American Bestiary

Named after the Mogollon Rim in Arizona, and sometimes colloquially referred to as the Arizona Bigfoot.

The creature is a bipedal hominid standing over seven feet tall with massive upper arms. Its body is covered in long black or reddish-brown hair, save for its chest, face, hands, and feet. It has a very square face with deep-set, expressionless red eyes. Biologically, it constantly emits an overwhelming stench of dead fish, decaying peat moss, and snapping turtle musk.

It primarily inhabits the Ponderosa pine forests of the Mogollon Rim. Natural scientists note that grizzly bears, black bears, mountain lions, and elk share this habitat and likely account for many misidentifications.

An omnivorous, nocturnal, and highly territorial primate. It walks with incredibly wide strides, leaving 22-inch footprints. It exhibits advanced predatory tactics, including mimicking the calls of coyotes and birds, hurling stones from hiding, building nests from pine needles, and decapitating deer prior to consumption.

The oldest reported sighting dates back to an 1903 article in The Arizona Republican. Local folklore traces its origins to indigenous myths of a tormented Native American seeking revenge, an exiled chief, or a murderous pioneer who was strung up by spirits and skinned alive, transforming into a monster.