Publisher's Synopsis
In this unparalleled analysis, T.A. Wilson replaces idle speculation with data and interdisciplinary truths to reveal the hidden life of bigfoot, North America's indigenous hominin, by putting the species into evolutionary context. Drawing upon his field experience and databases that now contain thousands of sightings events, Wilson analyzes the data statistically to develop an anatomical profile of bigfoot. For the first time, hoaxing and myth can be separated from reality and all manner of questions can be reasonably answered, foremost among them being what exactly is bigfoot? How fast can it run? How strong is it? What is the mating structure of the species? How can a hominin so large be so defined by the smallest of anatomical details-the alignment of its great toe? What is its cranial capacity? What are the implications of its hand anatomy? Could it be capable of proto-gestures, even protolanguage? What are Pacific Coast population estimates? How could it escape scientific recognition? Now bigfoot is a mystery no more...or at least not quite the seemingly unsolvable mystery that it was.
