Bigfoot type creatures - cryptozoological species

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Almas - Mongolia's Bigfoot

Almas, Mongolian for 'wild man', is a presumed hominid reputed to inhabit Caucasus and Pamir Mountains of central Asia, and Altai Mountains of southern Mongolia. Most mainstream scientists consider the Almas to be a purely legendary creature.

Almas is a singular word in Mongolian. As is typical of the unknown hominids throughout central Asia, Russia, and the Caucasus, Almas are generally considered to be more akin to wild people in appearance and habits than to apes

Almas are typically described as human-like bipedal animals, between five and six and a half feet tall, their bodies covered with reddish-brown hair, with anthropomorphic facial features including a pronounced browridge, flat nose, and a weak chin. Usually described as unclothed, but a handful of sightings refer to primitive clothing. Many cryptozoologist researchers have been struck by the similarity between these descriptions and modern reconstructions of how Neanderthals might have appeared.

Barmanou - Afghanistan and Pakistan

The Barmanou (or Barmanu) is said to be a bipedal primate living in the mountainous region of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Dzonokwa - British Columbia Coast, Canada
Ebu Gogo - Flores Island, Indonesia

Ebu Gogo is a human like creature which appears in the mythology of the people of the island of Flores, Indonesia, of similar form to the leprechaun or elf. These "little people" are said to be about one meter tall, covered in hair, pot bellied and with ears that stick out. They are held to walk somewhat awkwardly and are often said to be "murmuring" in what is assumed to be their own language. It is also said by the islanders that the Ebu Gogo can repeat what is said to them in parrot like fashion.

Fear liath - Scotland

Am Fear Liath Mòr (also known as The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui or simply 'the Greyman') is the name of a presence or creature which is said to haunt the summit and passes of Ben MacDhui, the highest peak of the Cairngorms and the second highest peak in Scotland. It has been described as an extremely tall figure covered with short hair, or as an unseen presence that causes uneasy feelings in people who climb the mountain. There is little evidence of the existence of this creature besides various sightings and a few photographs of unusual footprints. Sometimes this creature is called the Scottish Yeti.

Fouke Monster - Fouke, Arkansas.

The Fouke Monster is a legendary cryptid reported near the town of Fouke, Arkansas in Miller County during the early 1970s, where it was accused of attacking a local family.

Gye- Himachal Pradesh, North West India, has some claims to a Yeti style cretaure,

Hibagon - Japan's Bigfoot

The Hibagon or Hinagon is the Japanese equivalent of the Bigfoot or Yeti. It is a mountain dweller, and smaller than most of the cryptic ape varieties, standing at about five feet tall, but with large feet. It has been reported in the forests around Mount Hiba in Hiroshima Prefecture and said to resemble a gorilla.

Kapre - Philippines.

Kapre (also known as Agta in the Visayan dialect) is a Philippine mythical creature similar to the Bigfoot creature, but with more human characteristics. It is described as being a tall (7 to 9 ft), brown, hairy male with a beard. Kapres are normally described as smoking a big tobacco pipe, whose strong smell would attract human attention.

Momo the Monster - Missouri.

Momo is the name of a cryptid similar to the Bigfoot, which is reported to live in Missouri. The name Momo is short for 'Missouri Monster.' First reported in 1971 near Louisiana, Missouri, Momo has been spotted up and down the Mississippi River.

Nguoi Rung - Vietnam

forest man is a creature said to inhabit Vietnam, reputedly similar to bigfoot, sometimes also known as forest people . It is described as being approximately six feet tall and completely covered with hair except the knees, the soles of the feet, the hands and the face. The hair ranges in color from gray to brown to black. The creature walks on two legs and has been reported seen both solitary and moving in small clans. The creature is most often sighted foraging for food from fruits and leaves to langers and even flying foxes.

Orang Pendak - Sumatra, Indonesia.

Orang Pendek (Indonesian for "short person") is the most common name given to a cryptid that reportedly inhabits remote, mountainous forests on the island of Sumatra. The animal has been seen and documented for at least one hundred years by forest tribes.

Orang Mawas - Malaysia

Orang Mawas or Mawa (also known as the Orang Dalam) is a hominid cryptid reported to inhabit the jungle of Johor in Malaysia. It is described as being about 10 ft (2.4-3 m) tall, bipedal and covered in black fur, and has been seen feeding on fish, and raiding orchards. There have been many sightings of the creature, which the local Orang Asli people call hantu jerang gigi, which translates as 'Snaggle-toothed Ghost'. Recorded claims of Mawas sightings date back to 1871. Some speculate the creature may be a surviving Gigantopithecus, while others dismiss sightings as misidentified Sun Bears.

Skunk Ape - Florida

The skunk ape is a hominid cryptid rumored to inhabit the Southeastern United States, primarily the Florida Everglades. They are often reported to be similar to orangutans and gorillas and are named for their horrible smell. According to the US National Park Service, the skunk ape does not exist.

Windigo - Canadian Shield

The Wendigo (also Windigo, Wiindigoo, Windago, Windiga, and numerous other variants) is a spirit in Anishinaabe mythology. It has also become a stock horror character much like the vampire or werewolf, although these fictional depictions often do not bear much resemblance to the original mythology. Windigo (Windigo Psychosis) is also a culture-bound disorder which involves an intense craving for human flesh and fear that one will turn into a cannibal. It is commonly seen in Algonquin Indian cultures.

Lake Minnewanka Wildman - Western Canada

Woodwose - Medieval Europe

The Woodwose, hairy wildman of the woods or simply wild man was the Sasquatch figure of medieval Europe, in Anglo-Saxon a wuduwasa. Images of woodwoses appear in the carved and painted roof bosses where intersecting ogee vault meet in the cathedral of Canterbury, in positions where one is also likely to encounter the vegetal Green Man. The Woodwose was a link between civilized humans and the dangerous elf like spirits of natural woodland, such as Puck.

Yeren - the Mainland China More on the Yeren

The Yeren ("wild-man"), variously referred to as the Yiren, Yeh Ren, Chinese Wildman, The Wildman of Shennongjia, Man-Monkey, or Man Bear is said to be an as yet undiscovered hominid residing in mountainous and forested regions of China's remote Hubei province.

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Yowie - Australia's Bigfoot More on the Yowie

In a modern context, Yowie is the generic term for the unidentified hominid reputed to lurk in the Australian wilderness. It is an Australian cryptid analogous to the Himalayan Yeti and the North American Bigfoot.

Rather confusingly, Yowie (or "Yowie-Whowie") is also the name of a completely different mythological character in native Australian Aboriginal folklore. This version of the Yowie is said to be a bizarre, hybrid beast resembling a cross between a lizard and an ant. It emerges from the ground at night to eat whatever it can find, including humans. This creature's characteristics and legend are sometimes interchangeable with those of the bunyip.

Bunyip - Australia

Descriptions of bunyips vary wildly. Common features in Aboriginal drawings include a horse-like tail, flippers, and walrus-like tusks. According to legend, they are said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes. At night their blood curdling cries can be heard as they devour any animal that ventures near their abodes.

Other mythical monsters, believed by some to be true, include, the Loch Ness Monster, Big Cats in Britain, that other Nessie style creature supposedly in Loch Maree, called muc-sheilch., also one supposedly in Llyn Tegid, or Bala Lake, in Mid Wales, also that monster supposedly in Zambia which a tribe believed caused earthquakes, that apparently looked like a whirlwind, and was in the river, also aliens, el chupacabra, dragons, unicorns, mokele mbembe, vampires, zombies, witches, wizards, and wearwolves. Also the kelpie, which is in legend a shape shifting horse in Scottish, usually Highland lochs, in myth. also trolls, and ogres, and Shrek, cyclops, unicorns, gargoyles, imps, nymphs, pixies, Goblins,

The Beast of Gévaudan (French: La bête du Gévaudan) was a legendary wolf-like creature that terrorised the former province of Gévaudan (modern day Lozère département), in the Margeride Mountains in south-central France from about 1764 to 1767. Many attacks took place - between 60 and 100 people were killed - and debate continues as to the Beast's true identity. The story is a popular subject for cryptozoologists and conspiracy theorists.
The Beast was described as being a wolflike creature the size of a cow, with a wide chest, a long sinuous tail with a lion-like tuft of fur on the end, and a greyhound-like head with small straight ears and large protruding fangs. The creature was said to have red fur, and a peculiar white stripe that ran down the length of its chest. The sole survivor of the attack, a young peasant girl, described it: "It was as large as a cow, with claws the size of a man's hand."
It may have been able to leap up to thirty feet, according to analysis of some of its tracks.

Of course some Mexican tribes in the era when they were conquerred by Spanish people, thought that the people on horses were a species for a while.

Lake monsters are said by some in myths to exist in lakes in these lands and lakes, or lochs, Argentina Lago Nahuel Huapi Canada
Lake Manitoba (Manitoba) Lake Simcoe (Ontario - Kempenfelt Kelly) Okanagan Lake (British Columbia - Ogopogo) Lake Memphrémagog (Quebec, partly in USA) Chile Lago Las Rocas China Crescent Lake Lake Kenas/Lake Kanas (Xinjiang/Uighurstan) Lake Menbu Lake Tianchi (partly in North Korea) Iceland Kleifarvatn Ireland Lough Keane Lough Ree Lough Muck Italy Lake Garda Lake Maggiore (partly in Switzerland) Japan Lake Ikeda Kazakhstan Ozero Koskol' Malaysia Tasik Chini Norway Mjøsa Seljordsvatnet Russia Lake Baikal (Siberia) Lake Brosno Sweden
Torne träsk in Norrbotten
Malgomaj in Västerbotten
Tavelsjön in Västerbotten
Råsvalen in Västmanland
Åmänningen in Västmanland
Storsjön in Jämtland - Storsjöodjuret
Kallsjön in Jämtland
Norra Dellen in Hälsingland
Södra Dellen in Hälsingland
Gryttjen in Hälsingland - Gryttie
Judarn in Stockholm
Svarttjärn in Stockholm
Vättern in Östergötland
Salstern in Östergötland
Regnaren in Östergötland
Stensjön in Östergötland
Lickasjön in Östergötland
Svartsjön in Östergötland
Stora resjön in Östergötland
Västjutten in Östergötland
Åmmelången in Närke
Fegen in Småland
Sommen in Småland
Tingstäde träsk in Gotland
Mjörn in Västergötland
Bullaren in Bohuslän Turkey Lake Van, home to the Lake Van Monster

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Loch Monster's
Loch Arkaig
Loch Awe
Loch Linnhe
Loch Lochy Lizzie
Loch Lomond (Not reported in modern times)
Loch Maree Muc-sheilch
Loch Morar Mòrag
Loch Ness Nessie/Niseag
Loch Oich
Loch Quoich Lizzie
Loch Shiel Seileag
Loch Suainaval (Lewis) Searrach Uisge ("Water Colt")

Bala Lake (Wales) here is where Teggie is supposed to exist a creature, sightings started in the 1920s, in this lake, where you can see the other side of it.

Here is a picture of Bala Lake also known as Llyn Tegid, there is also supposed according to some myths supposed to be a myth about a Yeti on Snowdon, but Snowdon is filled by people, so of course it can not exist. This may be quite a recent legend too. Any search for it would just be a joke. Some people call them the Welsh Yeti and the Welsh Nessie. So here are more mentions of lake monsters.
Bassenthwaite Lake (England) - Eachy Buy this I saw Eachy T Shirt for 15 Pounds
Windermere (England) - Eachy

United States Bear Lake (Idaho/Utah) Lake Champlain (Vermont, USA/Canada) - Champ Lake Erie (USA/Canada)- Bessie Flathead Lake (Montana)
Fulk's Lake (Indiana) Green Acres Lake (Clovis, New Mexico) Raystown Lake (Huntingdon, Pennsylvania) - Raystown Ray Seneca Lake (New York)
Lake Tahoe (California/Nevada) Tuttle Creek Lake, Kansas Lake Elsinore, California

Sea Monsters