THE ABOMINBLE SNOWMAN

THE YETI

The Yeti or Abominable Snowman is an ape-like cryptid taller than an average human that is said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet. The names Yeti and Meh-Teh are commonly used by the people indigenous to the region, and are part of their history and mythology. Stories of the Yeti first emerged as a facet of Western popular culture in the 19th century.The scientific community generally regards the Yeti as a legend, given the lack of conclusive evidence, but it remains one of the most famous creatures of cryptozoology. Analysis of samples associated with claimed yetis found a sequence of mitochondrial DNA that matched a sample from an ancient polar bear jawbone found in Norway, that dates back to between 40,000 and 120,000 years ago.

WHO IS YETI???

The first reliable report of the Yeti appeared in 1925 when a Greek photographer, N. A. Tombazi, working as a member of a British geological expedition in the Himalayas, was shown a creature moving in the distance across some lower slopes. The creature was almost a 1000 feet away in a narea with an altitude of around 15,000 feet. "Unquestionably, the figure in outline was exactly like a human being, walking upright and stopping occasionally to uproot or pull at some dwarf rhododendron bushes," said Tombazi, "It showed up dark against the snow and, as far as I could make out wore no clothes.” The creature disappeared before Tombazi could take a photograph and was not seen again. As the group was descending, Tombazi went out of his way to see the ground were he had spotted the creature. He found footprints in the snow. "They were similar in shape to those of a man, but only 6-7 inches long by 4 inches wide at the broadest part of the foot. The marks of five distinct toes and the instep were perfectly clear, but the trace of the heel was indistinct...” There were 15 prints to be found. Each was one and one half to two feet apart. Then Tombazi lost the trail in thick bush. When the locals were asked to name the beast he'd seen they told him it was a "Kanchenjunga demon.” Tombazi didn't think he'd seen a demon, but he couldn't figure out what the creature was either. Perhaps he'd seen a wandering Buddhist or Hindu ascetic or hermit. As the years went by though and other Yeti stories surfaced, Tombazi began to wonder if he'd seen one too.

THE FIRST SIGHTING

Yetis inhabit the mountainous regions and are scattered across the Himalayas and on up into the former Soviet Union to Siberia.

WHERE IS THE YETI FOUND???

Many expeditions have attempted to prove YETI’S existence, but no scientific evidence has definitively confirmed it.

But, many westerners say that they have seen this creature while on expeditions in the mountains.

Several sightings, mainly of footprints have been the westerner explorers.

A group of Chinese hunters reportedly captured him for five months until he died.

EVIDENCES FOUND!!

Misidentification of Himalayan wildlife has been proposed as an explanation for some yeti findings.

The Bhutan expedition reported that a DNA analysis of a hair sample showed that the samples were from a brown bear.

Some mountaineers have claimed to have a face-to-face encounter with Yeti.

POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS

Part of pre-Buddhist beliefs.

Lepchas worshipped glacier being as god of hunt.

RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE