Laurance, Bill (2013) Beware of the yeti, and spurious science too. New Scientist.

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Abstract

[Extract] The field of cryptobiology has produced some real laughs over the years – the Jersey devil and mothman are among my favourites – but occasionally it yields some bona fide discoveries, such as the okapi and coelacanth. So what are we to make of the startling news that the legendary yeti has been "discovered"?

The yeti is supposedly a giant ape-like creature that lives in the Himalayas. Those who claim to have seen it describe it as dark, shaggy, bipedal and extremely shy. Scores of trekkers and mountain climbers, including Everest conqueror Edmund Hilary, claim to have found footprints that are similar to a human's but much bigger and broader.

Item ID:	30646
Item Type:	Article (Commentary)
ISSN:	1364-8500
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Date Deposited:	27 May 2014 01:44
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