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MARK COLVIN: August in the Northern Hemisphere is known in the news trade as the silly season, often marked by sightings of such creatures as the Loch Ness Monster and the Abominable Snowman.
Today's media sensation has been a reported finding of Bigfoot in the United States.
But there's already been an admission that part of the evidence offered was fake.
Despite scepticism there are still those who say Bigfoot exists.
Jesse Leary reports
JESSE LEARY: The existence of an ape-like creature known as Bigfoot has been the subject amongst people who believe in cryptozoology for decades.
Last month, two men in the United States, Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, said they had discovered the body of a Bigfoot-like creature in the southern state of Georgia.
They posted a photo of their find on the Internet and even had a scientist fly in from interstate to examine the corpse.
Dr Paul Van Buren told...