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THE BAND
THE BAND
Enthusiasts capturing the site The long black strand of hair examined by the British scientists was found on the bark of cedar tree in the Kingdom of Bhutan, a small country on the eastern side of the Himalayas. The tall, hairy creature is believed by many locals to inhabit the forests and mountains of Bhutan, where it is called the Migyur. The British were led to this particular tree by Sonam Dhendup, the kingdom’s official Yeti hunter. Locals had found a mysterious piece of skin in the hollow of the cedar tree, which they think the creature might have called home. Carefully examining the area, the British scientists found fresh footprints just a few hours old. Inside the tree, they noted claw-like scratch marks and found several strands of the hair. Some of the hair was taken back to the UK for DNA testing. Bryan Sykes, Professor of Human Genetics at the Oxford Institute of Molecular Medicine and one of the world’s leading experts on DNA analysis examined the hair. “We found some DNA in it,” he said, “but we don’t know what it is. It’s not a human, not a bear not any26thing else we have so far July been 08 able to identify. It’s
a mystery and I never thought this would end in a mystery. We have never encountered DNA that we couldn’t recognize before.” Several Bhutanese have actually seen the Yeti. Druk Sherrik, a former member of the country’s royal guard, told the British expedition, “It was huge. It must have been nine feet tall. The arms were enormous and hairy. The face was red with a nose like a chimpanzee.” The Yeti has also been captured on video in the so-called Snow Walker footage. In 1996, two hikers making their way through the mountain snows of Nepal captured video (see stills here) of a hairy, upright walking creature trudging up the side of a hill. The video has yet to be proved or disproved. But the DNA test has proved that there is an unknown creature out there. What kind of creature that hair belongs to is unknown, but when one considers it along with the footprints and the eyewitness sightings, the case for a previously unknown ape or hominid is strengthened. The DNA is likely to inspire new expeditions to find the Yeti.
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THE BAND
Enthusiasts capturing the site The long black strand of hair examined by the British scientists was found on the bark of cedar tree in the Kingdom of Bhutan, a small country on the eastern side of the Himalayas. The tall, hairy creature is believed by many locals to inhabit the forests and mountains of Bhutan, where it is called the Migyur. The British were led to this particular tree by Sonam Dhendup, the kingdom’s official Yeti hunter. Locals had found a mysterious piece of skin in the hollow of the cedar tree, which they think the creature might have called home. Carefully examining the area, the British scientists found fresh footprints just a few hours old. Inside the tree, they noted claw-like scratch marks and found several strands of the hair. Some of the hair was taken back to the UK for DNA testing. Bryan Sykes, Professor of Human Genetics at the Oxford Institute of Molecular Medicine and one of the world’s leading experts on DNA analysis examined the hair. “We found some DNA in it,” he said, “but we don’t know what it is. It’s not a human, not a bear not any26thing else we have so far July been 08 able to identify. It’s
a mystery and I never thought this would end in a mystery. We have never encountered DNA that we couldn’t recognize before.” Several Bhutanese have actually seen the Yeti. Druk Sherrik, a former member of the country’s royal guard, told the British expedition, “It was huge. It must have been nine feet tall. The arms were enormous and hairy. The face was red with a nose like a chimpanzee.” The Yeti has also been captured on video in the so-called Snow Walker footage. In 1996, two hikers making their way through the mountain snows of Nepal captured video (see stills here) of a hairy, upright walking creature trudging up the side of a hill. The video has yet to be proved or disproved. But the DNA test has proved that there is an unknown creature out there. What kind of creature that hair belongs to is unknown, but when one considers it along with the footprints and the eyewitness sightings, the case for a previously unknown ape or hominid is strengthened. The DNA is likely to inspire new expeditions to find the Yeti.
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