Skunk Ape

As a Skunk Ape (German Skunk Ape ) is called a local legends after allegedly existing ape- like creature from Florida. The creature is described as up to three feet tall and up to 600 kilograms and its habitat should be located in the Everglades. The Skunk Ape is a Kryptid, its actual existence is seen as extremely doubtful. The park management of the Everglades National Park looking at the Skunk Ape as fictional.

The Skunk Ape supposedly mastered walking upright and resembles in habit other ape-men such as Bigfoot. In contrast to those of the Skunk Ape but a docile nature. Characteristic of the Skunk Ape is his stench - from which derives the name - and his thick brown fur.

The first sightings of cryptids come from the colonial era, most of 1920-1930, as part of the Everglades have been cut down. Thereafter, the Skunk Ape was forgotten until 1997, the Kryptid allegedly went for a walk on the edge of a suburb.

Reappraisal of the legend

The legend of the Skunk Ape has been in the movie Skunk Ape? taken: 2003 ( Greg and Matt Brookens Director and Screenplay ). In addition, the Skunk Ape plays a leading role in the horror novel Shade of the Tree by Piers Anthony ( German under the title shade of the tree ).