Yeti
The yeti is the name given to a putative large primate-like creature reported to live in the Himalayas. Certain physical evidence such as tracks and nests have suggested to some that it is an unknown primate, a remnant hominid, or a type of bear.The yeti is sometimes referred to (especially in the popular press) as the "Abominable Snowman". That name came into usage when a reporter mistranslated a Nepali name for the yeti.
Enthusiasts theorize that these reported creatures could be present-day specimens of the giant ape Gigantopithecus. Without additional evidence, this suggestion must be regarded as highly speculative.
Many cryptozoologists have dismissed it as a legend after careful examinations of eye-witness reports and statistical evidence. Well-financed expeditions have failed to turn up any positive evidence of its existence, although a sample of hair retrived from one expedition was confirmed to belong to an unknown ape.
The term yeti is often used to describe different creatures: a large ape-like biped (that some suggest could be Gigantopithecus), human-sized bipedal apes (the almas and the chinese wildman) and dwarf-like creatures (such as the orang pendek).
The term is also often used to refer to to any supposed ape-like creature that fits any of these descriptions, e.g. the scottish yeti with reference to the fear liath.
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