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The Fouke Monster, also known as the Southern Sasquatch, is a legendary cryptid reported near the town of Fouke in Miller County, Arkansas, during the early 1970s. The creature was accused of attacking a local family. Initial sightings of the creature were concentrated in the Jonesville/Boggy Creek area, where it was blamed for the destruction of local livestock. Later, sightings were made several hundred miles to the north and the east of Fouke. The creature was named by journalist Jim Powell, who reported on it for the ''Texarkana Gazette'' and the ''Texarkana Daily News''. The Fouke Monster was also covered by the state desk headed by Norman L. Richardson of the ''Shreveport Times''. It has been the subject of several films and a number of books. ==Appearance== Various reports between 1971 and 1974 described the creature as being a large hominid-like creature covered in long dark hair, which was estimated to be about tall with a weight of . Witnesses said that its chest was about wide. Later reports, published during the early 1980s, claimed that it was far larger, with one report describing it as tall, with an estimated weight of . Some accounts describe the Fouke Monster as running swiftly with a galloping gait and swinging its arms in a fashion similar to a monkey.〔 Reports also describe it as having a terrible odor, the odor being described as a combination of a skunk and a wet dog, and as having bright red eyes about the size of silver dollars.〔Silver dollar coins minted in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries are in diameter.〕 A variety of tracks and claw marks have been discovered which are claimed to belong to the creature. One set of foot prints reportedly measured in length and wide, while another appeared to show that the creature only had three toes.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fouke Monster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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