a. Because its existence has also not been proven by science.
b. Because it looks like a close relative of Bigfoot.
c. Because it is also a strange-looking animal that was described in legends.
d. Because it shows that living ancient animals exist without being easily found. 

• Stories about Bigfoot appeared only recently. (F)

Americans and Canadian Indian have passed down stories for thousands of years about giant ape-men... (1st paragraph)

• One scientist thinks Bigfoot could be a type of ape that is believed to be extinct. (T)

Dr. Grover Krantz...believed that Bigfoot may be a type of creature known as Gigantopithecus. ... believed to be extinct. (3rd paragraph)

• The coelacanth is actually extinct. (F)

The coelacanth is a type of fish that was believed to have become extinct over 70 million years ago, but then was discovered to be still living... (4th paragraph)

• No one has ever found a Bigfoot body. (T)

For example, why have no dead Bigfoot specimen ever been discovered? (5th paragraph)

• Some people think that Bigfoot evidence was created as a trick. (T)

Many skeptics, however, say that the videos and photograph of Bigfoot are really pictures of people wearing ape costumes. (5th paragraph)

a. Why stories are told about it.
b. What different people believe about it.
c. What animals it most looks like.
d. Where it probably comes from.

a. He was well known as a Bigfoot skeptic.
b. He spent most of his career researching mysterious creatures.
c. He thought people were telling the truth about seeing Bigfoot.
d. He was the first to discover Giantopithecus.

a. skeptics
b. videos and photographs
c. ape costumes
d. people