Posting photographs of “mysterious footprints” that measure 32×15 inches, the Army claimed on Twitter that its mountaineering expedition team in the higher Himalayas had sighted “the mythical beast Yeti”.
About:
What is it? Yeti is a mythical creature believed to exist in the Himalayan areas of India, Nepal and Tibet.
Names: The term Yeti comes from the Nepali dictionary and means ‘abominable snowman’. It is also called Meh-Teh in the Tibetan folklore.
Features proposed: According to urban legends, Yeti is a two-legged white, shaggy ape-like animal and is described to be 10-20 feet tall. According to locals, a race of wild, hairy men are found in the “wildest and most inaccessible mountains”.
Debate on existence:
There is no authentic evidence of its existence. It has never been sighted, and most scientists believe no such creature exists.
Debate on the existence of Yeti is going on since the last century. In 1921, British explorer Charles Howard-Bury claimed to found the footsteps of Yeti near Lakhpa La pass while on an expedition in the Himalayas.
This debate resurfaced when the Indian Army claimed it had discovered fresh “mysterious footprints” of Yeti during an Army expedition to Mount Makalu (8485m).
In Popular culture: In 2013, the National Geographic released a documentary on the legend of Yeti in the Himalayas. From Tintin and Scooby Doo to Monsters Inc, Yeti has been recreated several times in popular culture, folklore and cartoons.
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