For as long as we can remember, the mystery of Bigfoot has plagued the internet.
Does this gigantic, ape-like creature exist – or is it all part of an elaborate rouse?
Believers have long had to rely on shaky, pixellated, and often fake-looking, footage in order to prove their claims.
That is – until now.
Some of the latest Bigfoot footage that has emerged online is really blowing the internet away.
It’s unlike any Bigfoot sighting recorded before, in both its clarity and its veracity.
Are you convinced? Judge for yourself.
In a way, the sheer amount of information that we have access to today has made the world seem a little too “figured out.”
Unexplained phenomena make the world seem magical again.
Which isn’t to say that we want these things to stay unexplained…
In fact, many on the internet will dedicate whole portions of their lives to convincing others that their belief system is the “correct” one.
This is where conspiracy theories come in …
Some believe that the reason that certain things remain unsolved is because someone doesn’t want us to figure them out.
And there’s one theory that truly captures the internet …
Bigfoot.
In folklore, Bigfoot is a tall, upright walking, ape-like creature that represents the missing link between humans and primates.
There have been sightings over the years.
They’re particularly associated with the Pacific Northwestern region of the USA – although similar types of creature exist in mythologies around the globe.
Although there are some anthropologists who do believe.
“Evidence” of Bigfoot includes oddly enormous excrement piles, those frighteningly oversized footprints, and, of course, claimed sightings of the creature.
And that’s not all.
Although, from time to time, we do see some (usually pretty low quality) footage of Bigfoot – or, at least, of some sort of giant ape (or man in an ape costume).
There are some famous examples.
This 2007 photo was put forward by the Bigfoot Field Research Organization (yes, really) as evidence of the creature’s existence – though many claimed that they believed it to be a bear with mange.
However, these sightings don’t always hold water.
In fact, many Bigfoot skeptics claim that the footage and photographs of different sightings are actually deliberate hoaxes by people just wanting some online attention.
Many believe that the Bigfoot bones found by investigators actually belong to an ancient (and now extinct) primate called the Gigantopithecus.
Because it seems like it’ll be impossible to ever fully disprove, the myth of Bigfoot will likely be with us forever. Or, at least, until the internet ends.
But this week, there’s been major Bigfoot news!
And this new video has got the internet talking, once more, about what exactly is lurking in our forests.
It was taken on the Durango and Silverton railroad in Colorado.
The area has some truly beautiful forests – and it was in these forests that our mystery creature was sighted.
The image was uploaded to Facebook by user Shannon Parker.
And has left the internet divided as to whether it’s real or not …
One tweeted: “Was a little skeptical about this, until I saw the length of the arm. The hand was all the way down to the knee. Clearly a bigfoot.”
Another wrote: “Best video since Patterson tape.”
However, not everyone was so convinced.
“They are elusive because they take their costumes off after you get your shot,” joked one.
“That costume would be a little more convincing if it weren’t so baggy,” another laughed.
The image shows the mythical beast walking up a hill.
It then appears to get tired and takes a seat for a rest.
You can see the clip right here.
What do you think?