Why is Bigfoot considered pseudoscience?

Zoology is a kind of science that studies real animals. Cryptozoology is a kind of pseudoscience that studies made-up or nonexistent animals. The point? Making things seem legitimate by imitating science is nothing new. read more

Science is a method for determining fact. Pseudoscience is a faulty method for determining fact. Bigfoot is not a method. Perhaps you mean to ask why Bigfoot isn’t considered by science to exist as fact. That’s because there is no definitive testable evidence that Bigfoot exists. read more

Bigfoot (also known as Sasquatch) is a mythical creature alleged by some to live in remote North American forests in the Pacific Northwest. As there is zero real evidence for the existence of Bigfoot the study of the "beast" is considered to be a pseudoscience. Bigfoot is also one of the more famous examples of cryptozoology. read more

What cryptozoology has different, and what, according to cryptozoologysts, should be considered an additional method to zoological discovery, is the fact that it concentrates on unknown species, and is basing its searches on sightings and animal reports instead of random collection or chance. read more