The Yeti
by The Century long debate of the reality of the Yeti now comes to a rest.
In reflection of all that was discussed, we again need not to ask the question “Is the Yeti real?” We should be asking ourselves, “Is there a possibility that such a creature could still exist today.” Such creatures walked the earth millions of years ago, and could still be walking the earth today. The discovery of the fossil remains of the Gigantopithecus Blacki is the backbone behind the theory. If that was millions of years ago, how did the species not go extinct? Not enough scientific evidence has been found to determine the chance of their continued existence today. In recent years, there was a discovery of, as Wikipedia describes it, the coelacanths, which are related to lungfishes and tetrapods, were believed to have been extinct since the end of the Cretaceous period, until the first Latimeria specimen was found off the east coast of South Africa, off the Chalumna River in 1938. This proves that basing our theories simply on the idea that a species is extinct, is not evidence. The lack of evidence goes both ways for the existence of the Yeti. No concrete evidence has been presented in support of claims against the Yeti. Yet enough evidence proves that there is a possibility that the mystical creature could indeed exist.
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Post CommentCutestPrincess
On March 3, 2009 at 1:33 pm
excellent article….
Dr. S Giles
On November 5, 2009 at 2:47 am
Josh Gates discovered hair in a cave nest in Bhutan in 2008. These hairs have been tested with a degree of frequency and in Oxford were compared to samples Hillary found in the 1950s. They belong to an unknown primate and are, so far, the best evidence we have of Yeti.