A handful of authentic researchers are studying Bigfoot through an informal group dubbed Zoobook. Most don't want to give their names.
Who can blame them? The more than 8,000 sightings of the giant ape-like creature usually turn out to be bears, hoaxes, or other explainable things. The whole Bigfoot story is seen as unsubstantiated myth.
But some legitimate scientists are still interested.
According to Idaho State University professor of anatomy and anthropology Jeff Meldrum, the creature could exist. Meldrum, who has been the target of scorn for his view, says enough wilderness areas do exist to support a nocturnal, wide-ranging, reclusive creature. He thinks it would take 100 to 200 bears to support one Bigfoot. He notes there are 18,000 bears in Pennsylvania.
