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Interesting scaling. Did that on BFF ages ago 8', 10', 12'. When you see it THAT big, THAT big is too big to be true. As soon as I hear "It was 9', 10' or 12' tall I begin my exit.
 
makaya325 said:
I dont understand how an amateur search is qualified as a search. Wouldnt a full blown science expedition be qualified as a search
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Please understand makaya325 that there are people out there with reason to look in a detailed manner at the potential habitat of these things. If its there you WILL find it sooner or later. There have been and still are thousand's of eyes and tens of thousands of man hours gathering all sorts of information out there. And while I'm in less than agreement with much of this forum's MO much of it is valid.
 
Crowlogic said:
Interesting scaling. Did that on BFF ages ago 8', 10', 12'. When you see it THAT big, THAT big is too big to be true. As soon as I hear "It was 9', 10' or 12' tall I begin my exit.
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Why?
Gigantopithecus blacki is thought by some (not all) to have stood up to 10' tall when bipedal.
 
bf's are generally reported to stand 7ft, but very massive. Sometimes even eight feet. When you look at the size of canada, its easy to see something could hide in an area as remote as tibet
 
Why need large dung piles? This is not a t-rex we are talking about. We are talking about an animal roughly larger than a large man. How is a 5 inch turd massive?
 
makaya325 said:
bf's are generally reported to stand 7ft, but very massive. Sometimes even eight feet. When you look at the size of canada, its easy to see something could hide in an area as remote as tibet
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I forget - is Tibet part of Canada, or is it the other way around? :confused:
 
makaya325 said:
Why need large dung piles? This is not a t-rex we are talking about. We are talking about an animal roughly larger than a large man. How is a 5 inch turd massive?
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Any idea how much dung a bear (roughly larger than a man) leaves each day?
Or a gorilla?
Have some fun and look it up. You'll be impressed.
Any idea how wildlife officials keep track of said bears and gorillas?
I'll give you a hint...the massive volumes of excrement these animals (one an omnivore and one a herbivore) leave in their daily wanderings. They leave piles behind at least once and usually several times a day. So much poo in fact, that it is quite easy to keep track not only of individuals (through DNA analysis of said doody), but also entire populations of these animals across thousands of square miles.
I'll assume you are simply unaware of the basics of wildlife ecology, wildlife managment, and tracking.
I'll also assume that you are unaware of the various field guides to dung (oh yes, they exist) in which examples of all the mammalian species of North America are represented. Yet somehow, no huge primate droppings have been catalogued by those who are in the field on a daily basis, doing research, and busting their humps to gather as much data as possible before the day's end.

Carry on...
 
Desert, and do you realize how long poo lasts in the wild? How many animal dung are found days after?
 
makaya325 said:
Desert, and do you realize how long poo lasts in the wild? How many animal dung are found days after?
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As a matter of fact, I do.
It can last up to several months depending on moitsure content of the substrate, the air, degree of soil acidity or alkalinity, content of the poo itself, presence or absence of coprophagous organisms, etc.
Bison, antelope, and coyote poo on the plains can last up to a year.
Bear, wolf, and ungulate poo can last for weeks in the forest.
But, why do you ask?
 
makaya325 said:
Yes, poo in a brush in a huge area would definitely be found every 8 seconds.:confused:
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Why 8 seconds?
Why's it in a brush?
Or is this just an attempt at sarcasm due to a lack of an appropriate response? Would you argue that wildlife researchers do not in fact use droppings to monitor individuals or populations?

But it's good you noticed your dog's droppings have frozen. Freezing is a fantastic way to preserve dung. In Tibet ( a place you mention frequently), primate droppings would indeed freeze solid very quickly and be found even more easily than in North America. Good job on the critical observation and thinking! NOW you're doing science!
 
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makaya325 said:
Old man, i said areas of canada are as remote as tibet
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No, Makaya, you didn't. You may have meant that, but you didn't WRITE it. It's been my experience that fuzzy thinking and fuzzy writing go hand in hand.

Anyway, I thought that you wanted to learn.
 
makaya325 said:
Why need large dung piles? This is not a t-rex we are talking about. We are talking about an animal roughly larger than a large man. How is a 5 inch turd massive?
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If Bigfoot doesn't eat animals than it eats a lot of vegetation which it stays close to like a gorilla, has a great big gut, and makes some giant poopies.
If it eats meat than we will find it buy it's predation or scavenging. Would a Bigfoot turn it's nose at a salmon run unlike every other PNW meat eater?
 
And...yum...joggers!
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