Scientists Question How a "Yeti" (Bear) Can Live In the Himalayas Undetected
Dr. Bryan Sykes claims he has proven that the Yeti is actually an ancient polar bear. Stories from the Himalayas from early explorers and locals suggests that there's a bipedal man-like creature lurking in the mountains. Dr. Sykes is convinced that people who claimed to have seen a yeti were actually seeing a bear -- or some sort of hybrid. Sykes believes the next step is to find these creatures and see if they exhibit the same behavior as what people identified as "yeti":
Amos said he was sceptical that the samples found in the Himalayas were those of polar bears but the idea there might be an unknown type of white bear in the region was not out of the question. "What a large bear up there would find to feed on is another matter," he said. "I guess it could be looking at domestic cattle but most species do leave quite a lot of evidence around. If there was anything like a medium population of 20-50, which is the minimum number that most people think would allow a viable population, why aren't these things being seen more often by people out looking for snow leopard pelts and all the rest of it? There is very little these days that is so remote that you don't get actually appreciable numbers of humans with binoculars out there."
Amos was not involved in the analysis of the hairs but said that, from what he had heard, he was "90% convinced that there is a bear in these regions that has been mistaken for a yeti. The scientific approach is fine. It would have been nice if [Sykes] had been able to get some nuclear DNA and been able to say a bit more."
Sykes said the results had been submitted to a journal for peer review, so other scientists will be able to examine the results more closely as soon as they are published. He is aware of the limitations of his analysis, saying that there was only a limited amount that could be learned with the hair. "It's 40 years old and not much DNA there really. The next best thing to do is to get an expedition together to find one and see what one is like in the wild and to see if any aspects of its behaviour are more likely to be identified as a yeti. And genetically to find out how much polar bear is in this animal. It might be a hybrid or a new species of bear. But we can't tell all this from one hair sample."
[via www.theguardian.com]
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ReplyDeleteFirst, how does discovery of a bear disprove Bigfoot?
ReplyDeleteSecond, wow look at that. A new species that has evaded man all of this time, and it's not even a hominid. It's just a dumb bear. Go figure.
Smoked Skeptudes.
It doesn't disprove Bigfoot but it shows that Bigfoot 'evidence' doesn't stand up and that the Bigfoot hypothesis is unsupported.
DeleteAlso we've known that there were bears in the Himalayas for literally thousands of years. Whether it's a new species or a misidentified current species is yet to be seen.
Your conclusion that the skeptics are "smoked" is very very premature. (Also immature but that's a whole different discussion.)
You're wasting your breathe on them 11:59:00 their like religious zealots
DeleteArguing with Bigfoot believers is EXACTLY like arguing with Creationists. Their terrible arguments, their smugness, their strawman tactics, their unwillingness to listen to reason .... all exactly the same.
DeleteThe reason, of course, is that they're convinced of something and are trying to find the evidence to back up their belief which is the exact opposite of how science should be conducted.
Not really. I know folks that claim they've had encounters. People I'd call sane. I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt and keep an open mind, unlike you folks that just want to troll.
DeletePeople can also misinterpret what they see and jump to incorrect conclusions based on incomplete evidence. It's especially likely when people are in a heightened emotional state (eg: scared out of their brain because they thought they saw a Bigfoot).
DeleteThis is why anecdotal evidence is so untrustworthy, regardless of how 'sane' the witnesses might be.
Thinking that you saw something unexplained in the woods and dedicating your life to proving that Science is Wrong are two every different standpoints.
DeleteLike I said, I keep an open mind. You don't like anecdotal evidence, that's fine, your choice.
DeleteLook, science discovers new species all the time, just like this bear here. I give witness accounts some
weight when it comes to Sasquatch potential. It's very interesting.
Meanwhile,IMO, rabidly and venomously preaching that something doesn't exist against the host of recorded and unrecorded witness accounts over a large span of time with regards to the topic at hand, which is what this site is all about, is pointless.
"Arguing with Bigfoot believers is EXACTLY like arguing with Creationists. Their terrible arguments, their smugness, their strawman tactics, their unwillingness to listen to reason"
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Yeah, if we had all this "scientific" mentality, we would still banging rocks to make fires in a cave...
DeleteIs 'Strawman' the skepturd word of the week?
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Science makes new discoveries all the time. Science has also been proven wrong historically now and then when new theories come to light. Ergo, the skeptics can suck a bag of dicks.
DeleteI agree with the dude keeping an open mind. I don't necessarily believe in Bigfoot, but you never know. Die hard skeptics though, those types are just as bad as the hardcore believers. They're on here preaching.
DeleteSo I'm supposed to believe there's bazillions of rock solid eye witnesses but there isn't one shred of biological evidence ever?
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Delete12:09:00, if you're advising someone that their breath is wasted, then take a fucking hike. This is a Bigfoot forum numb nuts.
Delete12:30, it's being covered up you dummy...
DeleteSo does this bear look like a bigfoot? is bigfoot even a primate?
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DeleteSykes looks like a pretentious sack of kippers on toast with a side of bangers and mash in that picture.
ReplyDeleteYep all along mis identification. All yeti/bigfoot sightings = bear.
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DeleteIncorrect.
DeleteMy friend Sasfooty see's these big guys all the time.
Bear's don't smell like toast, but her big hairy friends do.
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I bet she has loads of photos and video evidence then that can't be disputed and clear as day.
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DeleteI thought Polar bears liked swimming in water not traversing the tallest mountains in the world. Not too much water in the Himalayas' is there? What are they eating, frozen climber's?
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