NEW DELHI – The Indian Army has tweeted to say that one of itsmountaineering expedition in eastern Nepal has come across the footprintsof the Yeti or the abominable snowman mentioned in Nepalese folklore,reported Indian newspaper *Hindustan Times.link*
The pictures of the “mysterious footprints” measuring 32×15 inches postedon Twitter by the army late on Monday sparked questions and hilarious memeson Twitter.
“For the first time, an #IndianArmy Moutaineering Expedition Team has sitedMysterious Footprints of mythical beast ‘Yeti’ measuring 32×15 inches closeto Makalu Base Camp on 09 April 2019. This elusive snowman has only beensighted at Makalu-Barun National Park in the past,” the army tweeted.
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For the first time, an #IndianArmylink Moutaineering ExpeditionTeam has sited Mysterious Footprints of mythical beast ‘Yeti’ measuring32x15 inches close to Makalu Base Camp on 09 April 2019. This elusivesnowman has only been sighted at Makalu-Barun National Park in the past.
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“The story is based on physical proofs of on the spot narration, photos andvideos. ..Tweeted as we thought prudent to excite scientific temper andrekindle the interest,” the Indian Army later said in a series of queriesfrom the media.
“Some of us who reject the story surely shall have definitive answers tothe evidence. As they say, nature, history, and science never write theirfinal story,” the force said
The Yeti, known as the abominable snowman in popular culture, is said tolive in the Himalayan regions of Nepal and is largely regarded byscientists as a mythical creature.
“The Yeti is a mythical figure, the scientific basis of such claims islacking,” Dr SP Singh, a renowned ecologist and former vice-chancellor ofthe HNB Garhwal University said.
According to a genetic research on purported specimens of the legendaryapelike beast said to dwell in the Himalayan region, the analysis of ninebone, tooth, skin, hair and faecal samples from museum and privatecollections attributed to the Yeti found that eight came from Asian blackbears, Himalayan brown bears or Tibetan brown bears and one came from a dog.