The black bear has long been a potential suspect in Bigfoot sightings. The size fits, as a bear can go about 7 feet tall when standing on two legs. And researchers have pointed out before that sasquatch sightings have been heavy in areas with lots of black bears. This study compared the locations of Bigfoot sightings with the North American distribution of black bears, Live Science reports. The study found an average of one Bigfoot sighting for every 5,000 black bears. The findings, published in the Journal of Zoology on Jan. 13, show that if the bear population goes up, so do reports of Bigfo…