Opening up the view, we see the pectoral muscle flexing (noted by a dark line going to what appears to be a nipple). A suit would not show these definitions, but a latex body glove or latex applications would. One would also not expect to see them on a creature with supposedly long body hair. The arms are way out of proportion to the small pectoral. Half of the arm in fact appears to be heavy padding, which is creased and bulged as the arm is swinging backward.

   In the center side of the arm there is a long, dark ridge indicating a shadow. Note the back and top of the arm; the thick creases of  “padding” are being compressed as the arm swings back. The dark ridge down the center of the arm shows where the “padding” begins and enlarges the arm. The shoulders also appear to be padded to add bulk and height. . . .Let’s move in closer.

Left: The male pectoral above what have been called “breasts” or laryngeal air sacs. If this is a real male Sasquatch, these must be air sacs. The hair over these is considered odd since primates do not have hairy breasts. But if they’re a part of a latex suit to make it look like a female, there is no surprise they are covered with hair to cover any flaws. The male pectoral above them seems to indicate a body glove.

The pectoral muscle A,  a nipple B, and padding and a deep crease C down the center of the side of the arm.

   LEFT: Another look at the Patterson Bigfoot arm. It seems odd that these bulges and ridge could be called muscle definition. It would require that the hair is very short. Examination would indicate that this is not a suit but that the upper back parts are built up; the front could be thin latex body glove with hair affixed while the back parts are padding. The ridge running down the upper arm does look like the area where the padding protrudes out from the real part of the arm, causing the shadowy ridge. Since the arm is swinging back, if this were padding it should crease significantly, which is exactly what is seen in the picture. See the deep crease at the shoulder area.

   Let’s look at “Bigfoot’s” leg.  

   Let’s blow it up some more. See the arm: Padding or muscle tone? Notice the padding of the elbow. One can list other points, but they would merely be gilding the Lilly. The shadows on the arm reveal that the back parts bulge out far enough to cause shadows over the lower part of the arm, that part closest to the body. The elbow apparently has a very noticeable pad as seen by the contrasts of light and dark and that there is a 90 degree angle ( caused by the padding coming loose?).  Since it seems only the back of the shoulders and the back of the arms are padded, there would be no interference with the swing of the arms. A body glove with only the back parts padded (glued to the glove) and then covered with hair can explain why this doesn’t look like a bulky and cheap movie ape suit.

Right, The blue arrows show the actual armpit and arm, while the green arrows pinpoint areas of padding.

. . .Well, if you can’t see that a big piece of padding looks like it’s folded over the top of the upper leg, I don’t know what else I can say. Apparently it’s fastened behind the leg.

  There is another explanation, of course: that this is what a real Sasquatch looks like, contrary to all the reports of “ape-like” appearance. They may all be erroneous and the product of an exited person. Bigfoot may indeed have a human looking face and parts his hair on the right side.  The male may have large laryngeal air sacs, and thus we should expect to see a man’s pectoral muscle on what looks like a female. It would mean Bigfoot has no ape-like chest, which is essentially hairless. The reports of long arms and short legs would be erroneous, as this “Bigfoot” is proportioned like a man. He may have bulky, padded arms, with elbows at a 90 degree angle, and he may have pieces of flat cardboard or padding folded over his upper legs.

   John Napier, of the Smithsonian Institute, in examining the moving footage did make mention of the “exaggerated gait” of the “Bigfoot,” indicating the “creature” was trying to make a greater stride than would be seen in normal walking.
   From my blow-ups, I see no need in pursuing this “Bigfoot” any longer.

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