Yetis are just local bears, according to DNA tests on hair and teeth specimens that allegedly belonged to the legendary abominable snowman.
In the continuing quest to figure out whether the yeti exists, scientists analyzed nine “yeti” samples that came from sources like mummified animals and a stuffed yeti in museums. (The samples belong to a company making a film about yetis.) Researchers compared the DNA of these purported yeti samples to 15 samples of genetic material from brown bears. Eight of the “yeti” turned out to be just local bears, according to a study published in the journal Proceedings of Royal Society B. The ninth sample, the one that belonged to the stuffed yeti, was actually a stuffed bear with the teeth of a dog.
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