In the world there are many rumors and legends, the heroes of which are mythical creatures . They come to life not only in folklore: there are witnesses who claim to have met these beings in real life. Snowman is one of such mysterious characters.
Who is a snowman?
A snowman is a mysterious humanoid creature, perhaps a relict mammal that has survived since prehistoric times. Meetings with him are told by enthusiasts around the world. The creature is given many names - Bigfoot, Yeti, Sasquatch, Engee, Miggo, Alma-players, a car - depending on where the beast or its tracks were seen. But while the Yeti is not caught, his skin and skeleton are not found, we can not talk about him as a real animal. We have to be satisfied with the opinion of "eyewitnesses", dozens of video, audio and photos, the reliability of which is in doubt.
Where does the snowman live?
The assumptions about where the snowman lives are possible only based on the words of those who met him. Most of the testimony is given by residents of America and Asia, who saw a half-man in the forest and mountain areas. There are suggestions that even today the Yeti populations live far from civilization. They build nests in the branches of trees and hide in caves, carefully avoiding contact with people. It is assumed that in our country the Yetis live in the Urals. Evidence of the existence of bigfoot was found in such localities as:
- Himalayas;
- Pamir;
- Chukotka;
- Transbaikalia;
- Caucasus;
- California;
- Canada.
What does a snowman look like?
Since information about the snowman is rarely documented, his appearance can not be accurately described, only to build assumptions. The opinions of people interested in this issue can be divided. Yet Yeti's snowman is seen by people as:
- a giant of 1.5 to 3 meters in height;
- A massive body with broad shoulders and long limbs;
- with a body completely covered with hair (white, gray or brown);
- head, having a pointed form;
- wide feet (hence the nickname Bigfoot).
In the 50 years of the twentieth century, Soviet scientists, together with their foreign counterparts, raised the question of the reality of the yeti. The well-known Norwegian traveler Thor Heyerdall put forward the hypothesis of the existence of three kinds of humanoids unknown to science. It:
- Pygmy yeti up to one meter tall, found in India, Nepal, in Tibet.
- A true snowman is a large beast (up to 2 m in height) with a thick coat and a conical head, on which a long "hair" grows.
- Giant Yeti (height reaches 3 m) with a flat head, skewed skull. His tracks strongly resemble human.
How do the tracks of a snowman look?
If the beast did not hit the camera, but the traces of the snowman "find out" everywhere. Sometimes they are mistaken for footprints of other animals (bears, snow leopards, etc.), sometimes inflate a story that does not exist. But still researchers of mountain areas continue to replenish the treasury of traces of unknown creatures, ranking them to the footprints of the yeti's bare feet. They strongly resemble human, but wider, longer. The most traces of snow people are found in the Himalayas: in forests, caves and at the foot of Mount Everest.
What does the snowman eat?
If the yeti exist, they have to feed something. The researchers suggest that a real snowman belongs to the order of primates, which means that he has the same diet as large monkeys. Yeti eat:
- mushrooms, fruits and berries;
- herbs, leaves, roots; moss;
- small animals;
- insects;
- snakes.
Is there really a snowman?
The study of unknown species biology is carried out by cryptozoology. Researchers are trying to find traces of legendary, almost mythical animals and prove their reality. Also, cryptozoologists are pondering the question: is there a snowman? While the facts are not enough. Even considering that the number of applications from people who saw the Yeti, filmed it on the camera or found traces of the beast does not decrease, all the materials presented (audio, video, photos) are of very poor quality and can be fake. Not a proven fact are the meetings with the snowman in his habitat.
Facts about the snowman
Some people really want to believe that all the stories about the Yeti are true, and history will have a continuation in the near future. But the following facts about the snowman can be considered indisputable:
- Short film by Roger Patterson in 1967, demonstrating the yeti female - falsification.
- Japanese climber Makoto Nebuka, chasing a snow man for 12 years, made the assumption that he is dealing with a Himalayan bear. And the Russian ufologist BA. Shurinov believes that the mysterious beast of non-planetary origin.
- In the monastery of Nepal is stored a scalp of brown color, which is attributed to the snowman.
- The American Society of Cryptozoologists appointed an award for the capture of the Yeti at $ 1 million.
Now the rumors about the Yeti are replenished, the discussions in the scientific environment do not subside, and the "evidence" multiplies. Throughout the world, genetic studies are underway: saliva and hair belonging to bigfoot (according to eyewitness accounts) are being identified. Some samples belong to a known animal, but there are also some that have a different origin. Until now, the snowman is not the mystery of our planet.