By Michael Killen

There are many reasons why you would not be able to find a dead body or at least the bones of a Sasquatch. There are thousands of bears and other large animals in this country that are known to exist. Many of these animals die of natural causes each year yet no bodies or bones are ever found. One reason for this is that when they feel very sick animals will seek out a very hard to find, safe place to hide. Animals seem to know that if they become too weak to defend themselves they will become easy prey for another stronger animal that would find them an easy target. They often die in a secluded location and may lie dead and undiscovered for a very long period of time. If a dead animal is found usually it’s found first by scavengers who consume most of the rotting carcass, including some of the bones. Nature reclaims the rest of the remains through the natural process of decay and very little to no evidence may remain to mark their passing. Over time, the remaining bones and teeth eventually completely disintegrate back into the environment. In a very dry, desert-type environment the bones are often very well preserved and can be examined and easily identified many years later. In a very humid, forest type environment however, the bones can decay extremely quickly sometimes leaving no trace of the deceased animal. Another possible reason why you wouldn’t be able to find a body or the bones of a dead Sasquatch is the theory that they may bury their dead just like we do. Some experts feel very strongly that this could be the reason why nothing is ever found, this would certainly explain the lack of physical evidence.

There are some who even suggest that there are Bigfoot skeletal remains scattered among the hundreds of thousands of bones and skeletons that museums have locked away in their vaults. No one knows how many thousands of bones still need to be examined, or how many have been examined but were simply misidentified.

SIDE BAR:

"It is estimated that 1 bone in a billion is fossilized. Of all the 270 million people currently living in the United States, each with 206 bones, about 50 of those bones will eventually become a fossil (only enough to make a quarter of a skeleton). Since the United States has 3.6 million square miles, the odds of anyone ever finding one of those 50 fossils is extremely small." --Bill Bryson "A Short History of Nearly Everything"

"We cannot expect that all or even most of the organisms that have lived on Earth will be represented in the fossil record." -- Chris Nedin "Fossilization"

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