To Russia, with love.

Another handy tip is to ask whether the bear is currently biting your limbs. If the bear is biting your limbs, it probably means you harm. If not then you should be okay.

Very interesting theory! I think you're right that from Bigfoot, to the wendigo spirits, to every other kind of cryptid, the concept would've been born from the original creators' own life experiences and observations. A big scary owl half glimpsed at night could certainly have been the inspiration for something as inexplicable and otherworldly as the mothman

Strikes me as more of a winged owlbear. Doesn't make it any less badass

disappointedly returns melon baller to drawer