Finding Bigfoot is a documentary

Documentary film

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 TV series that premiered on Animal Planet

Animal Planet

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 on May 30, 2011. As the title suggests, it followed the Bigfoot Field Research Organization in its search for Bigfoot

Bigfoot

Bigfoot, also known as sasquatch, is an ape-like cryptid that purportedly inhabits forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal humanoid...

, a cryptid

Cryptid

In cryptozoology and sometimes in cryptobotany, a cryptid is a creature or plant whose existence has been suggested but is unrecognized by scientific consensus and often regarded as highly unlikely. Famous examples include the Yeti in the Himalayas and the Loch Ness Monster in...

 hominid proported to live in the wilds of the United States

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. The team often makes use of reconstructions for the show, using a team member as a stand-in for Bigfoot for eye-witnesses to judge scale, as well as night-vision technology and FLIR cameras. Another mainstay is call blasting, mimicking the proporting yells of the creatures.