This is kind of obvious, but since ChatGPT said it, it´s now Revealed Truth as well. Bigfoot (at least if taken to be a flesh-and-blood animal or manimal) simply *can´t* exist. It´s ecologically impossible. Nor can they hide from modern science (or hunters) for centuries. Especially not if they are supposed to live pretty much everywhere!
Explain why large mammals are hard to hide.
Large mammals are hard to hide not because scientists are unimaginative, but because biology leaves unavoidable, cumulative traces. Once an animal passes a certain size and population threshold, its existence becomes ecologically loud, even if it is shy, nocturnal, or lives in remote terrain.
Here’s the logic step by step.
1. Large mammals require breeding populations
A single animal proves nothing biologically. For a species to persist:
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You need hundreds to thousands of individuals (minimum viable population)
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They must reproduce continuously
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They must be distributed across suitable habitat
This immediately multiplies evidence:
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Births
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Deaths
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Dispersal
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Genetic diversity
A hidden species would still leave many bodies over time.
2. Bodies don’t vanish: bones, teeth, DNA
Large mammals inevitably leave:
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Skeletons
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Teeth (the most durable mammalian tissue)
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Hair
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Scat
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Environmental DNA (eDNA) in soil and water
Key point:
We routinely find bones of rare, elusive animals — even those thought extinct.
Examples:
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Wolverine remains in low-density populations
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Snow leopard bones in extreme terrain
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Saola remains before live sightings were common
For Bigfoot-scale mammals:
❌ No verified bones
❌ No teeth
❌ No uncontested DNA
This is decisive.
3. Large mammals alter ecosystems
Big animals reshape environments simply by living:
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They consume large quantities of food
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They trample vegetation
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They create trails
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They compete with other species
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They influence predator–prey dynamics
Ecologists detect species indirectly all the time:
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Through browse lines
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Through prey population changes
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Through parasite networks
A North American hominid would dramatically affect:
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Deer populations
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Plant communities
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Carnivore competition
None of this is observed.
4. Energy economics: big bodies are expensive
Large mammals need:
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Lots of calories
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Large home ranges
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Reliable food sources
This forces:
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Repeated visits to feeding areas
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Predictable patterns
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Detectable impact
Even animals that actively avoid humans (e.g., grizzlies, mountain gorillas) are still:
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Regularly photographed
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Killed accidentally
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Found dead
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Sampled genetically
You can’t “ghost” your way around thermodynamics.
5. Human detection is now overwhelming
Modern landscapes are saturated with detection:
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Trail cameras (millions worldwide)
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Drones
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Satellites
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Hunters
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Hikers
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Road networks
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Forestry and mining
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eDNA surveys
Even extremely rare species are detected:
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Amur leopards (~100 individuals)
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Javan rhinos (~70)
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Cross River gorillas (~300)
All are better documented than Bigfoot.
6. “But forests are vast” — a scale illusion
Yes, forests are large. But:
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They are fragmented
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Heavily monitored
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Ecologically mapped
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Regularly entered by humans
Large mammals don’t need to be seen often — just once, clearly.
Bigfoot has had:
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~70 years
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Tens of thousands of observers
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Zero conclusive biological specimens
That’s not a mystery; it’s a negative result.
7. Historical pattern: how real discoveries happen
When genuinely unknown large mammals are found:
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Local people already hunt them
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Physical remains exist
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Western science is late, not clueless
Examples:
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Mountain gorillas (bones known before live study)
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Okapi (skins and skulls first)
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Saola (skulls found before camera footage)
Bigfoot has skipped every step of this pattern.
Bottom line
Large mammals are hard to hide because life leaves evidence.
Not just sightings — but bones, DNA, ecological footprints, and population dynamics.
Bigfoot fails not because it’s implausible in principle, but because it is ecologically impossible in practice given modern detection and 70+ years of searching.
If you want, I can:
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Compare Bigfoot to plausible undiscovered species (small, aquatic, subterranean)
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Explain why marine cryptids are more plausible than terrestrial ones
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Analyze Bigfoot belief using cognitive science or religious phenomenology
Just tell me where you want to go next.
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