Bigfoot Society - What Is It Like?

[Guest Twilight Fan]

Hypothetical question: If Bigfoots live in groups, clans or tribes like certain other great apes, what do you think their life would be like - their society? Also, would they have any unique customs, heiarchy, rules? etc.

[Guest thermalman]

Good question. To add, would the alpha male have numerous females or just one?

Edited May 29, 2012 by thermalman

[Guest Twilight Fan]

Speaking of gender, I wonder if Bigfoot is a male-dominated society? Do males have many females, and fight for dominence? Or like bonobos, do females rule the roost? Another thing to consider: Are Bigfoot groups nomadic? Do they wander from place to place or stay within a decided range?

[Guest Darrell]

That is if you assume that they utilize the same traits as great apes and not as proto humans which could probably be significanly different.

[BobbyO]

Plenty of Alpha Males in Human society Darrell.

[Guest poignant]

Size difference in male and females are correlated to courtship and selection. The larger the male, the more likely it is polygamous.

I've heard before that the size of a primates' testicles are also correlated to how monogamous or polygamous the species is, with larger gonads indicating greater polygamy.

I speak as a lay person having overdosed on wildlife documentaries growing up. Correct me if I'm mistaken.

[Guest BFSleuth]

It seems that most sighting reports of family groups have a male, female, and one or two juveniles. I'm not aware of sighting reports with more than 4 in a group. Has anyone seen reports of more than 4?

Native Americans indicate that they infrequently will come together into larger meetings, I think in mid summer (one such legend or story originates near Harrison Hot Springs). If so it may be a time for mates to find one another.

[Guest Kerchak]

"" I'm not aware of sighting reports with more than 4 in a group. Has anyone seen reports of more than 4?""

The famous Muchalat Harry story?

[Guest]

It seems that most sighting reports of family groups have a male, female, and one or two juveniles. I'm not aware of sighting reports with more than 4 in a group. Has anyone seen reports of more than 4?

Native Americans indicate that they infrequently will come together into larger meetings, I think in mid summer (one such legend or story originates near Harrison Hot Springs). If so it may be a time for mates to find one another.

Dr Ketchums report of seeing a group of 5 on her lease in Texas.

[Sasfooty]

I have seen a group of seven. Two adults, two babies, & three children.

[BobbyO]

They old one's must have been at it like Rabbits aye Sasfoot ??

[Sasfooty]

Maybe so, but I think they baby sit for each other a lot.

[Guest MikeG]

I have seen a group of seven. Two adults, two babies, & three children.

In the open, at the same time?

I only ask to eliminate the possibility that you might have seen the same animal more than once, and counted it as 2 in error. If the light was good enough to make an assessment of the numbers like this, was it good enough to get a photo?

Mike

[Sasfooty]

All in the open on the night of a full moon with a good night vision device. And yes, it was good enough to get video.

A few nights before that, I had seen one adult & three children walking kind of spread out side by side, in almost the same place.

[Guest BFSleuth]

"" I'm not aware of sighting reports with more than 4 in a group. Has anyone seen reports of more than 4?""

The famous Muchalat Harry story?

Thanks for pointing that out, he's the guy who was kidnapped for a day and later his hair turned white. About 20 sasquatches of all ages, sexes, and sizes in a group.