It is also very sharp and hard to break off. Some animals we know have hands - raccoons and squirrels and members of the ape family. Bigfoot footprints are almost in a straight line, rather than an alternating line as with human prints. The slant of the foot can be seen quite clearly in one of the still photographs from the film. Rhododendron plants are mentioned in articles relative to the Yeti.
Rhododendrons are common in the Pacific Northwest and probably elsewhere in North America.
One theory is that the creature's huge arms constantly rub this area which would limit hair growth. It is hard to believe that a hoax would include such detail. However, given this fact, we can justify sightings of much larger creatures because females are generally smaller than males in the animal kingdom.