The mystery about 'Snowman' has been decoded?

A reputable British scientist may have deciphered the mystery of "Snowman" (Yeti), a legendary monkey-like creature that is believed to reside in the high mountains of the Himalayas.

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Professor Bryan Sykes from Oxford University (UK) conducted DNA testing of hair samples from two " Snowman" creatures, one found in the Ladakh region, west of the Himalayas and in northern India. and the other is from Bhutan, nearly 187km east. The results were then compared to the genomes of other organisms in the data warehouse of all known DNA sequences to date.

Professor Sykes eventually discovered a 100% DNA match between the furry patterns of the mysterious creatures and the jaw bone model of an ancient polar bear in Svalbard, Norway. Ancient specimens date back about 40,000 to 120,000 years, when the polar bears and brown bears with close relatives began to separate into different species.

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Professor Sykes believes that "Snowman" is essentially a hybrid of polar bears and brown bears. Because the newly discovered specimens belong to creatures that still live recently, he said, hybrid creatures are still residing in the Himalayas.

The researcher added that the Ladakh sample was obtained from the remains of a creature shot dead by a hunter about 40 years ago. The hair sample of this mummy was donated to a French climber about 10 years ago and he eventually transferred it to Professor Sykes. Meanwhile, the second sample is a feather found in a bamboo forest in Bhutan about a decade ago.

Both hair samples are brown. The rest of the creature in Ladakh revealed, it was about 1.5 meters tall, lower than the legend. However, this creature may show many other characteristics quite similar to the legendary "Snowman" .

Reports of "Snowman" have been around for decades. Many local residents and explorers once claimed to have faced this beast face to face. An image of British climber Eric Shipton's footprint of "Snowman" at the foot of Mount Everest in 1951 caused a stir around the world.

According to Professor Sykes, there are only three types of bears known in the area around the Himalayas: pig bear, brown bear and Asian black bear.