American 'Bigfoot' is monkey suit

[TZ]

The claimed recent discovery of Bigfoot in the US state of Georgia has turned out to be a hoax - it was a rubber gorilla suit in a block of ice.

Two men said last week they had found a 2.3m-tall (7ft 7in), 226kg (500lb) corpse of the legendary ape-like creature in a wood in June.

Two researchers bought the "carcass", encased in ice, for an undisclosed sum.

But as it thawed it turned out to be a rubber monkey outfit. Bigfoot has been the subject of decades of hoaxes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7571483.stm

Hmph. I bet the researchers who bought the "carcass" are feeling a bit ummm stupid right about now..:crazy:

[ghostsofgiants]

1. Well there's a complete shock.

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