The Yeti is probably one of the most popular mysteries in the modern world. To this day, nobody knows what this mysterious creature really is. In western cultures, the Yeti appeared in the media relatively late. Reinhold Messner was one of the few Europeans who claimed to have seen him. For Endemic mountain tribes however he is a crucial part of their mythology and folklore where he is considered the lord of the wilderness.
It is said that the Yeti who is also called Big Foot is 3m high, weighs 200kg and leaves footprints that have a diameter of 43cm. The Tibetans describe the Big Foot as a monkey-like animal with a pointy head and red brown sparse fur. They say he is emitting a very strange smell and likes to live in cold regions defined by ice and snow. There have been several expeditions following his foot prints without having ever found clear evidence of his existence.
Theories that say that the Yeti belongs in fact to a monkey species that went extinct hundreds of years ago were never confirmed. Furthermore, according to new findings, the excrements that were linked to him turned out to be those of a bear.
However, it is said that new methods of DNA testing, satellite images and improved mountain climbing equipment will sooner or later reveal the truth about the Yeti. And once more, it becomes clear that our planet is full of mysteries that are yet to be solved.
