The Yeti: Asia's Abominable Snowman The Yeti: Asia's Abominable Snowman By Benjamin Radford, Live Science Contributor | November 27, 2012 05:15pm ET MORE Mount Everest in the Himalayas. The Yeti, once better known as the Abominable Snowman, is a mysterious bipedal creature said to live in the mountains of Asia. It sometimes leaves tracks in snow, but is also said to dwell below the Himalayan snow line. Despite dozens of expeditions into the remote mountain regions of Russia, China, and Nepal, the existence of the Yeti remains unproven. The Yeti is said to be muscular, covered with dark grayish or reddish-brown hair, and weigh between 200 and 400 pounds. It is relatively short compared to North America's Bigfoot, averaging about 6 feet in height. Though this is the most common form, reported Yetis have come in a variety of shapes. In 2010, hunters in China caught a strange animal that they claimed was a Yeti.

This mysterious, hairless, four-legged animal was initially described as having features resembling a bear, but was finally identified as a civet , a small cat-like animal that had lost its hair from disease. History of the Yeti In her book "Still Living? Yeti, Sasquatch, and the Neanderthal Enigma," (1983, Thames and Hudson), researcher Myra Shackley offers the following description, reported by two hikers in 1942 who saw "two black specks moving across the snow about a quarter mile below them." Despite this significant distance, they offered the following very detailed description: "The height was not much less than eight feet ... the heads were described as 'squarish and the ears must lie close to the skull because there was no projection from the silhouette against the snow. The shoulders sloped sharply down to a powerful chest ... covered by reddish brown hair which formed a close body fur mixed with long straight hairs hanging downward." Another person saw a creature "about the size and build of a small man, the head covered with long hair but the face and chest not very hairy at all.

Reddish-brown in color and bipedal, it was busy grubbing up roots and occasionally emitted a loud high-pitched cry." It's not clear if these sightings were real, hoaxes, or misidentifications, though legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner, who spent months in Nepal and Tibet, concluded that large bears and their tracks had often been mistaken for Yeti. In March 1986, Anthony Wooldridge, a hiker in the Himalayas, saw what he thought was a Yeti standing in the snow near a ridge about 500 feet away. It didn't move or make noise, but Wooldridge saw odd tracks in the snow that seemed to lead toward the figure. He took two photographs of the creature, which were later analyzed and proven genuine. Many in the Bigfoot community seized upon the photos as clear evidence of a Yeti, including John Napier, an anatomist and anthropologist who had served as the Smithsonian Institution's director of primate biology. Many considered it unlikely Wooldridge could have made a mistake because of his extensive hiking experience in the region.

The following year, researchers returned to where Wooldridge had taken the photos and discovered that he had simply seen a dark rock outcropping that looked vertical from his position. It was all a mistake — much to the embarrassment of some Yeti believers. Yeti evidence? Most of the evidence for the Yeti comes from sightings and reports. Like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster, there is a distinct lack of hard proof for the Yeti's existence, though a few pieces of evidence have emerged over the years. In 1960, Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to scale Mt. Everest, searched for evidence of the Yeti. He found what was claimed to be a scalp from the beast, though scientists later determined that the helmet-shaped hide was in fact made from a serow, a Himalayan animal similar to a goat. In 2007, American TV show host Josh Gates claimed he found three mysterious footprints in snow near a stream in the Himalayas. Locals were skeptical, suggesting that Gates — who had only been in the area for about a week — simply misinterpreted a bear track.

Nothing more was learned about what made the print, and the track can now be found not in a natural history museum but instead in a small display at Disney World. A finger long believed to be from a Yeti found in a monastery in Nepal was examined by researchers at the Edinburgh Zoo in 2011. The finger generated controversy among Bigfoot and Yeti believers for decades, until DNA analysis proved that the finger was human, perhaps from a monk's corpse. [See also: Bigfoot & Yeti DNA Study Gets Serious ] Russian search for Yeti The Russian government has recently taken an interest in the Yeti, going so far as to organize a conference of Bigfoot experts and bringing them to western Siberia in October 2011. Bigfoot researcher and biologist John Bindernagel claimed that he saw evidence that the Yeti not only exist but build nests and shelters out of twisted tree branches. That group made headlines around the world when they issued a statement that they had "indisputable proof" of the Yeti, and were 95 percent sure it existed based on some grey hairs found in a clump moss in a cave.

Bindernagel may have been impressed, but another scientist who participated in the same expedition concluded that the "indisputable" evidence was hoaxed. Jeff Meldrum, a professor of anatomy and anthropologist at Idaho State Universitywho endorses the existence of Bigfoot, said that he suspected the twisted tree branches had been faked. Not only was there obvious evidence of tool-made cuts in the supposedly "Yeti-twisted" branches, but the trees were conveniently located just off a well-traveled trail and hardly in a remote area. Meldrum concluded that the whole Russian expedition was more of a publicity stunt than a serious scientific endeavor, likely designed to increase tourism in the impoverished coal-mining region. Despite quasi-official claims of "indisputable proof" of the Yeti, nothing more has come of the story. The lack of hard evidence despite decades of searches doesn't deter true believers; the fact that these mysterious creatures haven't been found is not taken as evidence that they don't exist, but instead how rare, reclusive, and elusive they are. Like Bigfoot, a single body would prove that the Yeti exist, though no amount of evidence can prove they don't exist.

For that reason alone, these animals — real or not — will likely always be with us. Benjamin Radford is deputy editor of "Skeptical Inquirer" science magazine and author of six books, including "Tracking the Chupacabra" and "Scientific Paranormal Investigation: How to Solve Unexplained Mysteries." His website is . Ever seen Bigfoot's eyeshine in your headlights at night? Heard a splash and sworn you saw Nessie's tail disappearing below the lake surface? Cryptic creatures of myth and legend are known the world over. The Yeti/Abominable Snowman. | occultusregnum The Yeti/Abominable Snowman. 0 Himalayan Mountains 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, Bhutan 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.

However, it is believed that the search to find the Yeti can be traced back to the time of Alexander the Great, who in 326 BC set out to conquer the Indus Valley. Having heard stories of the creature he demanded to see one for himself, but local people told him they were unable to present one because the creatures could not survive at that low an altitude. Despite many expeditions having been attempted to prove the Yeti’s existence, there is still no concrete evidence to prove it. Sir Edmund Hillary himself searched for the Yeti. The famed Everest pioneer’s expedition (which had other scientific goals) did document a phenomenon that appears to account for “Yeti tracks.” In shaded snow Hillary’s team found impressions resembling fox tracks. The tracks led to a sunny area where melting had elongated the tracks into large human-like footprints. Likewise, the melting of tracks of a snow leopard, bear, or wolf could create huge “footprints.” Over time, human footprints in the area have been seen to grow to nearly 21 inches (53 centimetres). Alleged Yeti Encounters. 1832: During an exploration of the upper regions of Nepal, B.H.

Hodgson reported that his Sherpa guides witness a towering non-human cover in dark hair from head to foot. The creature allegedly fled the scene on seeing them. 1904: A British soldier, William Hugh Knight, claimed he had encountered a Yeti near Gangtok, Sikkim. In 1921, he described the Yeti to The Times newspaper: ‘He was a little under six-feet high. almost stark naked in that bitter cold – it was the month of November. He was a kind of pale yellow all over, about the colour of a Chinaman, a shock of matted hair on his head, little hair on his face, highly splayed feet, and large, formidable hands. His muscular development in his arms, thighs, legs, back and chest were terrific. He had in his hands what seemed to be some form of primitive bow. He did not see me, but stood there, and watched for some five or six minutes. So far as I could make out, he was watching some man or beast far down the hillside.

At the end of some five minutes he started off on a run down the hill, and I was impressed with the tremendous speed at which he travelled.’ ve minutes he started off on a run down thehill, and I was impressed with the tremendous speed at which he travelled(1921: 54) ve minutes he started off on a run down thehill, and I was impressed with the tremendous speed at which he travelled 1925: N.A. Tombazi a Greek photographer while on an expedition to the Himalayas allegedly sighted a humanoid-like creature near Zemu Glacier. The fact that the creature was unclothed in such extremely hostile conditions made a significant impression on him. Over the period of a minute, and at a distance of only 200 to 300 yards, he quietly watched the bi-pedal creature as it walked upright before stopping and uprooting some dwarf rhododendron bushes. Later he was to state “Unquestionably, the figure in outline was exactly like a human being.” 1970: British mountaineer Don Whillans claimed to have witnessed a creature when scaling Annapurna.

He said that while searching for a campsite he heard some odd cries which his guide attributed to a Yeti’s call. That night, he saw a dark shape moving near his camp. 2012: The MailOnline Article. Three separate ‘sightings’ of yetis have been made in Siberia in recent weeks, say fishermen and an official in Russia. 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. ‘We realised that they were not in dark clothes but covered by dark fur. They did walk like people’. Biologists used DNA analysis to examine claims that hair samples attributed to yetis appeared to belong to a scientifically undiscovered species of bear. Read more: #ixzz3zE9nynIG © David Calvert 2016 Please note that at the bottom of each blog page there is a “Comments” box and a “Like” button, should you feel inclined to use them. Thank you. Share this: 'Yeti lives': Abominable Snowman is 'part polar bear and still roams the Himalayas' - Telegraph How about that?

'Yeti lives': Abominable Snowman is 'part polar bear and still roams the Himalayas' Research by an University of Oxford scientist has found a genetic match between an ancient polar bear and samples said to come from the Yeti - suggesting the creature known as the Abominable Snowman is still living in the Himalayas < > The Abominable Snowman in pictures It is one of the world’s most enduring mysteries, attracting both curiosity and fear. Now, a British scientist may have finally solved the riddle of the yeti, the fabled apelike creature said to inhabit the upper ranges of the Himalayas. Research by Professor Bryan Sykes, a geneticist from the University of Oxford, has not only uncovered a genetic match between samples thought to come from the elusive creature and another that lived more than 40,000 years ago, but also suggests the beast is still roaming the mountains. Related Articles The 'Rendlesham Forest incident' 21 Jun 2013 Professor Sykes conducted DNA tests on hairs from two unidentified animals, one found in the western Himalayan region of Ladakh, in northern India, and the other from Bhutan, 800 miles east.

The results were then compared with other animals’ genomes stored on a database of all published DNA sequences. Professor Sykes found a 100 per cent match with a sample from an ancient polar bear jawbone found in Svalbard, Norway. That specimen dates back at least 40,000 years ago, and probably as far back as 120,000 years – a time when the polar bear and the closely related brown bear were separating as different species. Professor Sykes believes that the animals are hybrids – crosses between polar bears and brown bears. Because the newly identified samples are from creatures which are recently alive, he thinks the hybrids are still living in the Himalayas. The sample from Ladakh came from the mummified remains of a creature shot by a hunter around 40 years ago. He considered the animal so unusual, and so alarming, he kept some of its remains. A sample of the hair was passed to Professor Sykes by a French mountaineer who was given it by the hunter around a decade ago. The second sample was in the form of a single hair, found in a bamboo forest by an expedition of filmmakers, also around ten years ago.

Professor Sykes added: “This is a species that hasn’t been recorded for 40,000 years. Now, we know one of these was walking around ten years ago. And what’s interesting is that we have found this type of animal at both ends of the Himalayas. If one were to go back, there would be others still there.” Both hairs were brownish in colour. The Ladakh remains suggested a creature that would have been around 5ft tall – shorter than the towering figure of mythology. However, Professor Sykes suggested the animal could have displayed other characteristics which would have fitted with the yeti myth. He added: “The fact that the hunter, who had great experience of bears, thought this one was in some way unusual and was frightened of it, makes me wonder if this species of bear might behave differently. Maybe it is more aggressive, more dangerous or is more bipedal than other bears.” Reports of the yeti, also known as the ‘Abominable Snowman’, have been recorded for centuries, with locals and explorers claiming to have come face-to-face with the beast.

A photograph of a yeti footprint, taken by British climber Eric Shipton at the base of Everest in 1951, sparked global interest in it. Professor Sykes said there were only three known species of bears in the area: sloth bears, brown bears and the Asiatic black bears. His new research, which has been submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed science journal, will feature in a new Channel 4 documentary series, Bigfoot Files, which starts on Sunday. Professor Sykes added: “There’s more work to be done on interpreting the results. I don’t think it means there are ancient polar bears wandering around the Himalayas. But we can speculate on what the possible explanation might be. It could mean there is a sub species of brown bear in the High Himalayas descended from the bear that was the ancestor of the polar bear. Or it could mean there has been more recent hybridisation between the brown bear and the descendant of the ancient polar bear.” As well as being closely related, brown bears and polar bears are known to interbreed when their territories overlap.

The Abominable Snowman: a history – Alexander the Great is said to have coveted a yeti during his conquest of the Indus Valley in 326 BC, but locals told him the creatures could not survive at the low altitudes. – In 1925, a N.A. Tombazi, a photographer and member of the Royal Geographical Society provided one of the clearest descriptions, of a “figure in outline was exactly like a human being, walking upright ... It showed up dark against the snow, and as far as I could make out, wore no clothes.” - Heinrich Himmler is said to have had an interest in finding the creature, with Ernst Schaefer, a hunter and zoologist, sent out to Tibet investigate. – During the Second World War, Sławomir Rawicz, a Polish soldier, who claims he escaped from a Siberian gulag and walked across the Himalayas to India, said his path was blocked, at one point, by two yetis. – Photographs published in 1951 of several large footprints, taken by Eric Shipton, a respected mountaineer, sparked renewed interest, though critics claim the prints were distorted by melting snow.

– Two years later, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reported seeing large footprints while scaling Mount Everest. Hillary later mounted an expedition in search of the creature, which he said his father had once seen. He later became more sceptical as to its existence. – After one expedition, James Stewart, the actor, is said to have helped smuggle parts of the supposed remains of a yeti from India to London, by concealing them in his luggage – In 1986, Reinhold Messner, a celebrated mountaineer, claimed to have had a face-to-face encounter with a yeti. Abominable Snowman: What is the Abominable Snowman? The Abominable Snowman: What is it? Here's the story behind the legend of the Abominable Snowman creature. A legend of Tibet, the Abominable Snowman is the name given to the snow man of the mountain by Henry Newman back in 1921 while writing an article about the sighting of this legendary monster.

Also known as the Yeti , The Abominable Snowman is said to live in the frigid, Himalayan mountains, being approximately 7-10 feet tall, and are known to have a strong pungent odor. One could easily consider that the Abominable Snowman is the same creature described elsewhere in the world and known in North American by names such as Bigfoot and Sasquatch. Western culture was not aware of the creatures until the latter 1800s. The Abominable yet been proven, though a scalp is said to exist at Khumjung monastery. Often confused with a bear, the name Meh-teh means "man-bear" and is an accurate description of the Abominable Snowman. Other translations of local names for the animal mean "wild man." Sherpa guides described the Abominable Snowman to Charles Howard-Bury in 1921 after they had come upon tracks in the snow. The Sherpa called the creature that made the tracks that looked like that of a rather large, barefoot man, the "Wild Man of the Snows." In 1832, B. H.

Hodgson's guides witnessed a large, upright creature with long hair in northern Nepal. Hodgson did not see the beast, but surmised it to be an orangutan. Could this sighting have been the Abominable Snowman? Footprints were discovered by Laurence Waddell in 1889, but he mistook them for being that of a bear, despite his guide's description of a large, ape-like creature. The Abominable Snowman was also spotted in 1925 by photographer N. A. Tombazi. He described the creature as walking upright like a human, dark in color, and wore no clothes, according to his description from 2-300 yards away. The footprints looked human however, and were only 6-7 inches long and 4 inches wide. Left: The Pangboche Hand that was allegedly smuggled out of India by James Stewart, the actor. By 1951, Eric Shipton photographed Abominable Snowman foot prints in the snow while climbing Mount Everest. His photographs of the Abominable Snowman footprints are considered to be some of the best evidence to date of the creatures existence.

Over the next couple years, others would also find Abominable Snowman tracks and photograph them. By 1959, the supposed feces of an Abominable Snowman were collected during an expedition. Jimmy Stewart, the actor, also allegedly smuggled the Pangboche Hand out of India to London in another bizarre story. The Hand was originally stolen from Tibetan monks. Scientific tests performed on both the hand and scalp have proved to be inconclusive. There have been a few sightings over the last three decades, but to this date, the proof of the existence of the Abominable Snowman has yet to be found. Still, the creature has captured the imagination of many. Disney's Animal Kingdom plays off of the legend of the Abominable Snowman. The theme park ride features artifacts from supposed expeditions up Mount Everest to find the animal. You'll have no trouble finding the legendary Abominable Snowman on your own journey at Expedition Everest. Left: In Search Of documentary videos part 2 and 3 about the Abominable Snowman. Sherpas guiding a Japanese Everest expedition are awakened by the Abominable Snowman entering their tent. Image from an old magazine cover.

<A class="APCAnchor" HREF="">Buy Posters at AllPosters.com </A> Left: Yeti Yeti Still image from a video taken by two hikers in Nepal, 1996. The Yeti, AKA Abominable Snowman , is a legendary creature that is said to inhabit the Himalayan mountains in altitudes up to 20,000 feet. It has also been reported in regions of China and the former Soviet Union. The North American counterpart is the Bigfoot (AKA Sasquatch ). Yeti is also known as metoh-kangmi. This term was wrongly translated as "abominable snowman" long ago. Yeti is believed to be a huge, hairy, ape-like creature that prowls the Himalayas in the night. Reported many a times by Nepalese Sherpas and Tibetans, it is thought to be more like a modern caveman than an animal. The first notable recorded evidence regarding this creature came in 1925 when Greek photographer N.A. Tombazi, part of a British geological expedition, saw a creature moving at a high altitude. Reports then began pouring in, with many people reporting large footprints in the snow.

Even the first Mt. Everest conquerors Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay came across such footprints on their expedition. Some of the most intriguing evidence was the set of photographs taken in 1951 by British mountaineers Eric Shipton and Michael Ward. These apparently showed giant footprints approximately thirteen inches wide and eighteen inches long. Local villagers consider it bad luck to sight this creature, but the yeti has had some good press too. A yeti was credited with helping an injured mountaineer and a young Sherpa girl in the late 1800s. Though many such reports have come to light, no solid evidence has yet been produced to support the existence of the yeti. Related Categories: The UnMuseum - The Yeti Yeti: Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas A tibetian fortress below the mountains were the Yeti is supposed to roam. The Himalaya Mountains, the highest range on Earth, have been referred to as the "roof of the world." If that is so, there is a mystery called the Yeti in our attic.

In Tibetan the word means "magical creature" and truly it is a seemingly supernatural enigma in the shape of a hairy, biped creature that resembles a giant ape. The Himalayas lie on the border between India, Nepal, and Tibet (now part of China). They are remote and forbidding. Large stretches around these rough valleys and peaks are uninhabited. The tallest mountain in the world, Everest, 29,028 feet high, lies half in Nepal, half in China. It is from Nepal, though, that most attempts to climb Everest, and the surrounding mountains, are made. In Katmandu, the capitol of Nepal, a visitor finds himself immersed in the Yeti legend. He is a commercial money maker for the tourist industry (there's even a Hotel named the "Yak and the Yeti") as well as legend, religion and fantasy to some of the Neplaese people. 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 thousand 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. The group was descending, though, and the photographer went out of his way to see the ground were he had spotted the creature. Tombazi found footprints in the snow. "They were similar in shape to those of a man, but only six to seven inches long by four 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 brush.

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. Yeti reports usually come in the form of tracks found, pelts offered, shapes seen at a distance, or rarely, actual face-to-face encounters with the creatures. Face to face encounters never come with researchers looking for the Yeti, but with locals who stumble into the creature during their daily lives. Some of the best tracks ever seen were found and photographed by British mountaineers Eric Shipton and Micheal Ward in 1951. They found them on the southwestern slopes of the Menlung Glacier, which lies between Tibet and Nepal, at an altitude of 20,000 feet. Each print was thirteen inches wide and some eighteen inches long. The tracks seemed fresh and Shipton and Ward followed the trail for a mile before it disappeared in hard ice.

Some scientists that viewed the photographs could not identify the tracks as from any known creature. Others, though, felt it was probably the trail of a languar monkey or red bear. They noted the tracks in snow, melted by the sun, can change shape and grow larger. Even so, the bear/monkey theory seems unlikely as both of these animals normally move on all four feet. The tracks were clearly that of a biped. Shipton's and Ward's reputations argue against a hoax on their part and the remoteness and height of the trail's location argues against them being hoaxed. Shipton's footprints were not the first or last discovered by climbers among the Himalayas. Even Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, on their record ascent to the top of Mount Everest, in 1953, found giant foot prints on the way up. One of the more curious reports of a close encounter with a Yeti occurred in 1938. Captain d'Auvergue, the curator of the Victoria Memorial in Calcutta, India, was traveling the Himalayas by himself when he became snowblind.

As he neared death from exposure he was rescued by a nine foot tall Yeti that nursed him back to health until d'Auvergue was able to return home by himself. In many other stories, though, the Yeti hasn't been so benign. One Sherpa girl, who was tending her yaks, described being surprised by a large ape-like creature with black and brown hair. It started to drag her off, but seemed to be startled by her screams and let her go. It then savagely killed two of her yaks. She escaped with her life and the incident was reported to the police, who found footprints. Several expeditions have been organized to track down the Yeti, but none have found more than footprints and questionable artifacts like scalps and hides. The London Daily Mail sent an expedition in 1954. American oil men Tom Slick and F. Kirk Johnson financed trips in 1957, 58, and 59. Probably the most well-known expedition went in 1960. Sir Edmund Hillary, the same man that had first climbed Everest in 1953, lead the 1960 trip in association with Desmond Doig.

The expedition was sponsored by the World Book Encyclopedia and was well outfitted with trip-wire cameras, as well as timelapse and infrared photography. Despite a ten-month stay the group failed to find any convincing evidence of the existence of the Yeti. The artifacts they examined, two skins and a scalp, turned out to belong to two blue bears and a serow goat. At the time Hillary and Doig wrote off the Yeti as legend. Later, though, Doig decided that the expedition hadbeen too big and clumsy. They didn't see a Yeti, he agreed, but nor did they observe such animals like the snow leopard which was known to exist. After spending thirty years in the Himalayas Doig believes that the Yeti is actually three animals. The first is what the Sherpas call the "dzu teh." Large shaggy animals that often attack cattle. Diog thinks this is probably the Tibetan blue bear. A creature so rare it is known only in the west through a few skins, bones and a skull.

The second type, called "thelma," is probably a gibbon (a known type of ape) that Diog thinks may live as far north as Nepal, though it's never been spotted past the Brahmaputra River in India. The third Yeti, "mih teh," is the true abominable snowman of legend. A savage ape, covered with black or red hair that lives at altitudes of up to 20,000 feet. So far there is no firm evidence to support the existence of the Yeti, but there is no way show that he doesn't exist either. If he indeed lives in the barren, frozen, upper reaches of the Himalayas where few men dare to tread, he may find his refuge safe for a long time to come. Copyright Lee Krystek 1996. All Rights Reserved. Abominable Snowman | Define Abominable Snowman at Dictionary.com Abominable Snowman a legendary large, hairy, humanoid creature said to inhabit the Himalayas.

Expand Tibetan 1920-1925 1920-25; spurious translation of a supposed Tibetan phrase metoh kangmi, probably an erroneous rendering of Tibetan mi t'om man-bear and k'ang mi snowfield man Dictionary.com Unabridged British Dictionary definitions for Abominable Snowman Expand noun 1. a large legendary manlike or apelike creature, alleged to inhabit the Himalayan Mountains Also called yeti Word Origin a translation of Tibetan metohkangmi, from metoh foul + kangmi snowman Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for Abominable Snowman Expand Facts: Abominable Snowman - National Geographic Channel - UK Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary in Bhutan is a national park officially dedicated to preserving the Yeti.

The name ‘Abominable Snowman’ was coined in 1921 by journalist Henry Newman who mis-translated the Tibetan label Metoh-Kangmi, “dirty men in the snow”. Mystery primates are reported from every continent except Antarctica. They include the Sasquatch of North America, the Yowie in Australia, the Yeren of China, the Hibagon in Japan, the Orang Pendek in Sumatra, the Almasty of Russia, the Ferles Mor in Scotland, and the Mapinguari of Brazil. It is suggested that the Yeti myth originated in Tibet, and reached Nepal via the Sherpa, descendants of families who emigrated from the Khams region of Tibet across the Himalayan range in the middle of the sixteenth century. Possible explanations for the unusually large footprints found over the years include the effect of evaporation and melting snow, the ‘overstepping’ phenomenon in which the longer tracks of an animal’s hind feet overlap and obscure the tracks of the shorter forefeet, and even the prints left by nomadic mountain men wearing roughly-woven snow sandals. The first scientist to investigate the Yeti was German Professor Ernst Schaefer.

Allegedly, he was employed by the head of the SS Heinrich Himmler to search for the Yeti in 1938 in the hope that it would turn out to be the progenitor of the Aryan race. Schaefer reached the conclusion that the Yeti was in fact the Tibetan bear. The Yeti is big business in Nepal. Visitors can stay at the luxurious Yak and Yeti hotel in Kathmandu and even travel with Yeti airlines. The Himalaya mountain range is both remote and vast with a length of about 2,400 km and a width of 200-400 km. The range includes Mount Everest, the highest peak on earth, standing at 29,028 feet high. The Yeti is said to roam between the treeline and permanent snow at 14,000 to 20,000 feet. The annual Mani Rimdu Festival is celebrated in Nepal during the full moon of October/November. During the festival, monks wear masks to portray divine beings and perform ritual dances. Traditionally, one of the dancers will take on the role of the Yeti.

Sherpa tradition holds that the Yeti will only show itself to those who believe in it. In 1969, the Board of County Commissioners of Skamania County, Oregon, introduced a bill stating that any person found to have slain a Bigfoot creature would be punishable by law by a fine of up to ten thousand dollars or imprisoned for up to five years. The board did not, however, claim that such a creature definitely existed. Abominable Snowman | mythology | Britannica.com Abominable Snowman Alternative Titles: bear-man, Nee-gued, Yeti Similar Topics Echidna Abominable Snowman, Tibetan Yeti, mythical monster supposed to inhabit the Himalayas at about the level of the snow line. Though reports of actual sightings of such a creature are rare, certain mysterious markings in the snow have traditionally been attributed to it. Those not caused by lumps of snow or stones falling from higher regions and bouncing across the lower slopes have probably been produced by bears. At certain gaits bears place the hindfoot partly over the imprint of the forefoot, thus making a very large imprint that looks deceptively like an enormous human footprint positioned in the opposite direction.

Learn More in these related articles: in Nepal: Animal life ...the goral (any of several goat antelopes, closely related to the Rocky Mountain goat), and wild sheep, which are preyed upon by wolves and snow leopards. Pheasant are common. The Yeti (bear-man, or Abominable Snowman) is said by the Sherpa to inhabit the high snow mountains but has eluded discovery by several expeditions. Strange tracks are often found in the snow, but it is believed that they... in Sikkim: Relief ...of perpetually snow-covered mountains, dominated by the Kanchenjunga massif. The residents of Sikkim have traditionally viewed the mountain as both a god and the abode of gods. The legendary Abominable Snowman, or yeti, called Nee-gued in Sikkim, is believed to roam its slopes. Other major peaks—all above 23,000 feet (7,000 metres)—include Tent, Kabru, and Pauhunri. in The Abominable Snowman ...(played by Cushing) is conducting research in the Himalayas when he encounters an expedition led by a crass American, Tom Friend (Forrest Tucker).

The expedition’s purpose is to find the legendary Abominable Snowman. Against the advice of his wife and the high lama, Rollason joins Friend’s team of trackers. Tragedy strikes the group at every turn, and a fight breaks out between Rollason and... 3 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted References Abominable Snowman - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11) The Abominable Snowman is a legendary creature that lives in the mountains. Usually, it is portrayed as a tall, hairy, apelike being that walks on two legs. The Abominable Snowman is said to live among the snowy peaks of the Himalayas. Its Tibetan name is Yeti. A similar monster, called Sasquatch or Bigfoot, is said to live in the wilderness of western North America. Abominable Snowman - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) A legendary creature, the Abominable Snowman is said to inhabit the Himalayas above the snow line. Although several attempts have been made to sight it, the Abominable Snowman has so far proved elusive.

Strange tracks found on the snow, believed to have been made by the Abominable Snowman, are said to actually be footprints of bears. Article History Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution!

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Question: The Abominable Snowman is said to inhabit which mountain range?
Answer: Himalayas