Comments on: New Myakka “Ape” Video

By: nytedrgn

nytedrgn — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:50:34 +0000

Video reminds me of a person walking around aimlessly while on camera (I could be wrong).

Picture looks like a chimpanzee with more fur on the arms.

Could possibly be that someone is playing a prank, but I could be wrong.

By: cryptidsrus

cryptidsrus — Sat, 17 May 2008 20:17:53 +0000

If it is a hoax (i.e. man in a suit) it’s one of the best ones I’ve seen.

This is a reasonably convincing video—but I agree too “vague”.

It does look edited.

I believe, so I’m looking at it through rose-colored glasses, but I think we should withhold total judgment until we can get more information. Which I doubt Mr. Anonymous Filmmaker will provide.

(Sigh).

One can dream…

By: CryptoGoji

CryptoGoji — Sat, 17 May 2008 10:45:26 +0000

This one is almost too easy to have to comment on. You never really get a good view of the creature and it just paces back and forth totally oblivious to the close proximity to the camera. I say hoax and double hoax. Just another man in a suit, and not a great suit at that.

By: things-in-the-woods

things-in-the-woods — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:59:34 +0000

good to see a new video- haven’t had one for a while- but really this does look a bit dodgy (if indistinct enough to leave just a sliver of interest).
As has been said the behaviour of the creature is pretty odd (but then who knows how a skunk ape is supposed to behave), but the main problem for me is that this just doesnt look like what we’ve been told a SA looks like- it looks much more like the traditional BF/man-in-a-monkey-suit.

ultimately, however, as DWA repeatedly says, stuff like this isnt gonna get us anywhere in either direction.

By: sausage1

sausage1 — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:59:16 +0000

Well I’m convinced!

Can we all go home now?

By: WIDOW

WIDOW — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:34:11 +0000

Wow that was a bad video. I guess the skunk ape is depressed and paces back and forth working out his thoughts. I am very tired of the fake videos out there and poorly produced at that! Send that clown back to film school. At least this person’s film work would have made Ed Wood proud!

By: Spinach Village

Spinach Village — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:54:12 +0000

Upon further Spinach review:

Well, I don’t take pleasure in “debunking” things for the sake of debunking…. this video warrants further investigation in my opinion…

My first view was last night while I had a couple beers, but I still like this.

(not sure why the frames are put together like a Woody Allen film or something), but I just don’t think it looked like a human.

The lack of sound is curious also.

I think they ran the clip through a couple filters and thats why it repeats 3 times.

For those expecting a perfectly framed Bigfoot video as if they are at the zoo or something; I think that that is asking for a lot. Based on that criteria they would always be skeptical until they see one of these North American primates in a zoo or circus for that matter.

By: DWA

DWA — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:17:53 +0000

shumway10973:

QUIET! YOU’RE TELLING THEM HOW TO FAKE IT RIGHT!

I would actually be dying to see a good fake around now. I’m half hoping Patty’s fake by this point.

By: DWA

DWA — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:15:56 +0000

“In general: This looks *awfully* upright to be a primate…”

Um, koffkoff, WE are a primate…

“……and looks to be having a little too much trouble maneuvering through the undergrowth to have lived there all its life.”

Oh, THAT I can go with, for sure. If you airdropped me there, I wouldn’t have that much problem.

But can I hire it for my next party? (The ape. NOT MY GOD THE CAMERAMAN…)

By: Sunny

Sunny — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:07:05 +0000

@Bill Green — don’t know what weather reports you’ve been reading, but the weather down here in Freaky Florida has been anything BUT bad of late. No rain to speak of, and a couple of brush fires — but those are near Cocoa — a couple of hundred miles from Myakka. During the time that this supposed “encounter” occurred, we had highs in the upper 80s, lows in the lower 70’s, and clear, sunny skies with low humidity. Darned fine weather, actually.

In general: This looks *awfully* upright to be a primate…and looks to be having a little too much trouble maneuvering through the undergrowth to have lived there all its life.