In the Himalayan Menlung Basin, climbers took a photo of a mysterious footprint in 1951.  It was rumored to belong to the Yeti.  Researchers think that there are two kinds of Yeti: the dzu-teh, which is seven to eight feet tall; and the nich-teh, which is five to six feet tall.  Even experts debate whether the Yeti exists.  Recently, wildlife expert Sir Richard Attenborough told the BBC that it is possible that the Yeti exists.  Attenborough said ,”Very, very convincing footprints have been found at 19,000-foot elevations.”

He added,”Nobody goes up to 19,000 feet just to make a joke.”

The Yeti, also known as the Abominable Snowman, has fired the imagination of the general public ever since reports of it began.  It has even invaded popular culture.  There have been movies like “The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas” and “Snow Creature”.  Books, articles and even songs have been written about it.  A popular rock band calls itself “Yeti”. 

There is also a strong resemblance between the Yeti and Bigfoot, which has been sighted all over North America.  Bigfoot is mainly seen in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.  However, variations have been reported in Arkansas (Swamp Stalker) and Florida (Skunk Ape).  The Bigfoot legend goes back hundreds, maybe thousands of years.  Native Americans have long told of a big, hairy beast that they call Sasquatch and during the past forty years, there have been sightings and film footage of the creature.

I believe there is a strong possibility that a hitherto unknown species of ape exists in Asia and North America. It could be a left-over Neanderthal.  Or it could be the common ancestor of man and ape, sometimes referred to as the “missing link”.  Skeptics ask,”If the Bigfoot or Yeti exists, then where are the remains?”  Believers respond,”Very few remains of bears have been found, and yet we know they exist”.  It will probably be necessary to capture a Yeti to prove their existence. 

Hairy bipeds are generally taller than humans although they are humanoid, have a thick dark or yellowish fur, and glowing eyes that appear red, green, or yellowish. It is perhaps this last characteristic that has fueled discussion about the link between Bigfoot and UFOs. Hundreds of such combined sightings have been reported in the Pacific Northwest well into the 1990s. One of the most notable accounts comes from Uniontown, where on October 25, 1973, a young man and two boys saw a UFO land and, upon hearing screaming sounds, focused their attention on two apelike creatures with glowing eyes. As is often the case, one of the witnesses claims to have shot one of the creatures multiple times, certainly injuring it. But upon further investigation the creatures were not to be found, and the UFO quickly vanished.

The witnesses and an officer who had responded to their call did walk the area and reported a sulfurlike smell and the nagging feeling that they were being watched or followed by an invisible entity. In another account, two hikers in the Anza Borrego Desert in Southern California reported waking in the middle of the night to the sound of an explosion. Their investigation over the top of a nearby ridge revealed the adjacent valley to be full of entities with glowing red eyes marching along as a red, circular flying saucer hovered above. Perhaps the strangest of experiential claims comes from a trio that had purchased a ranch in a remote area of Colorado. Repeatedly, alone or in groups, they would see a tall, furry creature on the ranch, sometimes shooting at it. They found footprints, strands of hair, mutilated cattle, and in one instance a black box on the ground beneath a bright light in nearby trees.

Two creatures, this time blond and wearing tight-fitting “flight suits,” suddenly appeared in the light and warned one of the ranchers away from the box, then apologized for the inconvenience they had caused. The would-be ranchers moved back to Denver shortly afterward. It may be that reports of Bigfoot are greatly exaggerated. Nevertheless, the preponderance of reports and the accompanying dearth of physical evidence has led Dr. Scott Rugo to speculate that UFOs and Bigfoot, among others, are merely “psychic projections.”