The yeti is thought of as a hairy, white-furred creature that lives in the Himalayas.
Yeti, also known as the Abominable Snowman, is supposedly a large and hairy human-like entity that roams the Himalayas.
The Yeti creature is rooted in folk stories of communities in eastern Nepal that may have once been passed down among generations to scare people from wandering too far into the mountains.
The first supposed Yeti sighting occurred in 1921, when a British explorer, Charles Howard-Bury, climbed Mount Everest and found large footprints that apparently were described as belonging to a “man-bear snow-man,” according to BBC. The legend continued through the mid-20th century, with mountain explorers eager to come across the infamous creature.
DNA of supposed hair, teeth, fur, and feces samples of the legendary Yeti creature show that the folklore is likely based on Himalayan black and brown bears, according to National Geographic – but the legend of the Abominable Snowman continues to live on.
