Stories about a giant ape-men living in the mountain and forest areas on the skirts of civilization seem to only be documented back to the beginning of this century. In the 1920's and 30's reports appeared of large, biped, hairy creatures seen at a distance, or huge humanoid tracks being found in remote areas. To this day nobody has been able to shoot one of the creatures and allowed scientists to examine it, so evidence of such a creature's existence is circumstantial at best. It is always possible some of these sightings may be hoaxes. Others might be due to misidentifications of a known species.
Some people hold it is a primitive form of man.
Others think it is an unidentified new species of gorilla. In fact, if he were alive today, the Pleistocene Gigantopithecus might well be a dead ringer for today's Big Foot , Abominable Snowman or Russian Wildman . According to the group the creature started thrashing about and they feared the waves it made would swamp the boat. The creature continued to make appearances throughout that year and the following summer. It brought monster hunters to that remote area in droves.