1. Shashank Kota

2.  Monks told legends of the story of a hairy
beast in the Himalayas.This led to many
sightings and may tell us the secret of the
creature ofThe Himalayas.The wordYeti
comes from theTibetan name for the
creature yeh-teh which translates into
English as “rock bear.”
http://www.factfictionandconjecture.ca/files/
yeti.html

3.  TheYeti lives in the Himalayas.
 TheYeti is also called the Abominable
Snowman.
 TheYeti usually eats raw yak but they now
survive on ice chips and plants.
 TheYeti may be nocturnal because most of
theYeti sightings happen in the night.
 TheYeti may be the same thing as
 Bigfoot.

4. TheYeti is unknown

5.  Who:TheYeti
 Where:The Himalayas
 What:A hairy beast
 How: Unknown

6.  TheYeti may be a surviving relative of the
Gigantopithecus according to the Bigfoot-Giganto
theory.
 TheYeti may be a caveman
 TheYeti could be a demon but this is not based on
science. It is based on religion.
 TheYeti could be an alien.
 It could be a human dressed up asTheYeti.
 It could be aTibetan blue bear, a serow goat, or a
gibbon (a known type of ape).This came from
www.unmueseum.org/yeti.html.

7.  If theYeti was a surviving relative of the
Gigantopithecus, how is he surviving in the
Himalayas? I predict that theYeti is using animal fat.

8.  As an alternate hypothesis, I predict
that theYeti is actually the Russian
Blue Bear.
 Since an experiment to test
Hypothesis 2 is not feasible, I will
analyze the data collected from a
scientific expeditions to support my
theory.

9.  TheTibetan blue bear, or Himalayan snow bear, is
found in theTibetan plateau.This bear was officially
classified in 1854 and is considered one of the rarest
subspecies of brown bear in the world. It is so rare,
in fact, that very few people have actually seen one.
Bone and hair samples have been collected and
classified as evidence of the species.
 Adult male blue bears can reach a potential height
of seven feet.
http://www.helium.com/items/2214511-animal-facts-
tibetan-blue-bear

10. (Continued)
 In 1960, an expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary set
off in search of theYeti.
 On Hilary’s expedition, locals in the Himalayans
found two clumps of fur belonging to the creature
who knew as theYeti.
 This fur was later identified as belonging to the
Tibetan blue bear.
 http://www.helium.com/items/2214511-animal-
facts-tibetan-blue-bear

11.  TheTibetan blue bear is currently listed as
endangered. Habitat reduction due to human
settlement has hurt the blue bear population,
because they prefer to live alone and they
usually stay in specific territories.
 It makes sense that a rarely seen, yet official
species, such as the blue bear, could be the
trueYeti.
 This would explain why it is seldom seen.

12.  Lard( animal fat)
 4 people
 Thermometer
 Tub with cold water
 5 pounds of ice
 4 gallon size Ziploc bags
 Journal

13. 1. First I poured 8 cups of animal fat( lard) in a gallon size Ziploc bag.Then I spread the animal fat evenly in the bag
and added a second Ziploc bag in first bag to make a glove.This glove represents the animal fat of the yeti.
2. Second I made a control with two empty Ziploc bags, one bag inside the other bag.
3. Then, I added 5 pounds of ice cubes in a bucket of water. I allowed the bucket of water to reach zero degrees in
temperature before I started my experiment.
4. Then I tested my experiment by putting the glove made out of lard in one hand and putting the control glove in
my other hand.
5. Before putting my hand in the water, I placed a thermometer in both the hands to measure the temperature.
6. I placed my hands in the water for 1 minute
7. After taking my hands out, I recorded the temperature shown by the thermometer in both the hands. I carried
the experiment twice. Before putting the thermometer back in the water, I waited for the reading to come to
room temperature.
8. Then the experiment was repeated by three more people, each person carried the experiment twice.

14.  1. Does theYeti live anywhere else than the
Himalayas?
 There are fossil records(mandibles, teeth) of
a Gigantopithecus in China andViet Name.
(Cameron, 2004)
 There are no fossil
records of theYeti outside
of the Himalayas.

15.  2.When were the first clear tracks of theYeti
taken?
 In 1951, by Eric Shipton
when trying to findTheYeti on a
a glacier at 19,000 feet high in
the Himalayas.

16.  3.Which primate is mostly related toThe
Yeti?
 Gigantopithecus, an extinct animal.
(Cameron, 2004)

17.  4. Do the Monks have any proof of theYeti?
 The Monks do have some proof.They have a
scalp and a hand. None of this evidence has
been proven to be a trueYeti by scientists,
although one scientist classified it as a
Neanderthal.
http://www.spartechsoftware.com/dimensions/
creatures/Yeti.htm

18.  5.What did the Gigantopithecus have in
common with theYeti?
 They were both related to the orangutan.

19.  6. How manyYeties are there?
 There can be 1-2,000Yetis.

20.  7. Is theYeti a herbivore?
 No, he is believed to be an omnivore
(carnivore and herbivore eater.)

21.  The first sighting was seen in 1925 A.D. by a Greek
philosopher namedTambazi who saw a ape like creature.
He followed the tracks on the snow but they ended. In the
next few months there were manyYeti sightings.
 Eric Shipton and MichalWard took a clear photo of aYeti
track in 1951 A.D.
 The famous Sir Edwin Hillary went to Mount Everest for
his fifth time and found aYeti track.
 Another incident is when a Shepa girl told people that she
was dragged by an ape like creature. She also said that the
creature let her go because she screamed loudly.
 In 2011 A.D, the “ Indisputable proof” was found. A month
later Jeff Meldrum proved that this was a hoax from the
Russian government.

22.  www.cryptomundo/cryptozoo-news/shipton-cast
 http://animal.discovery.com/tv-shows/lost-tapes
 www.unmueseum.org/yeti.html
 www.livescience.com/25072-yeti-abominable-
snowman.html
 doubtfulnews.com/2011/10/american-bigfoot-scientists-and-
researchers-felt-hoodwinkeed-by-russian-yeti-event.htm
 http://www.spartechsoftware.com/dimensions/creatures/Yet
i.htm
 http://www.factfictionandconjecture.ca/files/yeti.html