Hair Color

If you have read many sighting reports, then you have probably heard Sasquatch described from white to black and every variation in between. The results of this study were surprisingly consistent: 40% reported the creature to be Reddish-brown in color, 12% reported it to be black, 16% reported it to be brown, 4% reported it to be gray, 6% reported it to be multi-colored, 8% reported it to be of dark coloration, 4% reported it to be light brown, 4% reported it to be red, and 6% did not give a color description.

Reddish-brown was the most reported color with 40% or 20 out of 50 reports. Considering that 16% reported it to be brown and 4% reported it to be red, the percentage could be interpreted closer to 60%. However, going strictly by the facts, 42.55% of those who reported a color reported reddish-brown, giving it clear majority.

It could very well be that Sasquatch comes in a variety of colors. In fact, considering the data, it seems likely to this researcher. The purpose of this study, however, is to find the average or most common characteristics, and in this case it is reddish-brown.

Hair Length

I found a vast variety of responses in reference to the hair length in reported sightings. It is apparently not a common question asked by researchers, since only 50% of the reports gave any reference to the length of hair. Eight percent (8%) reported only that the hair was short, 4% reported the hair was between 1 and 2 inches, 8% reported 3 inches or a little under, 4% reported 4 to 5 inches in length, 8% reported 6 inches or a little under, 2% reported 8 inches or a little under, 16% reported the hair was long. Fifty percent (50%) of the reports did not give a description for hair length.

I again found it difficult to draw an accurate conclusion from this data. Sixteen percent (16%) or 8 out of 50 reported the hair to be long, which at best is a general conclusion, although this accounts for the majority. When you consider that another 14% reported that hair to be between 4 and 8 inches, it seems reasonable to conclude that this may be in the “most common” or “average” ballpark. One might consider hair between 4 and 8 inches to be long. Remember that 50% did not give a description of hair length. This means that 30% or 15 out of 50 reports sighted the hair as either being long or between 4 and 8 inches. This means that 60% of those who did report hair length reported it as either long or between 4 and 8 inches. Again, using simple math, we find the average to be 6 inches in length.

Hair Consistency

First of all, let me explain what I was looking for within the category of hair consistency. I hoped to find how much hair this creature has on it. I also wanted to know if it were straight, curly, matted, or coarse. By and far, the most common characteristic reported under the category of hair consistency was covered: 28% reported that the creature was covered in hair. Four percent (4%) reported that the hair was straight, 8% reported that the hair was matted, 2% reported that the hair was coarse, 8% reported that the hair was shaggy, 10% reported that the hair was thin, 2% reported seeing debris within the hair. Six percent (6%) were specific enough to report that the hair covered everything but the face. Thirty-two percent (32%) of the reports did not give a description of hair consistency.

This category left me with more questions than answers, but I reasoned it out as best I could. Again, I feel this shows a dire need for more specific questioning from researchers. Twenty-eight percent (28%) or 14 out of 50 reports stated that the creature was covered in hair. Since 32% of the reports gave no description of hair consistency, we can conclude that 41.17% of the reports that gave a description of hair consistency described the creature as covered in hair. Does the fact that only 6% of the reports state the creature was covered in hair, except for the face, mean that most of these creatures have a face covered in hair? Certainly not. Stating that a creature is covered in hair is a very general description, lacking in specifics. The fact that 6%, or 8.23% when you consider the reports that gave no descriptions, mentioned no hair on the face and none described the face as covered in hair, speaks for itself. Considering this data, I think we can reasonably conclude that the data shows a creature covered in hair except for the face. Just how much of the face is left uncovered is another question entirely.

Now we must consider what the hair on this creature looks like. We’ve already determined it to be reddish-brown, but what about specifics. Of the reports, 4% described the hair as straight. No one described it as curly, 8% described it as shaggy and another 8% described it as matted. Two percent (2%) described it as having debris in the hair. It would make sense that a creature living in the wild would have unkempt hair. You wouldn’t expect it to be neatly arranged. I think this data confirms this. What about the 10% that described it as thin? Can we put all these pictures of the puzzle together to make a reasonable conclusion? I’m going to try.

Using the data given us, I think we can reasonably conclude that this creature is thinly covered in straight hair that appears tangled, matted, and unkempt. I feel we can also reasonably conclude that the face is either bare or has very little hair present.