Believe It Tour - Skunk Ape Research Headquarters

» introduction » tour stop notes » tour map » team bios » story categories » supporters	Skunk Ape Research Headquarters Located 36 miles east of Naples and 60 miles west of Miami, in Ochopee, Florida, the Skunk Ape Research Headquarters will be our last stop of the tour. Did we save the best for last? We will see when the Believe it Tour meets up with Dave Shealy who not only runs the research headquarters, but has seen a skunk ape.
	Dave has spent nearly his whole life looking for a creature, believed by many, to be only a figment of his imagination... The Skunk Ape is a large hairy, bipedal mammal that calls the Everglades home. Castings of their tracks confirm they have four toes. Male Skunk Apes stand up to 7 feet tall and can weigh more than 350 pounds. Females are considerably smaller, standing 5 - 6 feet tall and weigh 180 - 250 pounds. Both male and female are covered with reddish-black fur. Sightings are reported throughout Florida. It is estimated between 7 to 9 Skunk Apes live in the Everglades area. These sightings suggest the highest concentration inhabit the Florida Everglades. Big Cypress National Preserve offers the best opportunity for researchers to locate Skunk Apes. Skunk Apes are very elusive. They also have exceptional hearing as well as the ability to climb trees and swim in order to evade detection or capture. For more information about the Skunk Ape Research Headquarters visit Dave's official Skunk Ape site.

tour stop notes

	Sasquatch! Music Festival The Gorge Amphitheatre

	City of Live Mermaids Weeki Wachee Springs

	Paranormal Investigation New Orleans, Louisiana

	Skunk Ape Research Hq Ochopee, Florida