Post by hopeful on Sept 22, 2008 16:15:27 GMT -5
Jacobs figure
From squatchopedia.com - All things bigfoot and sasquatch
On 16 September 2007 a trail camera owned by a Rick Jacobs captured at least two indistinct images of a dark-colored animal in northwest Pennsylvania. In both pictures, the head of the animal was oriented away from the camera or otherwise obscured from view, even though the animal itself was standing in the open.
Uncertain as to the identity of the animal, Jacobs’ brother, according to various news accounts, encouraged him to submit the photos to sasquatch investigators. Among those contacted was the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO).
Securing rights to the images, the photos were displayed on the BFRO website on 19 October 2007 and identified as depicting a juvenile sasquatch. A third photo was included that clearly showed two young bear cubs, photographed about 28 minutes before the “Jacobs creature” (as the BFRO dubbed the subject). Based on photo time stamps and comments from the Jacobs family, other pictures were apparently taken by the trail camera, but they were not initially made available for public viewing.
The BFRO discussion accompanying the photos claimed that, according to sighting reports, young sasquatches are quadrupedal. By the BFRO's account, U.S. and Canadian bear and primate experts, including someone at Idaho State University (by implication, Dr. Jeff Meldrum), had supposedly offered tentative opinions supporting the unknown primate interpretation, but no one identified with this position was named then or in the following months.
Perhaps because of the timing of the release of the Jacobs photos with the fortieth anniversary of the filming of a sasquatch at Bluff Creek, CA, by Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin, or the proximity of the story with Halloween, a traditional time for bigfoot related newspaper articles and television programs, the Jacobs photos story captured the attention of the public and was picked up worldwide by the media. No small part of the media’s attention was drawn to the debate raging among sasquatch researchers.
Within an hour of the appearance of the photos on the Internet, opinions appeared on bigfoot-related websites to the effect that the Jacobs creature was nothing more than a young black bear. In an interview, and later during a presentation at the Texas Bigfoot Conference on 10 November 2007, Dr. Jeff Meldrum stated the subject was in all likelihood a black bear. The Pennsylvania Game Commission identified the subject as a black bear with mange, as did renowned black bear researcher Lynn Rogers.
Support for both the black bear and juvenile sasquatch views focused on arguments pertaining to leg lengths. Sasquatch proponents stated that the leg lengths were far too long for a black bear, but that they were consistent with what would be expected for an undocumented species of great ape. Conversely, bear proponents argued that the leg lengths, visible body proportions, and anatomical features were perfectly consistent with a young black bear interpretation.
In the face of widespread criticism regarding the identification of the Jacobs photos subject as a sasquatch, the BFRO soon ameliorated their statements and assigned “Unclassified Primate?” captions to the pictures. However, they continued to assert that unnamed experts supported the possible juvenile sasquatch interpretation. Writing with reference to “Image 3” (showing the animal bent over with its head between its front legs), the BFRO stated, “The people we have spoken with so far who have spent a great deal of time with both primates and bears (mainly zoo people) say this figure looks much more like a healthy primate smelling the ground than like a skinny bear smelling the ground.” No one with applicable credentials has publicly supported this position.
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Comparison of Jacobs figure with adolescent black bear
The above information was retrieved from squatchopedia.com.
Bald Bear Vs Jacobs Creature
From squatchopedia.com - All things bigfoot and sasquatch
On 16 September 2007 a trail camera owned by a Rick Jacobs captured at least two indistinct images of a dark-colored animal in northwest Pennsylvania. In both pictures, the head of the animal was oriented away from the camera or otherwise obscured from view, even though the animal itself was standing in the open.
Uncertain as to the identity of the animal, Jacobs’ brother, according to various news accounts, encouraged him to submit the photos to sasquatch investigators. Among those contacted was the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO).
Securing rights to the images, the photos were displayed on the BFRO website on 19 October 2007 and identified as depicting a juvenile sasquatch. A third photo was included that clearly showed two young bear cubs, photographed about 28 minutes before the “Jacobs creature” (as the BFRO dubbed the subject). Based on photo time stamps and comments from the Jacobs family, other pictures were apparently taken by the trail camera, but they were not initially made available for public viewing.
The BFRO discussion accompanying the photos claimed that, according to sighting reports, young sasquatches are quadrupedal. By the BFRO's account, U.S. and Canadian bear and primate experts, including someone at Idaho State University (by implication, Dr. Jeff Meldrum), had supposedly offered tentative opinions supporting the unknown primate interpretation, but no one identified with this position was named then or in the following months.
Perhaps because of the timing of the release of the Jacobs photos with the fortieth anniversary of the filming of a sasquatch at Bluff Creek, CA, by Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin, or the proximity of the story with Halloween, a traditional time for bigfoot related newspaper articles and television programs, the Jacobs photos story captured the attention of the public and was picked up worldwide by the media. No small part of the media’s attention was drawn to the debate raging among sasquatch researchers.
Within an hour of the appearance of the photos on the Internet, opinions appeared on bigfoot-related websites to the effect that the Jacobs creature was nothing more than a young black bear. In an interview, and later during a presentation at the Texas Bigfoot Conference on 10 November 2007, Dr. Jeff Meldrum stated the subject was in all likelihood a black bear. The Pennsylvania Game Commission identified the subject as a black bear with mange, as did renowned black bear researcher Lynn Rogers.
Support for both the black bear and juvenile sasquatch views focused on arguments pertaining to leg lengths. Sasquatch proponents stated that the leg lengths were far too long for a black bear, but that they were consistent with what would be expected for an undocumented species of great ape. Conversely, bear proponents argued that the leg lengths, visible body proportions, and anatomical features were perfectly consistent with a young black bear interpretation.
In the face of widespread criticism regarding the identification of the Jacobs photos subject as a sasquatch, the BFRO soon ameliorated their statements and assigned “Unclassified Primate?” captions to the pictures. However, they continued to assert that unnamed experts supported the possible juvenile sasquatch interpretation. Writing with reference to “Image 3” (showing the animal bent over with its head between its front legs), the BFRO stated, “The people we have spoken with so far who have spent a great deal of time with both primates and bears (mainly zoo people) say this figure looks much more like a healthy primate smelling the ground than like a skinny bear smelling the ground.” No one with applicable credentials has publicly supported this position.
External Links
Comparison of Jacobs figure with adolescent black bear
The above information was retrieved from squatchopedia.com.
Bald Bear Vs Jacobs Creature
