Bigfoot of the Himalayas
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Vet Mark Evans explores the Himalayas -- the birthplace of the Yeti.
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AI GeneratedThis video explores the enduring legend of the Yeti in the Himalayas, examining various theories regarding its true identity—ranging from bears and giant apes to extinct hominids or elaborate hoaxes. It highlights the history of sightings and the current scientific effort led by Professor Brian Sykes to resolve the mystery through advanced DNA analysis.
Stretching 1,500 miles from Ladakh through Nepal,
Tibet and Bhutan, the Himalayas is the birthplace of the Yeti.
Our challenge is to unpack the various theories that support and fuel the Yeti legend.
Is it a bear? Could it possibly be some kind of giant ape? Could it even be some kind of
ancient hominid, a member of the human family like Neanderthals that were thought to be extinct?
Or could it be a hoax? From the British diplomat who first heard stories of wild men in 1832
to the journalist who coined the phrase abominable snowman in 1921 and the photograph
that started our obsession in 1951. Descriptions of Yeti vary. It walks on two feet like a human
or another ape. It is tall, five to nine feet. Heavy, 400 to 900 pounds.
Hairy, from red brown to beige to almost white. But sightings are rare and evidence is scant.
Now though, a top international scientist is taking it on. Oxford University's professor
Brian Sykes is one of the world's leading geneticists and a true scientific pioneer.
The first man ever to recover DNA from ancient human bone. He's launched the most ambitious
Bigfoot DNA analysis the world has ever seen. The Oxford-Luzerne Collateral Hominid Project
and is testing the so-called Yeti hair from all over the Himalayas.