The YetiShashank Kota

Where did it start?

Monks told legends of the story of a hairy beast in the Himalayas. This led to many sightings and may tell us the secret of the creature of The Himalayas. The word Yeti comes from the Tibetan name for the creature yeh-teh which translates into English as “rock bear.” http://www.factfictionandconjecture.ca/files/yeti.html

Something you should know

The Yeti lives in the Himalayas. The Yeti is also called the

Abominable Snowman. The Yeti usually eats raw yak but

they now survive on ice chips and plants.

The Yeti may be nocturnal because most of the Yeti sightings happen in the night.

The Yeti may be the same thing as Bigfoot.

Problem

The Yeti is unknown

Who Where What How

Who: The Yeti Where: The Himalayas What: A hairy beast How: Unknown

Theories The Yeti may be a surviving relative of the

Gigantopithecus according to the Bigfoot-Giganto theory.

The Yeti may be a caveman The Yeti could be a demon but this is not

based on science. It is based on religion. The Yeti could be an alien. It could be a human dressed up as The Yeti. It could be a Tibetan blue bear, a serow goat,

or a gibbon (a known type of ape). This came from www.unmueseum.org/yeti.html.

Hypothesis 1

If the Yeti was a surviving relative of the Gigantopithecus, how is he surviving in the Himalayas? I predict that the Yeti is using animal fat.

Hypothesis 2

As an alternate hypothesis, I predict that the Yeti is actually the Russian Blue Bear.

Since an experiment to test Hypothesis 2 is not feasible, I will analyze the data collected from a scientific expeditions to support my theory.

Data Supporting Hypothesis 2 The Tibetan blue bear, or Himalayan snow bear, is

found in the Tibetan plateau. This bear was officially classified in 1854 and is considered one of the rarest subspecies of brown bear in the world. It is so rare, in fact, that very few people have actually seen one. Bone and hair samples have been collected and classified as evidence of the species.

Adult male blue bears can reach a potential height of seven feet.

http://www.helium.com/items/2214511-animal-facts-tibetan-blue-bear

Data Supporting Hypothesis 2

(Continued) In 1960, an expedition led by Sir Edmund

Hillary set off in search of the Yeti. On Hilary’s expedition, locals in the

Himalayans found two clumps of fur belonging to the creature who knew as the Yeti.

This fur was later identified as belonging to the Tibetan blue bear.

http://www.helium.com/items/2214511-animal-facts-tibetan-blue-bear

Conclusion

The Tibetan blue bear is currently listed as endangered. Habitat reduction due to human settlement has hurt the blue bear population, because they prefer to live alone and they usually stay in specific territories.

It makes sense that a rarely seen, yet official species, such as the blue bear, could be the true Yeti.

This would explain why it is seldom seen.

Materials

Lard( animal fat) 4 people Thermometer Tub with cold water 5 pounds of ice 4 gallon size Ziploc bags Journal

Procedure1. First I poured 8 cups of animal fat( lard) in a gallon size Ziploc bag. Then I spread the animal fat

evenly in the bag and added a second Ziploc bag in first bag to make a glove. This glove

represents the animal fat of the yeti.

2. Second I made a control with two empty Ziploc bags, one bag inside the other bag.

3. Then, I added 5 pounds of ice cubes in a bucket of water. I allowed the bucket of water to reach

zero degrees in temperature before I started my experiment.

4. Then I tested my experiment by putting the glove made out of lard in one hand and putting the

control glove in my other hand.

5. Before putting my hand in the water, I placed a thermometer in both the hands to measure the

temperature.

6. I placed my hands in the water for 1 minute

7. After taking my hands out, I recorded the temperature shown by the thermometer in both the

hands. I carried the experiment twice. Before putting the thermometer back in the water, I

waited for the reading to come to room temperature.

8. Then the experiment was repeated by three more people, each person carried the experiment

twice.

Questions #1

1. Does the Yeti live anywhere else than the Himalayas?

There are fossil records(mandibles, teeth) of a Gigantopithecus in China and Viet Name. (Cameron, 2004)

There are no fossil records of the Yeti outside of the Himalayas.

Questions #2

2. When were the first clear tracks of the Yeti taken?

In 1951, by Eric Shipton when trying to find The Yeti on a a glacier at 19,000 feet high in the Himalayas.

Questions #3

3. Which primate is mostly related to The Yeti?

Gigantopithecus, an extinct animal.(Cameron, 2004)

Questions #4

4. Do the Monks have any proof of the Yeti?

The Monks do have some proof. They have a scalp and a hand. None of this evidence has been proven to be a true Yeti by scientists, although one scientist classified it as a Neanderthal.

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Question #5

5. What did the Gigantopithecus have in common with the Yeti?

They were both related to the orangutan.

Question #6

6. How many Yeties are there?

There can be 1-2,000 Yetis.

Question #7

7. Is the Yeti a herbivore?

No, he is believed to be an omnivore (carnivore and herbivore eater.)

First sighting and more! The first sighting was seen in 1925 A.D. by a Greek

philosopher named Tambazi who saw a ape like creature. He followed the tracks on the snow but they ended. In the next few months there were many Yeti sightings.

Eric Shipton and Michal Ward took a clear photo of a Yeti track in 1951 A.D.

The famous Sir Edwin Hillary went to Mount Everest for his fifth time and found a Yeti track.

Another incident is when a Shepa girl told people that she was dragged by an ape like creature. She also said that the creature let her go because she screamed loudly.

In 2011 A.D, the “ Indisputable proof” was found. A month later Jeff Meldrum proved that this was a hoax from the Russian government.

Bibliography www.cryptomundo/cryptozoo-news/shipton-cast http://animal.discovery.com/tv-shows/lost-tapes www.unmueseum.org/yeti.html www.livescience.com/25072-yeti-abominable-sno

wman.html doubtfulnews.com/2011/10/american-bigfoot-

scientists-and-researchers-felt-hoodwinkeed-by-russian-yeti-event.htm

http://www.spartechsoftware.com/dimensions/creatures/Yeti.htm

http://www.factfictionandconjecture.ca/files/yeti.html