The Goatman is a cryptozoological man-goat hybrid, allegedly living in the United States of America. According to some who claim to have seen it, he has the legs and feet of a goat, the upper body of a man, a horned head, and a body partially covered by fur. A Texan witness placed his height at 7 feet and weight at 300 pounds (136 kg).
Some claim to have heard the Goatman make high-pitched squeals. Deaths of pets have been attributed to the supposed creature. In one incident in Texas he was reported to have hooted, chased teenagers, and thrown an old tire at witnesses. In Maryland, he was said to have pounded a car with an axe several times and to have mutilated family pets.
Some claim he is a relative of Bigfoot. He is similar to the satyrs of Greek mythology, the Devil, the horned men seen in cave paintings, and horned gods such as Pan. He is sometimes claimed to be the result of a government experiment, or a mutated scientist. One common theory is that a crazy scientist was performing experiments on human and goat DNA at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Prince George's County. The goatman killed the scientist, and fled the scene. There have been stories of a government cover-up. This is a common feature of the Maryland legends, probably due to the close proximity of Washington, DC. Another sighting was seen in Mountain Home, Arkansas near the Sonic in the back alley. He had a hatchet and a person's leg. The waitress saw him and tried to talk to him. He ran off through the bushes never to be seen again. Another sighting was reported and they found several animals brutally killed and half eaten. He is still at large.
Goatman sightings
- Northern Prince George's County, Maryland
- From Bowie, Maryland to Tucker Road in Clinton, Maryland
- Lake Worth, Texas, Summer of 1969
- Mountain Home, Arkansas near junior high school
- Oklahoma
- Washington, Winter of 1983
- Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada mid 1990s
- California, Morgan Hill, mid 1980s
- Louisville, Kentucky, on the Pope Lick Train Trestle and surrounding areas (see Pope Lick Monster).