Australia has its own legends of a big-foot type creature called the Yahweh.

And just as Americans search for Native American stories, hoping to find a traditional

version of Bigfoot, some Australians have dug through aboriginal mythology to try and

find evidence proving their beloved cryptid has been around for centuries.

Is this the way to unmask a mysterious cryptid? We'll find out today on Skeptoid.

You're listening to Skeptoid. I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com on the trail of the Yahweh.

It is said to be Australians' version of Bigfoot or the Yeti. It is said to be well-known

to the aboriginal people. Stories in the English language literature from Australia go back

hundreds of years as early settlers reported encounters with strange creatures.

Today we're going to have a look at the Yahweh and see if we can find a real animal hidden

among all these diverse tales. It's a journey that's going to take us back into the past

and even along a brief detour through modern UFO mythology. And by the end of it, we'll

either know the truth or we won't. A result which is in itself a fair metaphor for this

elusive beastie.

Here's just a single sampling. In 1876 the Australian Town and Country Journal reported

the following, harrowing tale.

On the evening of this memorable day, two hours before sundown, the young men and some

of the women went to set their lines, leaving one of the young friends to boil the

billy and prepare supper. While engaged, the young woman was suddenly startled by observing

a man as she naturally imagined at first sight was one of their own party coming towards

the fire. But on walking closer, discovered the appearance to be unsightly and inhuman,

bearing in every way the shape of a man with a big red face. Hansen legs covered over

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