BBC: First Time an Orangutan Birth has been Filmed

Moments after first filming of an orangutan birth

"It is believed to be the first time a live orangutan birth has been filmed." --BBC Spokeperson

It will be some time before we get to see how Bigfoot care for their young. This is as close as we may ever come. For the first time ever, a live orangutan birth was filmed. 

The Daily Mail reports: 

After a labour lasting an hour and three quarters, Dana delivered the baby herself, cleared her airways with her mouth and checked her new daughter’s fingers and toes.

Knowing she was being observed by the park’s staff, she went over to her trusted keeper and showed him the baby. She is being referred to temporarily as Harta, which means ‘gift’.

SRC: Daily Mail

You can watch the 30 second video of the orangutan mother caring for her newborn below.

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Survivorman Les Stroud will do a Bigfoot Special for the Science Channel

Survivorman star Les Stroud will host a Bigfoot special

“These new specials push me to go further than I have ever gone before..." --Les Stroud

The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed Les Stroud, host of the Science Channel's Survivorman series, will have two upcoming specials. The specials are titled Survivorman & Son and Survivorman: Bigfoot Sasquatch Territory, they are set to debut in the first-quarter 2014. Below you can read excerpts from the Hollywood Reporter regarding details on the Bigfoot special.

In Bigfoot Sasquatch Territory, a two-part special, Stroud goes deep into the territory of the infamous Bigfoot to survive with few supplies and even fewer rations, "smack dab in the middle of the monster’s hotspots." He also will delve into the truth behind the legend as he investigates the whereabouts of this infamous creature.

The Hollywood Reporter leaves it at that. you can read about the second special Survivorman & Son in the same article. Watch Les Stroud talk about his Bigfoot encounters below.

Today in Bigfoot History | Jul 4, 2013 | TeamSquatchinUSA.com is Launched

What could be more patriotic than Bigfoot?

As Team Squatchin' USA continues to gain momentum as a Facebook group, there became a growing demand for Dr. Matthew Johnson (Dr. J) to create a storehouse for the evidence he has gathered at both his Southern Oregon Habituation Area (SOHA) and his Washington Habituation Area (WAHA). TeamSquatchinUSA.com became the online home for storing and organizing his research data.

With a name like Team Squatchin' USA and the Red, White and Blue motif, the Fourth of July is an extremely timely date to launch the website.

Even though Dr.J has a lot planned for the future of the website there is already plenty to explore. Here is a quick guide to the website so far.

DR. J's Encounter (http://teamsquatchinusa.com/dr-js-bigfoot-encounter/)
You read articles and watch videos regarding the encounter that started the personal journey for Dr.J and also transport yourself back to the time when his encounter was covered by USA Today and Coast to Coast AM with Geroge Noory.

Southern Oregon Habituation Area (SOHA)
You can see a slideshow of the pictures, but we are really excited about the audio. Listen to the whispering juvenile.

There is a lot more where that came from. Check out the other SOHA Recordings.

Washington Habituation Area (WAHA)
This section also has a slideshow, but again it is the audio recordings that are the most interesting to us.  Listen to a few whooops punctuated by tree knocks.

Again, there's more where that came from. Check out the other WAHA Recordings.

There is plenty to explore at TeamSquatchinUSA.com and we are looking forward for more to come.