The Skunk Ape HeadquartersThe Skunk Ape is Florida's filthy version of Bigfoot.
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Shealy founded Skunk-Ape Research Headquarters because he claims to have seen a skunk ape three times.
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Go to the headquarters for Skunk Ape swag and tours.
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Unlike its fresher, pinier-smelling Pacific cousin, the Skunk Ape reportedly smells like shit.
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Barry travels to the murky Everglades to meet Dave Shealy, a former drug smuggler turned skunk ape enthusiast.
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The Skunk Ape Headquarters is a kitschy "research" facility in Big Cypress National Preserve, dedicated to the hunt for the elusive hominid.
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Or there are tales like Florida's skunk ape, a sort of warm-weather yeti that thrives in the sticky humidity among the snakes and mosquitos, going on rampages and taking out whatever unfortunate soul crosses its path.
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Retrieved 2014-07-12. The United States National Park Service considers the skunk ape to be a hoax.
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A description of the Florida Skunk Ape based on a 2009 sighting, drawn by Matthew Ellis. (Public domain) The skunk ape, also known as the swamp cabbage man, swamp ape, stink ape, Florida Bigfoot, Louisiana Bigfoot, myakka ape, swampsquatch, and myakka skunk ape, is a humanoid creature said to inhabit some southeastern U.S. states, with reports from Florida being most common. It is named for its appearance and unpleasant odor. The skunk ape is reported to resemble the Sasquatch of the Pacific Northwest, but is typically shorter in comparison, has long patches of fur on the shoulders and arms similar to an orangutan, and is often described as a mottled rusty-red color as opposed to the Sasquatch's brown or black coloration.
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The skunk ape has been a part of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama folklore since the settler period. Seminole myth speaks of a similar foul-smelling, physically powerful, and secretive creature called Esti Capcaki, a name which roughly translates as "cannibal giant". One of the first reports of a large simian creature in Florida came from 1818, when a report from what is now Apalachicola, Florida, spoke of a man-sized monkey or ape raiding food stores and stalking fishermen. Reports of the skunk ape were particularly common in the 1960s and 1970s.
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The Skunk Ape has been widely adopted across South and Central Florida as a mascot for the Florida wilderness and rural culture. The cryptid has appeared in numerous roadside businesses and attractions, television commercials, and signs. During the COVID-19 pandemic, several Florida businesses have used the Skunk Ape's reported foul smell giving incentive to remain at a distance and evasive nature to promote Social distancing.
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The song is purported to be recorded in a live outtake from her impending marriage and will be released on a "pay as you see fit" model online. A physical release of the track is planned on 8-track as well. American rock group The Faded covered a version of "Breaking Free" for the High School Musical Goes Punk compilation on Skunk-Ape Records. The video for the single is available on YouTube.
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"I knew the ending sucked, so I let it suck and they said, 'The movie's great but the ending sucks' and I know. So they gave me more money and we shot a more elaborate ending, bigger sets, the whole razzamatazz." The original film featured more characters, including a skunk ape, and featured footage of the four teenagers on their road trip. Universal hoped that the film would focus more on the group of kids, but Zombie knew "nobody gives a shit about the kids".
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The movie is set in 1966 and intertwines the adventures of an all-girl garage rock band with the legend of the Skunk Ape (the Florida Everglades’ version of Bigfoot). Theodora, Jody and Carol, collectively known as The Violas, are on tour when their van breaks down in a small southern beach town. Meanwhile, the local police are investigating the disappearance of the parents of a little girl who was found walking the beach in a state of shock. But they are also trying to determine the origins of a strange pile of pungent debris that has washed up on the beach.
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In 1974, sightings of a large, foul-smelling, hairy, ape-like creature, which ran upright on two legs were reported in suburban neighborhoods of Dade County, Florida. In 1977, after a rash of sightings by dozens of eyewitnesses across several Florida counties, a failed-to-pass bill was proposed to the state legislator to make it illegal to "take, possess, harm or molest anthropoids or humanoid animals". Skeptical investigator Joe Nickell has written that some of the reports may represent sightings of the black bear (Ursus americanus) and it is likely that other sightings are hoaxes or misidentification of wildlife.Nickell, Joe. (2013). "Tracking Florida’s Skunk Ape". Csicop.org.
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Tim in his cab Tim Fasano (September 13, 1956 – November 14, 2019) was an American Bigfoot hunter, blogger, author, and taxicab driver who was written about in various publications, including the Tampa Bay Times, The Palm Beach Post, and U.S. News & World Report. Fasano ran a blog called "Tampa Taxi Shots" about his experiences driving a cab in Tampa, Florida. The blog was popular and gained the attention of The Tampa Tribune and the St. Petersburg Times. In 2009, he began exploring the swamps and forests of Florida in search of the elusive Skunk ape or Florida Bigfoot — a decade-long exploration he chronicled in his blog "Sasquatch Evidence" and on his YouTube channel, to which he uploaded over 1,300 videos, some with over a million hits.
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