EP 48: FLORIDA'S SKUNKAPE!

Have any of you out there ever done one of those genealogy tests? You know the ones that tell you your family history and if you have greatness running through your veins. Well if today's cryptid does this it would find out it is related to the one and only Bigfoot. Yeah I know the Bigfoot lineage stretches all across the United States, hell I might get tested just to see if by chance he's my cousin too! But I digress, today's creature is local to Florida and is so popular that in addition to having a website and a museum it also has a headquarters dedicated to proving it's existence! I didn't get a chance to visit this headquarters, but give this week's episode a listen and find out where it is just in case you get to visit and you'll also learn some information on who the Skunk Ape is. Enjoy!

The Skunk ape’s footprints

Article published about the Skunk Ape

Ochopee, Florida on a map

David Shealy the owner of Skunk Ape Headquarters

Skunk Ape vs an Orangutan

Black Bears live in Florida!

David Shealy’s footage of the Skunk Ape

SOURCE MATERIALS:

For the story:

1. FANDOM. (n.d.). Skunk Ape. Cryptid Wiki. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Skunk_Ape

2. Skunkape.info. (n.d.). Official Skunkape Headquarters. Skunkape. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://www.skunkape.info/

3. Stromberg, J. (2014, March 6). On the Trail of Florida's Bigfoot—the Skunk Ape. Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/trail-floridas-bigfoot-skunk-ape-180949981/

4. CBS Miami. (2019, June 17). 'In The Everglades, Anything Is Possible': Legend Of Florida's Skunk Ape Lives On. CBS Miami. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/06/17/florida-skunk-ape-legend/

For the Video:

1. Smithsonian Magazine. (2014, March 6). Dave Shealy's 2000 Skunk Ape Footage. YouTube. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://youtu.be/LmRBUSK_Dsg

For the Image:

1. Guzzo, P. (2020, October 7). A Skunk Ape movie was made in Tampa. Is the creature real? Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/arts/movies/2020/10/07/a-skunk-ape-movie-was-made-in-tampa-is-the-creature-real/

2. Catala, P. (2021, July 8). 1st Great Florida Bigfoot Conference treks into Lakeland Saturday. Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2021/07/08/lakeland-host-1st-great-florida-bigfoot-conference-saturday-skunk-ape/7904443002/

3. Suncoast News Staff. (2017, 12 7). 'Catch me if you can,' Skunk Ape challenges players. Suncoast News. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://www.suncoastnews.com/news/catch-me-if-you-can-skunk-ape-challenges-players/article_238c5924-db6d-11e7-aba6-8ff53330e652.html

4. Townmapsusa. (n.d.). Map of Ochopee, FL, Florida. TownMapsUSA.com. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from http://townmapsusa.com/d/map-of-ochopee-florida-fl/ochopee_fl

5. Davis, L. (2015, May 11). Dave Shealy. Atlas Obscura. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://www.atlasobscura.com/categories/dave-shealy

6. Conservancy of SWFL. (2016, June 13). Help Protect Florida's Black Bears. Medium. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://medium.com/the-policy-team-conservancy-of-southwest-florida/help-protect-floridas-black-bears-985d28280c72

7. FANDOM. (n.d.). Skunk Ape. Cryptid Wiki. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Skunk_Ape