truth on hold Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 A team of geneticists from Oxford University published a study this week in the Proceedings Of The Royal Society B, detailing their analysis of 36 hair samples purportedly from yetis. Nearly all of them turned out to be from common mammals such as horses, cows and even people. But two came back with with something interesting. Upon deeper analysis, these samples were shown to have a 100% genetic match with a prehistoric bear-like creature, which was thought to have disappeared in the Pleistocene period — and which very may well be "the biological foundation of the yeti legend." http://mic.com/articles/92769/oxford-scientists-discover-the-mythological-yeti-may-in-fact-exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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truth on hold Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 It actually could be a cave bear from that period. They were massive (much larger than grizzlies), but they had thinner legs more like a human. They lived in caves and were solitary and shy. They were also scavengers which would explain why they haven't attacked humans. Pretty interesting piece on bears from that period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 "Bigfootologist and other enthusiasts seem to think that they've been rejected by science, but science doesn't accept or reject anything," Unless there's a consensus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Philly McButterpants Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 That's what i love about science. There's no one right answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Snow Cone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 http://youtu.be/xf69EEL3WBk Classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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