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| "Yeti footprint" taken 4000 metres below Mardi Himal on Machapuchare last February. |
For centuries, locals who inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal have reported seeing ape-like beasts roaming the mountains. It is well known throughout the region that the word "yeti" is actually referring to many types creatures. The word "Yeti" translates from Nepalese as "That thing there" and "that thing there" includes many things, including a known bear. What indigenous people also refer to when mentioning "yeti" is the so-called "Abominable Snowman", and according Scott Marlowe, a cryptozoologist at the Pangea Institute, the translation also refers to a known ape (the Hoolock hoolock which is a species of Gibbon). Famous cryptozoologist Adam Davies, who has visited the region, concurs with Marlowe. "Having had the benefit of visiting Nepal I can affirm that Scott is totally right," Davies wrote.
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