Yeti

The **Yeti** is an ape-like creature purported to inhabit the Himalayan mountain range in Asia. In western popular culture, the creature is commonly referred to as the Abominable Snowman. Many dubious articles have been offered in an attempt to prove the existence of the Yeti, including anecdotal visual sightings, disputed video recordings, photographs, and plaster casts of large footprints. Some of these are speculated or known to be hoaxes.

## Description

The Yeti is often described as being a large, bipedal ape-like creature that is covered with brown, gray, or white hair, and it is sometimes depicted as having large, sharp teeth.

## Etymology

The word Yeti is derived from Tibetan: གཡའ་དྲེད་, Wylie: g.ya' dred, ZYPY: Yachê, a compound of the words Tibetan: གཡའ་, Wylie: g.ya', ZYPY: ya "rocky", "rocky place" and "bear". Pranavananda states that the words "ti", "te" and "teh" are derived from the spoken word 'tre', Tibetan for bear, with the 'r' so softly pronounced as to be almost inaudible, thus making it "te" or "teh".

## History

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 spiritual ceremonies. The being was depicted as an ape-like creature who carries a large stone as a weapon and makes a whistling swoosh sound.

## Explanations

The misidentification of Himalayan wildlife has been proposed as an explanation for some Yeti sightings, including the chu-teh, a langur monkey living at lower altitudes; the Tibetan blue bear; or the Himalayan brown bear or dzu-teh, also known as the Himalayan red bear.

## Capabilities

Yetis are folkloric ape-like creatures taller than an average human, that is said to inhabit the Himalayan mountains. According to 21st century sightings, yetis are said to stand from 8 to 10.5 feet tall, have a furry coat of brown, reddish or black hair and to resemble a huge, upright walking ape.

## Common powers

**Arctic Adaptation:** Yetis are able to survive and adapt to conditions where the climate consists of cold weather, as they possess adjusted breathing capacity, as well as high tolerance to the cold.

**Enhanced Body:** Yetis physical condition is above normal and peak members of their species in that verse, beyond what can be emulated via natural training and with little to no maintaining.

**Enhanced Stealth:** Yetis possess incredibly extensive knowledge and skill in many types and ways of stealth tactics, enabling them to easily slip in and out of areas undetected.

**Fur Generation:** Yetis either have or can generate fur over their entire body, giving resistance to chilling temperatures, and even physical damage.

**Frigokinetic Invisibility:** Yetis can become invisible when in snow.

**Lightning Bruiser:** Yetis are lightning bruisers, a type of fighter that combines both sturdiness and strength, with maneuverability.

**Mountain Adaptation:** Yetis are able to survive and adapt to mountain environments where the air is thin, as they possess adjusted breathing capacity, high air-pressure tolerance, high cold tolerance and immunity to the effects of vertigo or similar disorientation as well as the ability to move on the mountains without artificial help.

**Powerful Bite:** Yetis have a particularly strong bite, either because of sharp fangs, strong jaw-muscles, unusual jaw-structure or some other reason.