC and DC magnetic fields. Do you find insect cocoons, ants or spiders at the areas of the battery poles? Simple creatures with simple wants. I attract what we call 'daddy long legs' spiders. They love my cameras. If a camera has a filter to switch from daylight to IR flash, the switching action has a solid noise. I recall the NAWAC study. They have have change coming. Trail camera noise articles have been posted on this forum before. Check the reference to the link below for further reading. The article was published in 2014. "Camera Traps Can Be Heard and Seen by Animals" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4212972

Along with a mass hoaxing of prints and video/audio evidence…a good percentage of which is probably never even found due to remote locations, but the hoaxers continue on. The thing about people going out and hoaxing prints or other evidence…that’s a sign of a pretty immature mind. What else are immature minds attracted to? Social media. Where are the TikTok videos and Instagram posts of people hiking miles into unforgiving territory to make a few prints that may never even be discovered? I know that hoaxing occurs, but it can only explain a fraction of what has been discovered.

Not to sound like a broken record but I always come back to BF’s willingness to enter a campsite which have human devices in them. While we do not have definitive proof on BF anatomy but I do t think it’s a stretch to guess that BF hearing and smell should be “similar” to our own if their ears and noses are constructed like ours. They could be superior but to the point of super hearing and smell?? IDK. What about trail cameras set up near loud running water?

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New alleged photo circulating of Greg the blonde, dreadlocked Bigfoot with a 3 musketeers mustache and goatee.

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