Abstract
First off, I would like to express my appreciation to Patrick Huyghe and the members of the Tim Dinsdale Award Search Committee for this honor and privilege of addressing the members of SSE. I accept this Award, not so much in recognition of my modest accomplishments, but as acknowledgment of the import of the fundamental question -- Are there biological species, i.e. relict hominoids, behind the legends of man-made monsters? -- as a legitimate and timely question.Authors retain copyright to JSE articles and share the copyright with the JSE after publication.