8. Bedtime Stories 1: Florida’s Skunk Ape

Today is all about cryptids. The mythical beasts that somehow have no hard evidence to suggest they’re real and at the same time, have hundreds of thousands of believers across the world. Cryptids are that delightful mix between a silly story and the stuff of your worst nightmares, and today, we’re going to talk about our recent visit to the Bigfoot Museum and discuss his baby cousin, Florida’s Skunk Ape.

References:

• EBSCO.COM: https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/social-sciences-and-humanities/skunk-ape-cryptozoology
• Skunkapeevents: https://skunkapeevents.weebly.com/skunk-ape-sightings.html
• Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_ape
• Countere: https://www.countere.com/home/floridas-bigfoot-everglades-dave-shealy-legend-of-the-skunk-ape
• Mongabay: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/photos-top-species-discoveries-from-2023/