Vocabulary Preview
Match each word or phrase with the correct definition.
1. aggressive
a. a dead body or bones
2. remains
b. a smell; a scent
3. creature
c. to travel; to move from one
country or area to another
4. description
d. a statement that tells what something looks like
5. migrate
e. an animal or monster
6. odor
f. quick to attack; not afraid
Pre-Reading Questions
Think about the following questions.
1. Do you know any stories about mysterious creatures?
Where were they seen?
2. Do you think that strange creatures like the Loch Ness monster
exist? Why or why not?
3. What have you heard about “Bigfoot”?
Bigfoot
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ative American
and Canadian Indian tribes
have
passed down stories going back
thousands of years about giant ape-men
living in the forests of the
western United States and
Canada. They called these creatures Sasquatch, Yerin,
or Mountain Devils.
Regardless of the name, the
descriptions of these animals are usually the same. The
Bigfoot is usually described as being very tall, well over
two meters.
It is covered in thick, dark hair and usually gives off a bad odor.
The Bigfoot’s body is usually very muscular and ape-like, yet it walks upright
and has a face more similar to that of humans than of apes.
For the most part,
these creatures appear not to be violent or aggressive. Bigfoot sightings are
usually of lone, or single, creatures, but there have been
reports of people seeing
groups, or families, of Bigfoot.
People in other countries also tell stories of similar ape-men. In the
Himalayas,
a mountain range in Nepal, people call these creatures Yeti, or
