stretching 1,500 miles from Ladakh through Nepal Tibet and Bhutan the
through Nepal Tibet and Bhutan the
through Nepal Tibet and Bhutan the Himalayas is the birthplace of the Yeti
our challenge is to unpack the various
our challenge is to unpack the various theories that support and fuel the Yeti
theories that support and fuel the Yeti
theories that support and fuel the Yeti legend is it a bear could it possibly be
legend is it a bear could it possibly be
legend is it a bear could it possibly be some kind of giant ape could it even be
some kind of giant ape could it even be
some kind of giant ape could it even be some kind of ancient hominid a member of
some kind of ancient hominid a member of
some kind of ancient hominid a member of the human family like Neanderthals that
the human family like Neanderthals that
the human family like Neanderthals that were thought to be extinct or could it
were thought to be extinct or could it
were thought to be extinct or could it be a hoax from the British diplomat who
be a hoax from the British diplomat who
be a hoax from the British diplomat who first heard stories of wild men in 1832
first heard stories of wild men in 1832
first heard stories of wild men in 1832 [Music]
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[Music] – the journalist who coined the phrase
– the journalist who coined the phrase
– the journalist who coined the phrase abominable snowman in 1921 and the
abominable snowman in 1921 and the
abominable snowman in 1921 and the photograph that started our obsession in
photograph that started our obsession in
photograph that started our obsession in 1951 descriptions of Yeti very it walks
1951 descriptions of Yeti very it walks
1951 descriptions of Yeti very it walks on two feet
on two feet
on two feet like a human or another ape it is tall
like a human or another ape it is tall
like a human or another ape it is tall five to nine feet
five to nine feet
five to nine feet heavy four hundred to nine hundred
heavy four hundred to nine hundred
heavy four hundred to nine hundred pounds hairy from red brown to beige to
pounds hairy from red brown to beige to
pounds hairy from red brown to beige to almost white
but sightings are rare and evidence is
but sightings are rare and evidence is scant now though a top international
scant now though a top international
scant now though a top international scientist is taking it on Oxford
scientist is taking it on Oxford
scientist is taking it on Oxford University’s professor Brian Sykes is
University’s professor Brian Sykes is
University’s professor Brian Sykes is one of the world’s leading geneticists
one of the world’s leading geneticists
one of the world’s leading geneticists and a true scientific pioneer the first
and a true scientific pioneer the first
and a true scientific pioneer the first man ever to recover DNA from ancient
man ever to recover DNA from ancient
man ever to recover DNA from ancient human bone he’s launched the most
human bone he’s launched the most
human bone he’s launched the most ambitious Bigfoot DNA analysis the world
ambitious Bigfoot DNA analysis the world
ambitious Bigfoot DNA analysis the world has ever seen
has ever seen
has ever seen the Oxford loose and collateral hominid
the Oxford loose and collateral hominid
the Oxford loose and collateral hominid project and is testing the so-called
project and is testing the so-called
project and is testing the so-called Yeti hair from all over the Himalayas
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