DNA analysis solves the 'Yeti' mystery: They're bears
by Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times
Nov 29, 2017
3 minutes
The origins of the Himalayan Yeti myth have been revealed at last - thanks to science.
Big furry animals, larger than humans and capable of walking on two legs, do indeed roam the highest mountains on Earth, according to a study published this week in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, a biological sciences journal.
But they're not Yetis. They're bears.
After analyzing the DNA of nine purported Yeti specimens,
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