A data scientist thinks he’s solved the mystery of Bigfoot ― not by searching for the creature out in the wilds, but by examining the math instead.

In a new preprint study published online in bioRxiv, data analyst Floe Foxon says many sightings could actually be black bears, which can be roughly the size and shape of a Sasquatch when walking on their hind legs.

He’s even come up with a simple formula:

Sasquatch sightings were statistically significantly associated with bear populations such that, on the average, one ‘sighting’ is expected for every 900 bears. Based on statistical considerations, it is likely that many supposed Sasquatch are really misidentified known forms.

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“If Bigfoot is there,” he writes, “it may be many bears.”

The study includes a map showing black bear populations and Bigfoot sightings overlapping in some places, especially the Pacific Northwest.

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