Does snow man or yeti really exist on earth? The age-old question of the presence of a superhuman on the Himalayas is once again in discussion. The Indian tweeted some pictures showing giant footprints. These markings are up to 32x15 inches in size, which is unusual. Through this, the Indian Army has indicated the presence of snowman in the Himalayas. These footprints on the snow have been found at the Makalu base camp near Nepal. This is not the first time that these marks made on the snow have indicated snowman on the Himalayas. Let us tell you what are the hypotheses about this mythical creature and when and where such traces have been found.
What is the hypothesis about Yeti?
The story of 'Yeti', one of the most mysterious creatures in the world, is told about thousands of years old. There have also been reports of seeing them many times. Some Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh claimed to have seen the snowman 'Yeti'. At the same time, researchers have described Yeti not as a human but a cross breed of polar and brown bear. Some scientists say that Yeti is a giant creature, whose appearance is like monkeys, but it walks on two legs like humans. Exciting tales of seeing it have been heard often. However, scientists are also not unanimous about this.
In 1921, giant footprints created a stir
In modern times, the first claim to see a snowman was made in 1921. A journalist named Henry Newman interviewed a group of British explorers. The explorers claimed that they had seen giant footprints on the mountain. His guide had told that those marks were of Metoh-Kangmi. Metoh means a man-like bear and Kangmi means a man found on the snow.
Another story of Yeti surfaced in 1925.
According to a report in Telegraph UK, in 1925, a photographer named NA Tombaji had told about Yeti's appearance. He had told, 'His shape was exactly like a human. He was walking upright. His dark color was visible among the snow. As far as I could see, he was not wearing any clothes.And got the name 'Yeti' from here
Such claims were made by many people but they did not give any proof of this. For the first time, Eric Shipton, the world's famous mountaineer, did the work of showing any evidence. In 1951, British climber Eric Shimpton set out on a search for an alternative route to climb Everest. During this, he got huge foot targets. He captured them on his camera. After this, the discussion of the imaginary superhuman being on the Himalayas again made headlines. Simultaneously, the Sherpa word 'Yeti' for snow man came into vogue. Critics claimed that this figure was formed by melting ice.
Yeti became 'Alive' in 1986 and again in 2007
In 1986, the famous mountaineer Reinhold Messner claimed to have encountered the Yeti. Josh Gates, who hosted a TV show in America in 2007, also made a similar claim. He said that he had found three mysterious footprints on the snow near a waterfall in the Himalayas. However, the local people rejected Gates's point. He said that they were the footprints of a bear, which Gates mistook.
Clues of Yeti discovered through finger
In 2011, researchers at the Edinburgh Zoo conducted research on a finger. That finger was in a monastery in Nepal. It was claimed that she was the finger of a Yeti. On investigation it was found that it was the finger of a human.
Shocking revelation of Russian expert
John Bindernagel, an expert on giant-footed animals, surprised people with a claim. In fact, the Russian government had also shown interest in Yeti in 2011. Regarding this, the Russian government had organized a conference of experts on giant-footed animals in Western Siberia. At the conference, John claimed that the Yeti not only existed, but they also built houses for their living. At the same time, some other scientists rejected that claim.
DNA sample telling another story
According to a BBC report, in 2013, Oxford-based genetics expert Brian Sykes had ordered specimens related to the Yeti. The purported hair, teeth and tissues of Yeti were sent from all over the world. A total of 57 samples had reached Brian, out of which he researched 36. He mixed those 36 samples with DNA samples from other animals he had. Most of the samples matched the DNA of some animal. Only two samples turned out to be different. These samples were found of polar bears found about 40 thousand years ago. Sykes believed that these specimens were a crossbreed resulting from crossbreeding between a polar bear and a brown bear.
In 2017, the purported teeth, bone, hair, skin and stool samples of the Yeti were once again examined. These samples were collected from monasteries, caves and other places in the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau. The researchers also collected samples of bears and other animals from that region and other parts of the world. Of the nine yeti specimens, eight matched to the Asiatic black bear, the Himalayan brown bear or the Tibetan brown bear. The ninth sample proved to be of a dog.