May 1, 2019 11:16 PM
Indian army says it found yeti footprints in the Himalayas: The Indian army says it has discovered footprints in the Himalayas that appear to belong to a yeti, known in the United States as bigfoot or the abominable snowman. Measuring 32 inches by 15 inches, the footprints were found near Mount Makalu base camp April 9, military officials posted on Twitter late Monday. A spokesman for the country's defense ministry told NBC News on Tuesday that photographs taken by the army's mountaineering expedition team had been passed on to "the scientific community" for verification. The announcement, which referred to the yeti as a "mythical beast," was met with mixed reaction online. (MORE)
Yeti Footprints Found in Nepal Are Maybe (Definitely) From a Bear: . . . “I am not interested in the one footprint as I am in the trail of what the footprint leads to,” said Mr. Taylor [author of Yeti: The Ecology of a Mystery] ... He added that the prints would eventually lead to a bear and her cub. “In every case you will find that all yeti footprints were made by the Himalayan black bear, Ursus thibetanus,” he said.
Most people could probably distinguish a bear’s paw print from the footprint of a half-human creature. But a bear’s paw is not necessarily three feet long, so how to explain these prints? “The front foot of the mama bear goes down and the back foot goes down so you have an overprint,” Mr. Taylor explained. The footprint becomes 32 inches long “when a baby cub hops behind the mother,” he said. The cub hopping behind the mother, combined with the snow slightly melting around the edges of the print, could very clearly create a 32-inch-long print. Still, that does not mean yetis do not exist.
In his research, Mr. Taylor discovered what he considers the three types of yetis. [...] “The third and final yeti is the one that actually made the footprints,” Mr. Taylor said: the mama bear and her cub. “I would love for the yeti to exist, but I have never found any yeti evidence that I can’t explain,” he added. “Nothing would make me happier than to find a yeti.” (MORE - details)
Yeti Footprints Found in Nepal Are Maybe (Definitely) From a Bear: . . . “I am not interested in the one footprint as I am in the trail of what the footprint leads to,” said Mr. Taylor [author of Yeti: The Ecology of a Mystery] ... He added that the prints would eventually lead to a bear and her cub. “In every case you will find that all yeti footprints were made by the Himalayan black bear, Ursus thibetanus,” he said.
Most people could probably distinguish a bear’s paw print from the footprint of a half-human creature. But a bear’s paw is not necessarily three feet long, so how to explain these prints? “The front foot of the mama bear goes down and the back foot goes down so you have an overprint,” Mr. Taylor explained. The footprint becomes 32 inches long “when a baby cub hops behind the mother,” he said. The cub hopping behind the mother, combined with the snow slightly melting around the edges of the print, could very clearly create a 32-inch-long print. Still, that does not mean yetis do not exist.
In his research, Mr. Taylor discovered what he considers the three types of yetis. [...] “The third and final yeti is the one that actually made the footprints,” Mr. Taylor said: the mama bear and her cub. “I would love for the yeti to exist, but I have never found any yeti evidence that I can’t explain,” he added. “Nothing would make me happier than to find a yeti.” (MORE - details)
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