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Lassiter said the footprint is about 9 inches long and about 6 inches wide at the toes. He said the shape of the footprint raised his curiosity.
"There are only two species that have that. Number one, humans and primates. Bears don't have fingerprint-like impressions on the skin of the foot, so that kind of changes the game a little bit," he said. "I have no knowledge of what made it, and I didn't see what made it, but it's very intriguing."
Lassiter said his research has uncovered human-like "wood ape" sightings in the region dating back to 1721.
Childers said Lassiter's discovery has reignited his search for the creature in the woods near the playground.