What Do We Know About the Yeti?

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious,the unknownand the unexplained. Does the ape-like Yeti really roam the Himalayan mountain range? Not quite human and not quite an animalthe Yeti has been the subject of speculation for centuries. In modern timesthe Yeti has become a popular cryptidappearing in moviesbooksand TV shows. Although there are many claimed sightings of the Yetithere is no real evidence that it exists. This elusive cryptidalso known as the Abominable Snowmanremains a mystery. Does the Yeti truly live in the snowy Himalayas? Have the Sherpa who live there spotted him at the highest altitudes? Here are the facts about what we really know about Yeti sightingsresearchand lore.