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11 October 2011 [13:16] - Today.Az
A Russian region in Siberia has proclaimed that its mountains are home to yetis after finding "indisputable proof" of the existence of the hairy beasts in an expedition. Here are 10 things you may not know about the yeti.
1. The Yeti, or Abominable Snowman, is an ape-like creature that is said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal, India and Tibet.
2. The Nepalese believe the Yeti is nocturnal, it whistles and growls, and can kill with a single punch.
3. The first publicised report of a Yeti sighting came from a German photographer in 1925, but many Nepalese claim to have seen it.
4. In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reported seeing large footprints while scaling Mount Everest. Sir Edmund later discounted the Yeti reports.
5. Last month, Nikolai Valuev, the so-called 'Beast from the East' and former heavyweight boxing champion, took part in an expedition to track down the Yeti. He is understood to have been unsuccessful.
6. Explanations for the Yeti have included the Chu-Teh, a Langur monkey that lives at lower altitudes, the Tibetan blue bear or the Himalayan brown bair.
7. In 2008, Japanese adventurers said they discovered footprints they believe were made by the Yeti. The footprints were about eight inches long and looked like a human's
8. Last year a creature dubbed the 'oriental yeti' was discovered in ancient woodlands in remote central China.
The hairless beast was trapped by hunters in Sichuan province after locals reported spotting what they thought was a bear.
9. Chinese scientists last year announced they would embark on their own £1m expedition in search of their equivalent of the Yeti. Theirs is dubbed 'yeren' or 'Wild man'. It comes nearly 30 years after China's Academy of Science launched three expeditions following a series of sightings.
10. Other names that the Yeti goes by include Almas (Mongolia), Batutut (Vietnam), Bigfoot (North america), Yowie (Australia) and Fear liath (Scotland)
/The Telegraph/
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