- Hair did not belong to any known animal from the region such as a bear, wolf, or goat
- Mysterious mammal more closely related to man than to monkeys
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On the prowl: A sketch of what a Yeti might look like
The 'tests' were conducted on samples of hair found in a Siberian cave during an international expedition last year.
'We had ten samples of hair to study, and have concluded that they belong to mammal, but not a human,' said Professor Valentin Sapunov, of the Russian State Hydrometeorological Institute.
Nor did the hair belong to any known animal from the region such as a bear, wolf, or goat, he claimed.
Analysis was conducted in the Russia and US and 'agreed the hair came from a human-like creature which is not a Homo sapien yet is more closely related to man than a monkey', said the Siberian Times, citing claims made on a regional government website in Russia in the area where the hair samples were allegedly found.
It stated that long-awaited scientific tests were conducted on their hair at two institutions in Russia and one in Idaho in the US.
'All three world level universities have finished DNA analysis of the hair and said that the hair belongs to a creature which is closer by its biological parameters to Homo sapiens than a monkey. The Yeti's DNA is evidently less than one per cent different to that of a human.'
The tests were undertaken on hair found one year ago in the Azasskaya Cave in the Mourt Shoriya area of Kemerovo region in Siberia, it was alleged.
The 2011 expedition to the remote cave complex in Kemerovo when the alleged Yeti hair was found was led by Dr Igor Birtsev, seen as Russia's leading advocate of the existence of the abominable snowman.
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Yeti region: The hair was found in Kemerovo which is a notorious yeti sighting spot
STILL AT LARGE - A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE YETI
The
first accounts of Yetis emerged before the 19th century from Buddhists
who believed that the creature inhabited the Himalayas.
They depicted the mysterious beast as having similarities to an ape and carrying a large stone as a weapon while making a whistling sound.
Popular interest in the creature gathered pace in the early 20th century as tourists began making their own trips to the region to try and capture the Yeti. They reported seeing strange markings in the snow.
The Daily Mail led a trip called the Snowman Expedition in 1954 to Everest (see photos below). During the trip mountaineering leader John Angelo Jackson photographed ancient paintings of yetis and large footprints in the snow.
A number of hair samples were also found that were believed to have come from a Yeti scalp.
British mountaineer Don Whillans claimed to have witnessed a creature when scaling Annapurna in 1970.
They depicted the mysterious beast as having similarities to an ape and carrying a large stone as a weapon while making a whistling sound.
Popular interest in the creature gathered pace in the early 20th century as tourists began making their own trips to the region to try and capture the Yeti. They reported seeing strange markings in the snow.
The Daily Mail led a trip called the Snowman Expedition in 1954 to Everest (see photos below). During the trip mountaineering leader John Angelo Jackson photographed ancient paintings of yetis and large footprints in the snow.
A number of hair samples were also found that were believed to have come from a Yeti scalp.
British mountaineer Don Whillans claimed to have witnessed a creature when scaling Annapurna in 1970.
The Siberian Times said only 'scant' details were made available of the 'DNA findings'.
Sapunov claimed that the prestigious Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences was involved in the tests.
Yeti 'sightings' have been reported for centuries in most continents but the creature has evaded capture and no remains have ever been discovered.
Several 'sightings' of yetis have been made recently according to a Russian official and fishermen in Siberia.
'We shouted to them - do you need help?,' said fisherman Vitaly Vershinin.
'They just rushed away, all in fur, walking on two legs, making their way through the bushes and with two other limbs, straight up the hill.'
He continued: 'What did we think? It could not be bears, as the bear walks on all-fours, and they ran on two.... so then they were gone.'
Russia's leading researcher on yetis, Igor Burtsev claims around 30 of the 'abominable snowmen' live in the Kemerovo region, where these sightings were.
Long term mystery: Photographs from the Daily Mail Himalayan Expedition of 1954
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'They just rushed away, all in fur, walking on two legs': Three yeti 'sightings' in Siberia in a week
By Will Stewart In Moscow|
Hunted: An artist's impression shows a primitive Yeti emerging from a cave
All were in the remote Kemerovo region, where around 30 'abominable snowmen' live, according to the country's leading researcher on the creatures.
In one previously undisclosed case last month near Myski village, fishermen in a boat on a river initially mistook distant figures first for bears and then people, said the Siberian Times
'We shouted to them - do you need help?,' said fisherman Vitaly Vershinin.
'They just rushed away, all in fur, walking on two legs, making their way through the bushes and with two other limbs, straight up the hill.'
He said: "What did we think? It could not be bears, as the bear walks on all-fours, and they ran on two.... so then they were gone.'
On a second sighting on the bank of the Mras-Su River several days later, an unnamed fisherman was quoted saying: 'We saw some tall animals looking like people.'
He added: 'Our binoculars were broken and did not let us see them sharply. We waved at the animals but they did not respond, then quickly ran back into the forest, walking on two legs.
In a further case this month, an unnamed forestry inspector had encountered a 'yeti' Shorsky National Park, according to local government official Sergei Adlyakov.
'The creature did not look like a bear and quickly disappeared after breaking some branches of the bushes,' he said.
This case was in Tashtagolski district, close to the border with Khakassia. No images have appeared from the alleged sightings.
STILL AT LARGE: THE HISTORY OF THE YETI
The
first accounts of Yetis emerged before the 19th century from Buddhists
who believed that the creature inhabited the Himalayas.
They depicted the mysterious beast as having similarities to an ape and carrying a large stone as a weapon while making a whistling sound.
Popular interest in the creature gathered pace in the early 20th century as tourists began making their own trips to the region to try and capture the Yeti. They reported seeing strange markings in the snow.
The Daily Mail led a trip called the Snowman Expedition in 1954 to Everest. During the trip mountaineering leader John Angelo Jackson photographed ancient paintings of yetis and large footprints in the snow.
A number of hair samples were also found that were believed to have come from a Yeti scalp.
British mountaineer Don Whillans claimed to have witnessed a creature when scaling Annapurna in 1970.
They depicted the mysterious beast as having similarities to an ape and carrying a large stone as a weapon while making a whistling sound.
Popular interest in the creature gathered pace in the early 20th century as tourists began making their own trips to the region to try and capture the Yeti. They reported seeing strange markings in the snow.
The Daily Mail led a trip called the Snowman Expedition in 1954 to Everest. During the trip mountaineering leader John Angelo Jackson photographed ancient paintings of yetis and large footprints in the snow.
A number of hair samples were also found that were believed to have come from a Yeti scalp.
British mountaineer Don Whillans claimed to have witnessed a creature when scaling Annapurna in 1970.
He said the 'sighting' was 'significant' though he was unaware of the later National Shorsky Park case.
He added: 'We shall explore new areas, to the north from the usual places yetis have been seen previously. The conference will start in Moscow and then we will travel with our guests to Kemerovo region.'
At a similar expedition last year, he claimed to have found yeti hair though no DNA findings have been released.
He claims the creature - also known as Bigfoot and Sasquatch - is the missing link between Neanderthal man and modern human beings.
Burtsev has previously claimed a population of around 30 yetis are living in Kemerovo region.
'We have good evidence of the yeti living in our region, and we have heard convincing details from experts elsewhere in Russia and in the US and Canada,' he said.
'The description of the habits of the Abominable Snowmen are similar from all over the world.'
Last November hunters claimed they had discovered the nest of a legendary Yeti in the same area of Siberia.
Experts stumbled across trees, twisted by force to form an arch, in the area which is famed for sightings of the wildman.
The hair thought to be from a Yeti was found in the Kemerovo region 2,600 miles east of Moscow
This snow monkey photographed in the Far East
bears a striking resemblance to the mythical creature known as the
Abominable Snowman or Yeti
'Twisted trees like this have also been observed in North America and they could fit in with the theory that Bigfoot makes nests.'
Sightings of the Yeti have been reported in France, North America and the Himalayas but Dr Bindernagel said these are mainly ignored by scientists who are put off by 'jokes and taboos.'
Mr Burtsev has previously strongly denied accusations that yeti 'sightings' are a bizarre ruse to attract tourists to the far-flung region.
Reports say the two-legged creatures are heavy-set, more around 7ft tall and resemble bears.
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Is the Yeti nesting in Siberia? Strange twisted tree arches 'prove legendary creature exists'
- Twisted branches found in Kemerovo region could finally prove Yeti is no longer the stuff of legends
Hunted: An artist's impression shows a primitive Yeti emerging from a cave
And experts are hailing the discovery of bizarrely twisted trees in the Kemerovo region as the final piece in the puzzle to prove the abominable snowman is real.
Experts stumbled across the trees, twisted by force to form an arch, in the area -which is known for sightings of the wildman.
And Yeti experts who met at a conference in Moscow to discuss the find mounted an exhibition to Siberia to see the nest for themselves.
Biologist John Bindernagel, 69, told The Sun, 'We didn't feel like the trees we saw in Siberia had been done by a man or another mammal.
'Twisted trees like this have also been observed in North America and they could fit in with the theory that Bigfoot makes nests.'
Sightings of the Yeti have been reported in France, North America and the Himalayas but Dr Bindernagel said these are mainly ignored by scientists who are put off by 'jokes and taboos.'
He told The Sun: 'I am nearly 70 so time is running out for me.'
The latest discovery comes a month after Russian officials said they found ‘indisputable evidence’ that yetis exist.
Their claim followed an international conference and expedition to track down the Abominable Snowman in the Mount Shoria area.
However, doubt was already been cast over the ‘find’ – as the team has no convincing photographic or DNA evidence.
Their claim appears to be based a single unclear footprint and a small sample of grey ‘hair’, found in a cave.
The administration of the Kemerovo region, where the cave is situated, yesterday announced that ‘indisputable evidence’ had been found.
But critics said the expedition was more about making the area a tourist destination than true science.
Evidence: Vladimir Makouta, head of Siberia's
Tastagol district administration, and the sheriff of the area's Kabyrza
settlement, show twisted aspen branches believed to have been caused by a
Yeti
Made by a legend? Experts say these arches prove a Yeti has been trawling the region and had nested nearby
On the trail: this strange footprint found in the snow was also hailed as proof the Yeti exists
'During the expedition to the Azasskaya cave, conference participants gathered indisputable proof that the Shoria mountains are inhabited by the Snow Man,' the Kemerovo region administration announced yesterday.
'They found his footprints, his supposed bed, and various markers with which the Yeti uses to denote his territory.'
The markers appeared to be mainly broken trees and some Russian media reports have treated the Yeti claims with considerable scepticism.
Despite this, the local government officials professed themselves either certain or 95 per cent certain of the existence of Yeti in a highland area known as Mount Shoria.
The hair thought to be from a Yeti was found in the Kemerovo region 2,600 miles east of Moscow
STILL AT LARGE: THE HISTORY OF THE YETI
The
first accounts of Yetis emerged before the 19th century from Buddhists
who believed that the creature inhabited the Himalayas.
They depicted the mysterious beast as having similarities to an ape and carrying a large stone as a weapon while making a whistling sound.
Popular interest in creature gathered pace in early 20th century as tourists began making their own trips to the region to try and capture the Yeti. They reported seeing strange markings in the snow.
The Daily Mail led a trip called the the Snowman Expedition in 1954 to Everest. During the trip mountaineering leader John Angelo Jackson photographed ancient paintings of Yetis and large footprints in the snow.
A number of hair samples were also found that were believed to have come from a Yeti scalp.
British mountaineer Don Whillans claimed to have witnessed a creature when scaling Annapurna in 1970.
They depicted the mysterious beast as having similarities to an ape and carrying a large stone as a weapon while making a whistling sound.
Popular interest in creature gathered pace in early 20th century as tourists began making their own trips to the region to try and capture the Yeti. They reported seeing strange markings in the snow.
The Daily Mail led a trip called the the Snowman Expedition in 1954 to Everest. During the trip mountaineering leader John Angelo Jackson photographed ancient paintings of Yetis and large footprints in the snow.
A number of hair samples were also found that were believed to have come from a Yeti scalp.
British mountaineer Don Whillans claimed to have witnessed a creature when scaling Annapurna in 1970.
One cynical Russian media report summed up the mission as 'we haven't actually found anything, but we very, very much wanted to have found something'.
Shortly before the 'experts' arrived, another hunt to the same cave to find the Yeti was led by the 'Beast of the East' - former Russian heavyweight boxing champion Nikolai Valuyev. It ended in failure, though locals saw it as a key plank in the region's bid to boost tourism.
'Valuyev did not manage to meet the Yeti itself but on the way he discovered 'traces' such as broken tree branches,' said a spokesman.
'I saw lots of journalists but no Yetis,' admitted the boxer.
Dmitry Islamov, Vice Governor of Kemerovo Region on Economics and Regional Development said: 'It doesn't matter that the Kuzbass might not have Yetis. The main thing is that when people come to the Shoria Mountains, they truly enjoy its unique nature.'
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The Yeti or Abominable Snowman is an ape-like cryptid said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal, India 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, yet it remains one of the most famous creatures of
cryptozoology. The Yeti may be considered a sort of parallel to the
Bigfoot of North America.
According to H. Siiger, the Yeti was a part of the pre-Buddhist beliefs of several Himalayan people. He was told that the Lepcha people worshipped a “Glacier Being” as a God of the Hunt. He also reported that followers of the Bön religion once believed the blood of the “mi rgod” or “wild man” had use in certain magical rites. The being was depicted as an apelike creature who carries a large stone as a weapon and makes a whistling sound. In 1832 trekker B. H. Hodgson’s reported his experiences in northern Nepal where his local guides spotted a tall, bipedal creature covered with long dark hair, which seemed to flee in fear.
In 1970, British mountaineer Don Whillans claimed to have witnessed a creature when scaling Annapurna. According to Whillans, while scouting for a campsite, he heard some odd cries which his Sherpa guide attributed to a Yeti’s call. That night, he saw a dark shape moving near his camp. The next day, he observed a few human-like footprints in the snow, and that evening, viewed with binoculars a bipedal, ape-like creature for 20 minutes as it apparently searched for food not far from his camp. In early December 2007, American television presenter Joshua Gates and his team reported finding a series of footprints in the Everest region of Nepal resembling descriptions of Yeti. The footprints were examined by Jeffrey Meldrum of Idaho State University, who believed them to be too morphologically accurate to be fake or man made. Meldrum also stated that they were very similar to a pair of Bigfoot footprints that were found in another area. Later Gates’ team found a hair sample on a tree that they took back to have analyzed. After it was tested, it was concluded that the hair belonged to an unknown primate. On October 20, 2008 a team of seven Japanese adventurers photographed footprints which could allegedly have been made by a Yeti. The team’s leader, Yoshiteru Takahashi claims to have observed a Yeti on a 2003 expedition and is determined to capture the creature on film.
Misidentification of Himalayan wildlife has been proposed as an explanation for some Yeti sightings, including a Langur monkey living at lower altitudes, the Tibetan Blue Bear, the Himalayan Brown Bear or the Himalayan Red Bear. Some have also suggested the Yeti could actually be a human hermit, while others speculate that these reported creatures could be present-day specimens of the extinct giant ape Gigantopithecus.
According to H. Siiger, the Yeti was a part of the pre-Buddhist beliefs of several Himalayan people. He was told that the Lepcha people worshipped a “Glacier Being” as a God of the Hunt. He also reported that followers of the Bön religion once believed the blood of the “mi rgod” or “wild man” had use in certain magical rites. The being was depicted as an apelike creature who carries a large stone as a weapon and makes a whistling sound. In 1832 trekker B. H. Hodgson’s reported his experiences in northern Nepal where his local guides spotted a tall, bipedal creature covered with long dark hair, which seemed to flee in fear.
In 1970, British mountaineer Don Whillans claimed to have witnessed a creature when scaling Annapurna. According to Whillans, while scouting for a campsite, he heard some odd cries which his Sherpa guide attributed to a Yeti’s call. That night, he saw a dark shape moving near his camp. The next day, he observed a few human-like footprints in the snow, and that evening, viewed with binoculars a bipedal, ape-like creature for 20 minutes as it apparently searched for food not far from his camp. In early December 2007, American television presenter Joshua Gates and his team reported finding a series of footprints in the Everest region of Nepal resembling descriptions of Yeti. The footprints were examined by Jeffrey Meldrum of Idaho State University, who believed them to be too morphologically accurate to be fake or man made. Meldrum also stated that they were very similar to a pair of Bigfoot footprints that were found in another area. Later Gates’ team found a hair sample on a tree that they took back to have analyzed. After it was tested, it was concluded that the hair belonged to an unknown primate. On October 20, 2008 a team of seven Japanese adventurers photographed footprints which could allegedly have been made by a Yeti. The team’s leader, Yoshiteru Takahashi claims to have observed a Yeti on a 2003 expedition and is determined to capture the creature on film.
Misidentification of Himalayan wildlife has been proposed as an explanation for some Yeti sightings, including a Langur monkey living at lower altitudes, the Tibetan Blue Bear, the Himalayan Brown Bear or the Himalayan Red Bear. Some have also suggested the Yeti could actually be a human hermit, while others speculate that these reported creatures could be present-day specimens of the extinct giant ape Gigantopithecus.
Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch,
is purportedly an ape-like cryptid that inhabits forests, mainly in the
Pacific Northwest region of North America. Bigfoot is usually described
as a large, hairy, bipedal humanoid. Scientists discount the existence
of Bigfoot and consider it to be a combination of folklore,
misidentification, and hoax, rather than a living animal, in part
because of the large numbers thought necessary to maintain a breeding
population. Bigfoot remains one of the more famous examples of a cryptid
within cryptozoology and an enduring legend.
Bigfoot is described in reports as a large hairy ape-like creature, ranging between 6–10 feet tall, weighing in excess of 500 pounds, and covered in dark brown or dark reddish hair. Alleged witnesses have described large eyes, a pronounced brow ridge, and a large, low-set forehead; the top of the head has been described as rounded and crested, similar to the sagittal crest of the male gorilla. Bigfoot is commonly reported to have a strong, unpleasant smell by those who claim to have encountered it. The enormous footprints for which it is named have been as large as 24 inches long and 8 inches wide. Some proponents have also claimed that Bigfoot is omnivorous and mainly nocturnal.
As Bigfoot has become better known and a phenomenon in popular culture, sightings have spread throughout North America. In addition to the Pacific Northwest, the Great Lakes region and the Southeastern United States have had many reports of Bigfoot sightings. About a third of all reports of Bigfoot sightings are concentrated in the Pacific Northwest, with most of the remaining reports spread throughout the rest of North America.
One of the most notable reports came from Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin on October 20, who said they had captured a purported Sasquatch on film at Bluff Creek, California. The film has been subjected to many attempts both to debunk and authenticate it. As their stories went, in the early afternoon of October 20, Patterson and Gimlin were at Bluff Creek. Both were on horseback when they “came to an overturned tree with a large root system at a turn in the creek, almost as high as a room.” When they rounded it they spotted the figure behind it nearly simultaneously, while it was “crouching beside the creek to their left.” The figure had walked away from them to a distance of about 120 feet before Patterson began to run after it. The resulting film (about 53 seconds long) is initially quite shaky until Patterson gets about 80 feet from the figure. At that point the figure glanced over its right shoulder at the men and Patterson fell to his knees. To researcher John Green, Patterson would later characterize the creature’s expression as one of “contempt and disgust…”
Various types of creatures have been suggested to explain both the sightings and what type of creature Bigfoot would be if it existed. The scientific community typically attributes sightings to either hoaxes or misidentification of known animals and their tracks. While cryptozoologists generally explain Bigfoot as an unknown ape, some believers in Bigfoot attribute the phenomenon to UFOs or other paranormal causes. A minority of proponents of a natural explanation have attributed Bigfoot to animals that are not apes such as the giant ground sloth. Both scientists and Bigfoot believers agree that many of the sightings are hoaxes or misidentified animals. Cryptozoologists Loren Coleman and Diane Stocking have estimated that as many as 70 to 80 percent of sightings are not real.
Bigfoot is described in reports as a large hairy ape-like creature, ranging between 6–10 feet tall, weighing in excess of 500 pounds, and covered in dark brown or dark reddish hair. Alleged witnesses have described large eyes, a pronounced brow ridge, and a large, low-set forehead; the top of the head has been described as rounded and crested, similar to the sagittal crest of the male gorilla. Bigfoot is commonly reported to have a strong, unpleasant smell by those who claim to have encountered it. The enormous footprints for which it is named have been as large as 24 inches long and 8 inches wide. Some proponents have also claimed that Bigfoot is omnivorous and mainly nocturnal.
As Bigfoot has become better known and a phenomenon in popular culture, sightings have spread throughout North America. In addition to the Pacific Northwest, the Great Lakes region and the Southeastern United States have had many reports of Bigfoot sightings. About a third of all reports of Bigfoot sightings are concentrated in the Pacific Northwest, with most of the remaining reports spread throughout the rest of North America.
One of the most notable reports came from Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin on October 20, who said they had captured a purported Sasquatch on film at Bluff Creek, California. The film has been subjected to many attempts both to debunk and authenticate it. As their stories went, in the early afternoon of October 20, Patterson and Gimlin were at Bluff Creek. Both were on horseback when they “came to an overturned tree with a large root system at a turn in the creek, almost as high as a room.” When they rounded it they spotted the figure behind it nearly simultaneously, while it was “crouching beside the creek to their left.” The figure had walked away from them to a distance of about 120 feet before Patterson began to run after it. The resulting film (about 53 seconds long) is initially quite shaky until Patterson gets about 80 feet from the figure. At that point the figure glanced over its right shoulder at the men and Patterson fell to his knees. To researcher John Green, Patterson would later characterize the creature’s expression as one of “contempt and disgust…”
Various types of creatures have been suggested to explain both the sightings and what type of creature Bigfoot would be if it existed. The scientific community typically attributes sightings to either hoaxes or misidentification of known animals and their tracks. While cryptozoologists generally explain Bigfoot as an unknown ape, some believers in Bigfoot attribute the phenomenon to UFOs or other paranormal causes. A minority of proponents of a natural explanation have attributed Bigfoot to animals that are not apes such as the giant ground sloth. Both scientists and Bigfoot believers agree that many of the sightings are hoaxes or misidentified animals. Cryptozoologists Loren Coleman and Diane Stocking have estimated that as many as 70 to 80 percent of sightings are not real.
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