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An Assembly of Ape-Men

An Assembly of Ape-Men
By Colin Schneider
Ape-men, hairy humanoids, big hairy monsters, ‘squatches, and wildmen are just some of the collective names for the subject of this list. The focus is on Bigfoot and his ilk. Creatures of such are staples of cryptozoological lore, but the majority of them are largely ignored. To the author’s knowledge, never before has there been such an expansive attempt to collect and record the majority of these Ape-men. 

Name
Distribution
Description
Notes
See Also
Abnauayu
Caucasus Mountains, Georgia
5-6 feet tall
Covered in reddish black hair
Thick head of hair which hangs down like a mane
Uses sticks and stones as weapons
A female example was supposedly captured, tamed, and then bore children with those that captured her
Alma
Abonesi
Togo, South Africa
Short, squat, and covered with dark hair
Lives in the forest


Adlekhe-Titin
Northern Caucasus Mountains, Russia
Manlike
Covered in hair


Afonya
Kola Peninsupa. European Russia
7-8 feet tall
Covered in light grey hair with periodic lighter and darker splotches
Wrinkled face
Red eyes
Known to knuckle walk
Said to steal dogs
Supposedly live in abandoned cabins
Sometimes climbs trees


Agogwe
Tanzania, East Africa
3-4 feet tall
Reddish brown hair
Yellow-red skin under the hair
Graceful
Bipedal
Supposedly trades with locals
Forest-dweller


Agatch-Kishi
Caucasus Mountains, Russia
Man-sized
Manlike
Covered in hair

Alma
Aigamuxa
South Africa
Extremely ugly
Known to eat humans
Look human other than their eyes are on the heels of their feet
Gigantic in size
Said to be quite stupid


Al
Iran
Larger than a human
Said to dwell in swamps
Covered in shaggy hair
Has tusks similar to a boar’s
Luminous eyes


Albatwitcher
Pennsylvania, USA
Ape-like
About as big as a 10-year-old human
Tailless
Hair covered
Mischievous, has been said to steal items
Also known as Albatwitch

Alma
Mongolia
China
Siberia, Russia
5-7 feet tall
Covered in curly red/brown hair
Facial structure resembles a Neanderthal
Very long arms and short legs
Females have extremely pendulous breasts
Supposedly can interbreed with humans
Extremely fast
Uses primitive tools
Possibly same species as the Almasty
Almasty
Almasty
Caucasus Mountains, Russia and Georgia
5-6 feet tall
Covered in shaggy red hair
Slanted, red eyes
Short legs
Nocturnal
Smell extremely unpleasantly
Makes nests of grass and reeds
Possibly same species as the Alma
Alma
Antipodes
North Africa
India
Manlike
Said to have backwards pointing feet
Also known as Opisthodactyles

Ape of King’s Nympton
King’s Nympton, England
Similar to a bipedal gorilla
Glowing green eyes


Bangenza
Democratic Republic of Congo
Similar to a bipedal chimpanzee
Covered in brown hair
Suggested to be a solitary chimpanzee
Bilungi
Bardin Booger
Bardin, Florida, USA
Looks like a cross between an ape and a human
Possible hoax to boost economy
Skunk Ape,
Booger
Ban-Manush
Nepal, India, and Bangladesh
4-5 feet tall
Covered in grey hair
Aggressive and supposedly kidnaps people
Also known as Bang, Bunmanus, and Van-Manas

Bar-Manu
Shishi Kuh Valley, Pakistan
Very muscular
Covered in dark brown hair except for its face
Unusually large head
Strong body odor
Shorter than average man
Humanoid footprints with three toes


Basajuan
Basque, Spain
Pyrenees Mountains, Spain and France
6-10 feet tall
Heavily built and muscular
Extremely long hair on the head which reaches to the ankles


Batutut
Sabah State, Malaysia, Borneo
4 feet tall
Bipedal and human-like
Extremely aggressive
Said to have a habit of killing humans and removing their livers


Bedford Beast
Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
Covered in dark colored long hair
Bipedal
Taller than average man
Smelled of rotten fish

Bigfoot
Bigfoot
Reports are widespread throughout North America but a majority are from the Pacific Northwest
6-9 feet tall
Very bulky and muscular
Covered in shaggy hair, colors range from dark brown, reddish brown, greyish black, tan, bluish black, and blonde
Pointed head
No neck
Flat face with prominent brow ridge and thick nose
Said to communicate through various whistles, calls, grunts, shouts, and whoops
often said to emit a putrid smell
Known to throw rocks and sticks at people
Walks in a bipedal fashion with long arm and leg strides


Big Grey Man
Ben Macdhui, Scotland
10-20 feet tall
Covered in grey or olive-grey hair
Very long arms
Often is accompanied by fog or mist
Makes strange crunching or humming sounds
Sometimes is accompanied by disembodied voices or music
Creates a feeling of coldness, fear, and panic
Also known as Fear Liath Mor or Am Fear Liath Mor
Perfect example of the paranormal accompanying humanoid creatures

Big Head
Butler, Ohio, USA
7 feet tall
Covered in yellowish grey hair
Had hypnotizing eyes which glowed bright red
Extremely large head
Some witnesses reported it having no arms
Emitted terrible screams and odor

Orange Eyes,
Grassman
Big Muddy Monster
Murphysboro, Indiana, USA
7-8 feet tall
Covered in light brown hair
Covered in thick, foul-smelling sludge
Emits high pitched screams
Leaves behind a trail of foul-smelling slime
Also known as the Murphysboro Mud Monster

Bilington Beast
Kent, UK
Manlike
Man-sized
Covered in thick, black hair
Said to have a short tail


Billiwack Monster
Aliso Canyon, Santa Paula, California, USA
Huge in size
Covered in grey hair
Said to have long claws and horns on its head
Known to harass campers


Billy Holler Booger
Lumkin County, Georgia, USA
8 feet tall
Bipedal
Covered in dark brown hair
Said to eat out of garbage cans


Bilungi
Lac Tumba, Democratic Republic of Congo
6 feet tall
Covered in brown hair
Muscular

Bangenza
Blue Belt Bigfoot
Santa Clarita Valley, California, USA
Tall, hulking, bipedal
Covered in dark hair
Has a glowing blue belt around its waist
Known to steal pigs
Later in the same area, multiple UFOs were seen, once accompanied by hairy, dog-faced humanoids
Bigfoot
Bolam Beast
Bolam Lake Country Park, Northumberland, England
7-8 feet tall
Covered in dark hair
Very heavyset
Noticeably prominent teeth
Glowing, green eyes
Some have claimed that the sightings were just teenagers in an ape-suit
Also known as the Bolam Lake Yeti

Booger
Alabama, USA Florida, USA
Indiana, USA
Kentucky, USA
Georgia, USA
Common term used for unknown humanoids in Southern USA.
Also used to describe ghosts and other monsters
The term has a clear connection to the Bogyman and was often used to describe similar creatures

Braxton Monster
Braxton County, West Virginia
6 feet tall
Covered with hair
Bipedal
The name is also used for the Flatwoods Monster which was an unusual creature seen in Flatwoods, West Virginia in 1952

Caa-Pora
Goias and Parana, Brazil
Very large biped
Covered in hair
Have extremely large heads


Cabbage Head Man
Maryland, USA
Large, hairy, biped
Unusual facial features which lent to the creation of its colorful name


Caddo Critter
Caddo, Texas
7 feet tall
4 feet wide
Muscular
Covered in dark hair
Supposedly impervious to bullets
Also known as Cypress Swamp Monster
Hawley Him,
Haskell Rascal
Calchona
Western Neuquen Province, Argentina
Chile
Large and manlike
Covered in thick wool, similar to a sheep’s
Bearded
Nocturnal and scares travelers


Canyon Monster
Tucker County, West Virginia, USA
Human-like
Covered in hair
Is fond of scaring hikers, backpackers, and campers


Cax-Vinic
Chiapas State, Mexico
Taller than average man
Covered in black or brown hair
Menacing glowing eyes
Nocturnal
Emits loud shrieks


Chalk Point Creature
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
10 feet tall
Covered in dark, mangy hair
Known to attack vehicles on the road


Chicken Man
El Rino, Oklahoma, USA
This creature has not been seen but has left many tracks, including footprints and a few handprints
The Chicken Man is known simply from its reputation of attacking and slaughtering chickens


Chihalenchi
Sierra Nevada, California, USA
Gigantic in size
Covered with hair
Lives in limestone caverns
Said to eat humans


Chilludo
Nuequen Province, Argentina
Large, bipedal, covered in hair
Known to throw boulders at travelers

Calchona
Chorti
Guatemala
Gigantic and hair covered
Metal claws on each hand
Backwards pointing feet


Chuchunaa
Siberia, Russia
6-7 feet tall
Covered in thick, matted hair
Small face
Wide shoulders
Narrow torso
Long arms
Thick beard
Known to hunt and fish
Wears deerskin for clothes and shoes
Also known as Mulen

Chu-Mung
Himalaya Mountains, Nepal
West Bengal and Sikkim States, India
Covered in long, dark hair
Known to climb trees
Lives in the high mountains
Solitary in nature
Thought to be an alternative name for the Yeti
Yeti
Chum-Chum
Maine, USA
7 feet tall
Covered in hair
Weighs about 400 pounds


Cookie Monster
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Very large
Covered in hair
Extremely aggressive
Has been known to attack cars and in one instance, nearly ripped a dog in half


Cole Hollow Road Monster
Perkin, Illinois, USA
Taller than average human
Covered in thick, white hair
Apelike facial features
Has three toes on each foot
Also known as Cohomo
Farmer City Monster
Coromandel Man
New Zealand
6 feet tall
Covered in red, black, or silver hair


Creature of Cutthroat Bridge
Ladybower Reservoir, England
8 feet tall
Covered in shaggy, black hair
Very fast


Curinquean
Brazil
11 feet tall
Covered in hair
Known to slaughter cows by ripping their tongues out


Curupira
Brazil
3 to 4 feet tall
Covered in rust colored hair
Produce sounds similar to bird whistles
Aggressive, abducts children and sexually assaults women
Also known as Kurupi and Yurupari

Cyclops
Sicily
Crete
India
Africa
Extremely large
Has only one eye in the middle of its forehead
Known to eat humans
Possibly a myth derived from the discovery of elephant skulls

Dev
Armenia
Iran
Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan
4-5 feet tall
Covered in long, red/brown hair
Horned
Has claws on its hands
Said to have a tail
Also known as Div

Didi
Guyana
5 feet tall
Covered in reddish black hair
Ape-like face
Long arms and feet
Said to build crude living spaces out of mud and brush
Throws sticks
Said to be able to mate with humans


Dientudo
Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Said to be half man, half bear
Has extremely large and sharp teeth
Also known as Big Teeth

Dissolving Demon
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA
Very tall
Ape-like
Covered with hair
Has glowing eyes
Said to be able to evaporate into mist
This unusual creature is known from only one report in 1973

Dodu
Carmeroon
6 feet tall
Covered in dark grey hair
Normally bipedal but is known to knuckle walk
Said to be aggressive and sometimes attacks adult gorillas
Has only three fingers on each and three toes on each foot


Doko
Lake Turkana, Kenya, Africa
Said to appear like four foot tall humans
View as subhuman by the local tribes

Mau
Dsonoqua
Southwestern British Columbia, Canada
Taller than average human
Covered in long, black hair
Very long arms, short legs
Has very sharp claws
The name refers to females specifically

Duende
Central and South America
1-4 feet tall
Hair covered (the color of which varies greatly)
Wears red or green rags for clothes with a red hat
Attacks and kidnaps dogs
Many descriptions vary depending on what country the report originates
Also known as Dwendi

Dulugal
New South Wales
7 feet tall
Covered in black hair
Nocturnal
Known to raid camps

Yowie
Dundonald Creature
Dundonald Hill, Kilmarnock, Scotland
10 feet tall
Dark grey in color
Known to upset dogs
Has glowing red slits for eyes

Big Grey Man
Dwayya
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
6 feet tall
Covered in black hair
Known to be aggressive
Bipedal
Emits an ear-piercing scream
Also known as Wago

Dzu-Teh
Sikkim State, India
Tibet
6-9 feet tall
Covered in dark grey or red hair
Larger than a bear
Long, muscular arms
Known to kill and eat yaks and cattle
One of the creatures considered to be under the term of Yeti
Yeti
Ebu Gogo
Flores, Indonesia
Small, potbellied, and are covered in grey hair


Ecuadorian Giant
Santa Elena, Ecuador
Very tall
Long head and facial hair that reaches their knees
Known to attack, rape, and kill humans
Wears animal skins
Old Ecuadorian myth which was born through the finding of large bones in the area

Engot
Gabon
Very large
Very aggressive, known to attack and kill humans
Feet point backwards


Ensut-Ensut
Malaysia
9-10 feet tall
Covered in dark brown hair
Bipedal
Backwards feet


Fang Men
Malaysia
Tall
Covered with thick, dark hair
Powerful arms
Very long and sharp fangs


Fantasma de los Riscos
San Juan, Argentina
6 feet tall
Completely covered with hair
Known to emit loud howls when threatened


Farmer City Monster
Farmer City, Illinois, USA
7-8 feet tall
Covered in dark hair
Glowing yellow eyes

Cole Hollow Road Monster
Fating’ho
Sengal
Guinea
5-6 feet tall
Covered in black hair which is longer on its head
Extremely large head
Supposedly able to mate with humans


Fei-Fei
Sichuan and Zhejiang Provinces, China
10 feet tall
Covered in hair
Has very long lips
Has backwards feet
Possibly an alternative name for the Yeren
Yeren
Fluorescent Freddie
French Lick, Indiana, USA
10 feet tall
Covered in bright green hair
Supposedly glows florescent green
Also known as French Lick Monster

Fouke Monster
Miller County, Arkansas, USA
6-10 feet tall
Covered in dark brown or black hair
Ape-like
Bipedal
Has three toes on each foot
Also known as the Beast of Boggy Creek
Honey Island Swamp Monster
Geresun Bamburshe
Central Tibet
Larger than average human
Covered in long hair
Bipedal
Wears skins as clothes
Known to attack travelers


Gerit
Western Kenya
7 feet tall
Covered in red/yellow hair
Bipedal
Dwells in caves


Gilyuk
Southern Alaska, USA
9-10 feet tall
Covered in shaggy hair
Said to wear a little hat
Said to abduct and eat humans


Gnena
West Africa
About 2 to 4 feet tall
Unusually long arms and a large head
Covered in greyish black hair or spikes
Bright, yellow eyes


Goazi
Brazil and Columbia
Short, human-like
Not much else is written on these creatures

Golub-Yavan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Afghanistan
5-7 feet tall
Covered in red/grey or black hair
Ape-like face
Glowing red eyes
Feet are wider and shorter than a human’s
Strong, unpleasant odor
Lives in caves
Attacks humans
Uses sticks to hunt


Goonyak
Vermont
8 feet tall
Bipedal
Said to be able to kill fully grown bulls
Reports of this possible hoax are extremely vague

Grant County Monster
Grant County, Kentucky, USA
7 feet tall
Covered in dark brown hair
Green glowing eyes


Grassman
Ohio, USA
7-9 feet tall
Covered in light or dark tan hair
Said to be extremely aggressive
Supposedly builds temporary shelters made of long grass, weeds, and reeds


Green Ape
Elfers, Florida, USA
Tall
Covered in dark green hair
Green glowing eyes
Known to be aggressive
Leaves behind a sticky, green substance

Skunk Ape
Green Hill Monster
Latimer County, Oklahoma, USA
Larger than a human
Covered in hair
Has bright, glowing eyes
Bipedal


Green Man
Worldwide, particularly Britain
Universal figure of nature and life
Often represented as a humanlike wildman


Gruagach
Scotland and Ireland
4 feet tall
Covered in blond colored hair
Help farmers with crops and livestock
Also known as Grugach

Guije
Eastern Cuba
3 feet tall
Said to be half monkey, half human
Black skin showed under its hair
Oversized head
Long, sharp claws
Also known as Jigue

Gul
Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan
5-7 feet tall
Covered in shaggy silver, grey, or black hair
Said to have hypnotic power


Gulebaney
Talysh Mountains, Azerbaijan
6 feet tall
Covered in shaggy hair
Known to attack and kidnap humans


Haiit
Central Africa
Very large
Bipedal
Humanlike face
Covered in shaggy hair
Short tail
Has three toes on each foot


Haitlo Laux
Southern British Columbia, Canada
10 feet tall
Covered in red, brown, or black hair
Larger than a bear
Nocturnal
Said to eat humans


Haskell Rascal
Haskell, Texas, USA
7 feet tall
4 feet wide
Muscular
Covered in dark hair
Supposedly impervious to bullets
Some believe that it is identical to the Caddo Critter, noted above
Caddo Critter, Hawley Him
Haverigg Humanoid
Cumbria, Great Britain
Very tall
Covered in thick hair
Very human face
Silver claws
Silver plate on its chest


Hawley Him
Hawley, Texas, USA
6-7 feet tall
Apelike
Bipedal
Covered in brown hair
Known to throw rocks

Caddo Critter,
Haskell Rascal
Hibagon
Japan
5 feet tall
Covered in dark hair
Has a brown, apelike face
Smells like rotting corpses
Said to dwell in the foothills of Japan
Described as very apelike but bipedal


Honey Island Swamp Monster
Honey Island Swamp, Louisiana, USA
7-9 feet tall
Covered in dirty grey or yellowish grey hair
Glowing yellow eyes
Smells like decay
Has three fingers on each hand and three toes on each foot
Some reports include webbed toes
Supposedly kills and eats wild boars
Also known as Wookie (a reference to the Bigfoot-like species from Star Wars)

Horizon City Monster
Horizon City, Texas, USA
7-8 feet tall
Covered in short, maroon/brown hair
Very long heads
Bulldog-like face
Apelike
Strong body odor
Possibly a hermit that has been dwelling in caves, as suggested by some researchers

Ichthyophagos
Sudan
Ethiopia
Human sized
Wear animal skins
Said to eat primarily fish
Has shaggy head hair
Has long, claw-like fingernails


Ikal
Chiapas State, Mexico
3 feet tall
Skinny
Covered in long hair
Dark face
Said to have cloven hooves


Isnachi
Peru
4 foot tall
Said to look like an oversized monkey
Covered in dark hair
Has a stubby, 6 inch long tail
Face extended into a snout similar to a mandrill’s
Long, menacing teeth
Sounds more like an undiscovered ape more than a humanoid

Jez-Tyrmals
Tibetan Plateau, Tibet
Taller than average man
Covered in very shaggy, black hair
Long, copper colored fingernais


Jimbra
Western Australia
7-14 feet tall
Covered in dark brown hair
Apelike faces
Very aggressive, prone to attack humans

Jogung
Jogung
Australia
7-10 feet tall
Covered in dark brown or black hair
Very large genitalia or breasts
Emits foul smelling odor
Known to attack and kill humans with a club

Jimbra
Junjadee
Australia
4 foot tall, bipedal, and covered in dark hair
Footprints vary between five-toed and three-toed
Has many regional names throughout the continent

Kaigyet
Nechako River, British Columbia, Canada
Very tall
Covered in long hair
Impervious to weapons
Humanlike
Said to eat humans


Kakamora
Melanesia
Sized from very small to knee high
Long hair, sharp nails
Live in caves
Also known as Kakangora

Kakundakari


Democratic Republic of the Congo
2-3 feet tall
Covered in thin black hair
Has a short mane along spine
Fairly technologically advanced, has spears and other weapons, as well as clothes and satchels
Possibly the female or child version of Kikomba
Kikomba
Kangaroo Man
Curry County, Oregon, USA
9 feet tall
Covered in hair
Said to look like a very handsome man
Such long arms, its hands almost reach the ground
Cat-like agility
Easily scared
Supposedly able to leap incredible heights and distances, it uses this ability to retreat after being spooked
Despite the creature’s name, it does not have any visual similarities with a kangaroo, just the ability to leap incredible distances

Kalanoro


Madagascar
2 to 3 feet tall
Covered with hair with long hair on its head which reaches its waist
Sharp, hooked fingernails
Three-toed
Said to be amphibious, living in lakes and rivers



Tratratratra
Kapre
Philippines
8-9 feet tall
Covered in dark hair
Large, elephant-like ears
Humanlike
Nocturnal
Emits an unpleasant smell
Known to scare travelers
Known to kidnap women
Some reports claim it only has one eye

Cyclops
Kaptar
Dagestan Republic, Russia
Caucasus Mountains, Azerbaijan
5-7 feet tall
Covered in long reddish brown, dark brown, grey, black, or silver hair
Hairless face
Unusually long arms
Bipedal


Kenkob
West Africa
3 to 4 feet tall
Grey skinned
Long beards
There are no known modern reports

Kent Man Beast
Waldershire, Kent, UK
6-7 feet tall
Covered in bright red or black hair
Menacing red, glowing eyes
Very bulky
Very powerful jaws
Humpbacked


Keshat
Caucasus Mountains, Russia
5 feet tall
Covered in brown hair
Long, protruding face
Sometimes attacks lone travelers
Supposedly trades with humans


Kheyak
Siberia,
 Russia
6-7 feet tall
Covered in hair
Quick runner
Supposedly has hypnotic powers


Khon Paa
Siam
5 feet tall
Bipedal
Kneeless
Extremely fast
Skin is completely transparent


Khot-Sa-Pohl
Oklahoma, USA
Tall
Covered in dark hair
Pointed head
Emits terrible smell
Said to kill and eat humans
Supposedly capable of speech


Kikomba
Democratic Republic of Congo
Kenya
5-6 feet tall
Covered in black hair which is very long on the head
Carries a large walking stick
Known to knock down trees
Known to attack humans
Possibly male or adult version of Kakundakari
Kakundakari

Kiwakwe
Maine, USA
Incredibly enormous
Has an indestructible shell
Has grizzly bear hair on its head
Known to eat humans


Knobby
Cleveland County, North Carolina
6-7 feet tall
Covered in hair
Known to kill livestock
Apelike
Terrifying howls
Also known as Ol’ Knobby

Kolor Hijau
Jakarta, Indonesia
Tall
Covered in hair
Said to wear green underwear
Known to attack and rape women
Has very long and sharp claws which it uses to tear clothes of victims
Reports sound incredibly similar to Spring Heeled Jack encounters of Victorian London
Also known as Kolor Ijo

Koosh-Taa-Kaa
British Columbia, Canada
Alaska, USA
Man-sized
Completely hair covered except for the face
Supposedly steals the souls of those who perished by drowning


Kra-Dhan
Vietnam
Large, bipedal, monkey-like
Very aggressive, known to attack humans
Supposedly communicates through an insane laugh
Supposedly able to change colors like a chameleon


Ksy-Gyik
Northern China
5 feet tall
Covered in yellowish brown, shaggy hair
Apelike face
Humpbacked


Kul
Siberia, Russia
6-7 feet tall
Covered in hair
Very long arms
Glowing red eyes


Lechy
European Russia
4-5 feet tall
Covered in dark hair
Manlike
Thin legs


Little Red Men of the Delta
Kentucky and Tennessee, USA
About the size of a ten-year-old child
Covered in thick reddish orange hair
Has a blackish grey face


Macro
New Zealand
Smaller than a man
Covered in hair
Has long claws
Lives in trees
Also known as Ngatimamaero and Ngatimamo
Maeroero
Maeroero
New Zealand
Man-sized
Covered in coarse, long hair
Very manlike
Very strong
Known to kidnap humans
Also known as Mairoero 
Macro
Mala-Gilage
Chari River, Chad, Central Africa
Short
Hair covered ruddy skin
Long hair on their heads
Tail similar to a monkey’s


Man Beast of Darien
Southern Panama
6 feet tall
Covered in long, black hair
Apposed big toe on each foot
Aggressive


Man-Beast of Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
8-10 feet tall
Covered in reddish brown hair
Glowing red eyes
Apelike face
The description fits one of three kinds of wildmen in the Solomon Islands. The second kind is shorter than a human, and the other is 15-20 feet tall

Mande Burung
West Garo Hills, India
Larger than a human
Covered in hair
Live in forest nests
Bipedal


Man-Monkey
Shropshire Union Canal, England
Man-sized
Covered in black hair
Incredibly bright silvery white glowing eyes
Bipedal


Mao-Ren
China
6 feet tall
Covered in red hair
Very long, mane-like head hair
Bipedal

Yeren
Mapinguary
Brazil
Paraguay
5-6 feet tall
Covered in long, red hair
Monkey-like face
Very long mane-like hair on its back
Said to have a second mouth on its stomach
Feet are said to be able to turn backward
Nocturnal
Kills livestock by pulling out tongues
Some researchers theorize that the creature could be a surviving Giant Sloth
Didi,
Curinquean
Maricoxi
Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Man-sized
Covered with hair
Apelike face and body
Bipedal
Uses bow-and-arrows to attack humans
Lives in villages of huts


Marshman of Michigan
Marshall, Michigan, USA
Larger than a human
Covered in black hair
Has huge, green glowing eyes
Smells like rotten fruit
Those who saw the creature thought it originated from a UFO

Matlog
Nootka Sound, British Columbia, Canada
Larger than a human
Covered with coarse and stiff, black hair
Very big head
Emits loud shrieks
Very long arms
Has very sharp, fang-like teeth
Long arms
Has claws on both hands and both feet
Said to attack and eat humans
Also known as Matlox

Matuyu
Brazil
5-6 feet tall
Covered in dark hair
Has backwards feet
Bipedal

Mapinguary
Mau
Kenya, Africa
4 feet tall
Covered in red or black hair
Has long hair on its head
Inhabits caves
Said to use primitive tools

Doko
Mawas
Malaysia
5-6 feet tall
Covered in brown or black, shaggy hair
Apelike


Mecheny
Tyumen’ Region, Siberia, Russia
6-7 feet tall
Covered in short, reddish brown hair. The left forearm is has white or tan hair instead of the red/brown
Glowing red eyes
Very muscular
Round, apelike face
Powerful chest


Meh-Teh
Himalayan Mountains
Tibet
Nepal
6-8 feet tall
Covered in reddish brown hair
Very muscular
Very powerful arms
One of the many species under the name ‘Yeti’
Yeti,
Mi-Teh
Memegwesi

Northeastern USA and Southeastern Canada
3 to 4 feet tall
Covered with hair
Lack of a nose
Long beard, short arms, bowed legs
Enlarged head
Said to be a trickster type creature


Menehune
Hawaii, USA
2 to 3 feet tall
Covered in dark hair
Said to be muscular with broad shoulders and a pot belly
Protruding brow ridge
Large eyes
Supposedly communicates primarily telepathically
Agriculturally capable
Has primitive tools


Mesingw
New Jersey, USA
Eastern Pennsylvania, USA
Man-sized
Covered with black or red hair
Face is half red, half black
Rides a deer
Said to eat humans


Mi-Chen-Po
Tibet
7 feet tall
Covered in dark red or brown hair

Yeti
Mi-Go
Tibet
Nepal
Sikkim State, India
6-7 feet tall
Covered in dark brown hair
Apelike face
Pointed head
Muscular
Nocturnal
Bipedal
Bad odor
Afraid of humans

Yeti
Mirygdy
Chukotskiy Peninsula, Siberia, Russia
7 feet tall
Small head
Wide shoulders
Powerful arms and legs
Said to be a scavenger


Mississippi Tusked Ape
Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
5-7 feet tall
Covered in very long, brownish black hair
Apelike face
Known to kill dogs
Very long tusks protruding from its mouth


Mi-Teh
Himalaya Mountains, Nepal
5 feet tall
Covered in shaggy, red/brown, black, or rust colored hair
Cone-shaped head
Bipedal
Long mane along its spine
Short, broad feet which can turn backwards

Yeti,
Meh-Teh
Mmoatia

Ghana, West Africa
1 foot tall
Covered in hair which is red, white, or black in color
Backwards feet
Whistles or hisses to communicate


Moehau
New Zealand
7 feet tall
Covered in hair
Thin, boney fingers
Bipedal

Coromandel Man
Mohan
Huila and Tolima Departments, Columbia
Human sized
Covered in black hair
Thick head hair
Rough facial features
Muscular
Said to be able to be underwater for long periods of time
Said to assault women


Momo
Louisiana, Missouri, USA
6-12 feet tall
Covered in black hair
Head hair covered its facial features
Bipedal
Known to kill dogs
Makes growling, gurgling sounds
Tracks are both of the three and five toed kind
Emits terrible smell
Also known as the Missouri Monster

Mono Grande
Venezuela
Columbia
Ecuador
Bolivia
5-6 feet tall
Tailless and apelike
Runs with an unusual, leaping limp
Throws stones at huts
Uses branches as weapons
Supposedly can interbreed with humans


Monster of Green Swamp
Green Swamp, Florida, USA
8 feet tall
Covered in hair

Skunk Ape
Mulahu
Ituri Forest, Democratic Republic of Congo
7-8 feet tall
Covered with dark grey hair with black hair on its back and white hair on its face
Bipedal
Very aggressive


Nakami
British Columbia, Canada
Yukon, Canada
Alaska, USA
Taller than average human
Covered in short hair
Long facial hair
Red or yellow glowing eyes
Clawed hands
Nocturnal
Lives underground
Said to have hypnotic powers
Throws rocks and sticks
Kidnaps women and young children
Said to eat humans


Nalusa Falaya
Louisiana, USA
Mississippi, USA
McCurtain County, USA
Human-sized
Covered in greyish brown hair
Small eyes
Large, pointed ears
Long arms
Said to slide on its stomach to get near humans
Throws sticks and stones as weapons
Said to help Native Americans to create medicine as well as teach children about herbs and medicines


Nanauner
Kenya
Larger than average human
Covered in black hair
Bipedal
Also known as Naibor

Nasnas
Yemen, Arabian Peninsula
Pamir Mountains. Tajikistan
Human-sized
Covered with thick hair
Face is without hair
Bipedal
Supposedly has capability of language
Said to kidnap humans for sexual means


Ndesu
Democratic Republic of Congo
Larger than average human
Covered in dark hair with periodic light spots
Said to attack travelers
Eats humans, specifically women and children
Also known as Nesu

Nittaewo
Sri Lanka
3 to 4 feet tall
Covered in red, shaggy hair
Has dark skin
Short arms with clawed hands


Ngoloko
Kenya
8 feet tall
Covered in thick, grey hair
Ears like an elephant’s
Hairless face
Long hair on its head
Only a thumb and index finger on each hand
The thumb has a 2 inch long claw
Bipedal
Bad odor
Said to drink blood and milk from livestock
Has one separated big toe and three smaller ones
The name also refers to a serpent that resembles a white, dead tree

Nguoi Rung
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
4-5 feet tall
Covered in red, grey, brown, or lack hair
The elbow is said to have a sharp bone protruding from it
Has a long tail
Bipedal
Proficient at climbing trees
Supposedly raids villages
Said to eat humans, specifically their intestines (only seen in Laos)


Nowata Monster
Nowata County, Oklahoma, USA
5-6 feet tall
4 feet wide
Covered in dark hair
Bipedal
Supposedly toys with people
Said to steal chickens
Three toes on each foot
Smelled like rotten eggs

Chicken Man
Ntonou
Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa
Short humanoid
Covered in hair
Short tail
Said to be able to reproduce with humans
Possibly extinct
Sehite
Nuk-Luk
Nahanni Valley, Canada
Descriptions bear a striking resemblance to ‘cavemen’ from movies or television
Said to be hairy, but not completely covered, men
Either completely naked or clothed in animal skins
Long scraggly hair and beards
‘caveman’ like face
Also known as Bushman or Nakani

Nyalmo
Helmu, Nepal
Southern Tibet
13-20 feet tall
Covered in hair
Very large, cone-shaped head
Said to eat yaks, mountain goats, and humans

Rimi
Yeti
Oh-Mah
Northern California
7-8 feet tall
Covered in hair
Has large teeth
Smells unpleasant
Said to shoot flaming arrows
Also known as Oh-Ma-Ha

Old Sheff
Crawford County, Kansas, USA
Larger than a gorilla
Covered in dark hair
Bipedal
Very long arms with long claws on each hand
Terrifying face


Old Yellow Top
Cobalt, Ontario, Canada
6-8 feet tall
Covered in black hair below the waist and above the waist is covered in yellow hair
Very stocky
Muscular
Bipedal


Orang Dalam
Pahang, Johor, Melaka, and Perak States, Malaysia
6-10 feet tall
Covered in dark brown hair
Glowing red eyes
Bipedal
Smells like urine
Frightened by humans
Four toes on each foot


Orang Gadang
Sumatra, Indonesia
Borneo, Indonesia
10 feet tall
Very long head hair but little body hair
Humanlike
Bipedal


Orang Gugu
Sumatra, Indonesia
4 to 5 feet tall
Covered in red or black hair
Has a mane along its spine
Said to be aggressive when people enter its territory, to prevent this, some offer gifts
Possible alternative name for the Orang Pendek
Orang Pendek
Orang Pendek
Sumatra, Indonesia
2.5 to 4.5 feet tall
Covered in brownish red hair
Has a black mane along its spine
Ape-like, long arms
Said to have a human-like face with unusually long canine teeth
Bipedal, they are also skilled tree climbers

Orang Gugu
Orange Eyes
Mansfield, Ohio, USA
11 feet tall
Covered in dark hair
Apelike face
Very large and bright, glowing orange eyes

Grassman
Orestimba Creek Monster
Orestimba Creek, Stanislaus County, California, USA
5 feet tall
Unusually broad shouldered
Large and long arms
Short legs
Long torso
Covered with dark brown and tan hair
Playful manner
Fond of playing with fire and whistling
Suggested that this could have been a juvenile Bigfoot

Ouuahi
Brazil
Columbia
Venezuela
Covered in light red hair
Bright, blue/grey eyes
Apelike face
Bipedal
Unusually proportioned limbs
Moves with a rolling gait
Walks on the outside of its feet


Patagonian Giant
Southern Argentina
Chile
7-12 feet tall
Long head hair
Nomadic


Pikelian
Magadan Region, Siberia, USA
Larger than a human
Covered in grey/brown hair
Lives in caves
Steals from hunters


Pitt Lake Giant
Pitt Lake, British Columbia, Canada
10-15 feet tall
Covered in hair which grows longer on the head and shorter on the arms
Very long, hanging arms
Hands are as large as canoe paddles
Flat footed
Four toes on each foot


Pukwudgee
East Coast, USA and East Coast Canada
2 feet tall
Covered in brown hair with white skin
Said to build huts out of clay and grass


Quickfoot
Devon and Dorset, England
West Lothian, Scotland
6 feet tall
Covered in dark brown hair
Some reports claim it is manlike while others claim bear-like
Can run speeds of 70+ miles per hour


Rakshi-Bompo
Nepal 
4-6 feet tall
Covered in hair
Very fast
Alternative name for the Yeti
Yeti
Rimi
Tibet
Eastern Nepal
7-10 feet tall
Covered in dark hair
Large teeth
Glowing red eyes

Yeti
Sakai
Peninsular Malaysia
5-6 feet tall
Covered in black hair
Pink skin
Sad, ape-like face
Very long mustache
Can swim well
Emits a strong odor
Very long canine teeth
Wears a loincloth of bark
Said to kill and eat humans
Timid
Also known as Hantu Sakai
Mawas
Salvaje
Venezuela
Columbia
3-6 feet tall
Covered in red hair
Backwards feet
Can make humanlike sounds but no language
Monkey-like face
Known to kidnap women
Smells bad


Sansandryi
Casamance River, Sengal
Much shorter than a human
Covered in hair
Very muscular and strong
Walks backwards to prevent being followed
Steals from villages


Sasquatch
Pacific Northwest
Canada
6-10 feet tall
Covered in dark brown or black hair
Very large and muscular
Apelike face
Known to kidnap humans, generally with the intent of inducting them into their group
Bipedal
Peaceful
Often used interchangeably with Bigfoot
Bigfoot
Sehite
Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa
Small in stature
Covered in red hair
Has an unusually large head
Supposedly glows

Ntonou,
Agogwe,
Fluorescent Freddie
Seme
Gabon, West Africa
2 to 3 feet tall
Covered in red, orange or yellow hair
Has very long head hair


Sherwood Forest Thing
Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England
8 feet tall
Covered in hair
Glowing red eyes
Fond of scaring hikers and travelers
Said to live in nearby caves and catacombs


Shiru

Andes Mountains
4 to 5 feet tall
Covered in brown hair
Shy creatures


Sismite
Cubulco, Guatemala
Nicaragua
Belize
Taller than a man
Covered in extremely long, dark hair
Gorilla-like body
Humanlike head and face
Large eyes
Thumb-less hands
Separated big toe
Walks bipedally but knuckle-walks for speed
Attacks travelers
Kidnaps children and women


Sister Lakes Monster
Cass County, Michigan, USA
9 feet tall
Covered in dark hair
Has red, glowing eyes
Huge, thundering feet
Apelike face
Long, powerful arms


Skookum
Washington, USA
Oregon, USA
Very tall
Covered in hair
Said to eat humans
It is interesting to note that one of the most compelling pieces of evidence for Bigfoot, the Skookum cast, was found in an area called Skookum Meadows
Sasquatch,
Bigfoot
Skunk Ape
Florida, USA
5-9 feet tall
Covered in black, red, or brown hair
Very aggressive
Known for its revolting smell (thus the name ‘Skunk Ape’)
Feet range from three, four and five toed

Booger
Snanaik
Bella Coola Inlet, British Columbia, USA
Very tall
Covered in long, dark hair
Long arms with very sharp claws
Bipedal
Said to eat humans


Spanish Monkey Man
Malaga, Trinidad, Spain
Tall
Covered in long hair except its head which was completely bald
Baby-like head


Spinifex Man
Central Western Australia
10 feet tall
Covered in dark hair
Bipedal
Two-toed


Ste-Ye-Hah’
Northern Oregon, USA
Southern Washington, USA
Taller than average human
Covered with dark hair
Said to throw sticks at people and poke sticks into lodges
Nocturnal
Bipedal
Said to attack and eat humans
Also known as Stick-Shower-Indians
Skookum
Sumske Dekle
Croatia
5-6 feet tall
Covered in red or black hair
Unusually large head which is rectangular shaped
Said to be able to breed with humans
Is able to make clothing
Timid around humans


Sykesville Monster
Sykesville, Maryland, USA
7-8 feet tall
Covered in dark hair
Bulky
Known to be extremely aggressive
Known to kill dogs


Tano Giant
Tano River, Ghana
Very tall
Covered in black hair
Thumb-less hands
Monkey-like head but apelike face
Apelike body
Known to abduct women


Teh-Lma
Himalayan Mountain Range
4 to 5 feet tall
Covered in grey or red hair
Head comes to a point and has a sloping forehead
Smaller version of the Yeti
Yeti
Temu
Liberia
Smaller than humans
Mane of long hair from their head, along their spine
Has a beard
Makes whistling sounds


Tenatco
Northern British Columbia, Canada
Larger than a human
Covered in thick, coarse hair
Known to dig holes in the ground
Known to attack and eat humans


Tikoloshe
South Africa
3 to 4 feet tall
Looks similar to a baboon
Covered in hair
Has an unusually long penis, which is usually erect
Said to cause many problems
Is generally maliciously mischievous
Also known as Tokolosh
The name is also used for a type of water demon
It is also supposedly connected to black magic

Tjangara
South Australia
10-13 feet tall
Covered in hair
Aggressive
Known to kill and eat humans
Said to carry a large wooden club
Four toed
Can turn their feet backwards
Also known as Koyorowen or Yay-Ho
Yowie
Tok
Eastern Myanmar
6-7 feet tall
Covered in light brown or black hair
Small head
Broad shoulders
Knee-less legs
Nocturnal
Known to break into huts
Also known as Taw

Tratratratra
Madagascar
2-4 feet tall
Covered in dark hair
Round faced
Humanlike face
Apelike feet
Opposed big toe
Bipedal

Kalanoro
Trauco
Chile, South America
1.5 to 2.5 feet tall
Covered in shaggy hair
Broad chest and back
Has no feet
Said to assault women


Traverspine Gorilla
Traverspine River, Labrador, Canada
7 feet tall
Covered in dark hair with white hair on the top of its head
Apelike
Both bipedal and quadrupedal
Uses sticks as weapons
Long arms

Old Yellow Top
Tsamekes
Southwestern British Columbia, Canada
7-8 feet tall
Covered with hair
Known to whistle
Said to attack and eat humans


Tua Yeua
Thailand
Man-sized
Covered in dark red hair
Bipedal
Apelike
Manlike face


Tuki
Solomon Islands
1 foot tall
Covered in long, black hair
Has long talons as hands
Lives under stones


Tungu
South Siberia, Russia
6-7 feet tall
Covered in thick and long hair
Very thin
Long and narrow feet


Tunnit
Greenland
Canada
Alaska, USA
Siberia, Russia
Very tall
Very strong
Incredibly humanlike
Very stupid
Were fairly civilized
Built large huts out of stone and whale bones
Said to be largely extinct
Suggested to be the same species as the Almasty
Almasty
Ucumar
Argentina
Taller than average human
Covered in very long, brownish black hair
Long beard
Small, beady eyes
Said to be a mix between a man and a bear
Bipedal
Said to kidnap women for breeding
Large hands and feet with opposed toes
Also known as Ucu

Ulak
Nicaragua
5 feet tall
Covered in black hair
Apelike
Backwards feet
No tail
Bipedal
Said to kidnap women
Supposedly lives in caves


Uyan
Malaysia
3 feet tall
Covered in dark brown hair
Supposedly has domesticated dogs
Thin arms and legs


Vadoma
Zimbabwe
Completely human except has two toes instead of one
Incredibly fast


Vasitri
Rio Orinoco, Venezuela
Larger than humans
Humanlike face and body
Covered in dark hair
Said to be able to build huts
Kidnaps women


Ved
Bilogora Mountains, Croatia
Taller than a human
Covered in hair
Wears tattered clothes
Said to live in their own houses
Said to become friends with humans and act as a housekeeper for them


Vele
Fiji
2 feet tall
Covered in black hair
Head ends in a point
Said to throw clubs at trespassers
Also known as Veli

Wa’ab
Southern Sudan
Very tall
Covered in red hair
Has no joints
Is capable of speaking many languages


Wa-Mbilikimo
Kenya, East Africa
3 to 4 feet tall
Long head hair, down to their shoulders
Covered in dark hair


Washipi
Northern Argentina, South America
1.5 to 3 feet tall
Covered in hair
Face is similar to a monkey’s
Long, claw-like fingernails
Shy but incredibly strong


Watu Wa Miti
Zimbabwe, Africa
4 to 5 feet tall
Covered in dark hair
Extremely aggressive, even warlike


Wendigo
Eastern and Central Canada
6-10 feet tall
Covered in black hair
Glowing, red, unblinking eyes
Large fangs and claws
Notorious for killing and eating humans
Also known as Windigo

White Demon
Richland, Washington, USA
6-8 feet tall
Covered in white hair
Bipedal
Very muscular
Impervious to weapons
Also known as Whitefoot

Winsted Wildman
Winsted, Connecticut, USA
6 feet tall
Covered in yellowish tan or brown hair
Shy and timid
Fond of scaring travelers
Apelike


Woodwose
Mountains of Central Europe
2-9 feet tall
Humanlike and naked
Covered in hair
Long hair on head
Sometimes has a tail
Said to abduct women
Said to eat unbaptized babies
Carries a wooden club
Also known as Wudewasa
The Woodwose is the quintessential Wildman after the Green Man
Green Man
Xing-Xing
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
6-7 feet tall
Covered in hair
Apelike
Humanlike face
Bipedal
Able to talk


Xipe
Nicaragua, Central America
2 to 4 feet tall
Covered in dark hair
Has backwards feet


Yabalik-Adam
Pamir and Kunlun Mountains
Human-sized
Covered in yellow hair
Humanlike hands
Broad feet
Uses rocks as weapons


Yagmort
Komi Republic, Russia
5-7 feet tall
Covered in grey hair
Large glowing eyes
Very long arms
Has its own language
Can mimic human communication
Can make fire


Yara-Ma-Yha-Who
New South Wales, Australia
4 feet tall
Covered in red hair
Toothless
Apelike face
Unhingable jaw
Octopus-like suckers on hands and feet
Waddling, bipedal walk
Attacks people from trees
Drinks blood of humans
Swallows humans whole


Yeahoh
Kentucky, USA
6-9 feet tall
Covered in black or white hair
Known to scare travelers
Impervious to weapons
Glowing red eyes
Known to kill dogs
Apelike face


Yeho
Andros Island and Long Island, Bahamas
Human-sized
Covered in hair
Long claws
Backward feet
Nocturnal
Supposedly can mate with humans


Yeren
China
4-10 feet tall
Covered in black, grey, brown, or yellow hair
Humanlike head
Long hair on head
Apelike face
Wide shoulders
Red hair on arms
Humanlike hands and feet
No tail
Both bipedal and quadrupedal
Fast runner
Lives in caves


Yeti
Himalaya Mountains
5-8 feet tall
Covered in thick grey, brown, or red hair
Apelike face, body, and hands
Long arms
Nocturnal
Bipedal
Four or five toes with the big one separated from the rest
General term for most unknown hairy humanoids in Central Asia
Meh-Teh,
Rimi,
Dzu-Teh,
Mi-Teh,
Teh-Lma,
Nyalmo
Yoshi
Chile
2.5 feet tall
Covered in yellow-green hair
Has a bald patch on the back of its head
Is able to furnish weapons and fire


Yowie
Eastern Australia
5-9 feet tall
Covered in black or dark brown hair
Very apelike head and face
Yellow or red, glowing eyes
Very long arms
Thin legs
Long toes
Claws on each hand
Nocturnal
Very aggressive
Known to kill dogs


Yunwi Tsundi
Georgia and North Carolina, USA
2 feet tall
Black hair which touches the ground
Is playful and benevolent


Zemlemer
Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Province, Siberia, Russia
6-7 feet tall
Covered in hair
Glowing eyes
Very long stride



Appendix
Some Recurring Themes with These Creatures
  • Many share qualities with both humans and apes
  • Many have bright, glowing eyes
  • Often these creatures are known to kidnap humans
  • A recurring theme in many encounters is the witness is traveling or in a vehicle when encountering the creatures
  • There is an excessive amount of creatures which have backwards feet
  • There is an unusual amount of creatures which have only 4, 3, or 2 toes. Many of which dwell in swamps or more tropical areas

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