Comments on: California “Chimp” With Club: Is It Bigfoot?

By: planettom

planettom — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:31:06 +0000

Any chance that Chad Arment could track down or ask the Ventura County Sheriff’s Dept. to contact the the person(s) who reported the incident and question them further on their report. Very intersting. My guess is escaped exotic, but who knows!

By: shumway10973

shumway10973 — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:31:23 +0000

true that most animal babies hide, but if you watch video of baby gorillas and chimps they tend to mimic the adult’s social behaviors, sometimes they get so wrapped up in the “play acting” they have no clue that something or someone has caught them in the act. If baby bf, then mom and/or dad might have been quite close. I wonder how aggressive a momma bf gets?

By: Sky King

Sky King — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 03:26:28 +0000

Maybe CHEETAH’s been drinking Jane’s perfume again!

By: Porkchop

Porkchop — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 02:27:52 +0000

One Eyed Cat

Has anyone done a chimp head count at the Neverland Ranch lately?

I’m sure its nowhere near this sighting, but ever there was a place a chimp needed to escape…

By: evil_gardener

evil_gardener — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:11:24 +0000

Regarding reports from the 1800’s and 1900’s concerning the fantastic.

It’s wise to take these reports with a large grain of salt. Newspapers, media, etc. at that time weren’t known for their attention to the truth.

Why would a newspaper hoax a story? Simple, a sensational story sells papers and at that time newspapers were battling fiercely for a foothold, and low-down tactics weren’t above them.

Not saying these reports were false, it’s just impossible to tell.

By: Senor Chubba

Senor Chubba — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 23:49:36 +0000

I am not very familiar with California geography so I pulled up Ventura in Google Earth with the bigfoot sightings overlay. Looks pretty unlikely habitat and seemingly no other sighting anywhere close.

By: harleyb

harleyb — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 23:12:02 +0000

Chimps could be pretty dangerous.

By: cor2879

cor2879 — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:48:46 +0000

The person who reported this sighting may have said a chimp to avoid the ridicule that comes with saying you saw Bigfoot…

By: oldbutnotstupid

oldbutnotstupid — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:21:53 +0000

In days when circus trains etc. roamed about, it was not uncommon for an animal to escape. sometimes they went unreported because the location of the escape could be anywhere over a large area. If it was reported, the report may have never reached the proper location .so anything is possible. if a couple of chimps escaped they could have bred and still have decendents on the loose. there are many areas that are still remote enough for a creatures like this to go unnoticed. Chimps were much more common, even as pets, not so long ago. And they are very intelligent and the use of tools is well documented.

By: One Eyed Cat

One Eyed Cat — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:40:18 +0000

Another who learns something today.

However, I seem to recall a chimp did escape the 1960s’ “Dr DoLittle ‘ - Rex Harrison not Eddie Murphy set. So who knows? has a group of chimps been hiding in Ca all these years?

At this point anything is possible like I said we will see.