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A team of Russian and American scientists is set to investigate the mystery of the 'Abominable Snowman' following increased Yeti sightings in the Kemerovo region of Russia. Descriptions of the creature vary, with some claiming it is over three meters tall and covered in white fur, while others describe it as two meters tall with a human face and reddish-brown hair. Local legends depict it as a fearsome beast with supernatural powers, leaving large footprints in the snow.

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A team of Russian and American scientists is set to investigate the mystery of the 'Abominable Snowman' following increased Yeti sightings in the Kemerovo region of Russia. Descriptions of the creature vary, with some claiming it is over three meters tall and covered in white fur, while others describe it as two meters tall with a human face and reddish-brown hair. Local legends depict it as a fearsome beast with supernatural powers, leaving large footprints in the snow.

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Mystery of Strange Beast Continues


On 4th October 2011 the BBC reported that a team of
Russian and American scientists would set off on an
expedition to try to solve the mystery of the so called
‘Abominable Snowman’.

It follows a rise in Yeti (another name given to this creature)


sightings in the Kemerovo region, which is 3000 miles east
of Moscow. Previous sightings have been in the mountains
of the Himalayas.

Sightings of this unknown creature go back as far as 1832.


Some say it is over three metres tall, is covered in white fur
and walks upright like a human being or a great ape. Other
descriptions tell of it being about two metres tall with a
human face, an ape-like body and covered with long reddish It is said to prowl by night and leave huge footprints in the
brown hair. snow. In 1992 a climbing expedition led by the famous
climber Reinhold Messner, discovered giant footprints in and
Local legends tell of a fearsome, savage beast with a high- around their camp when they awoke in the morning. As they
pitched whistling scream, which has a vile pungent odour. were high in the mountains in an area very few people pass
Some say it has feet that point backwards and supernatural through, they concluded the tracks belonged to an unknown
powers. primate yet to be discovered by science.

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