Investigating the Abominable Snowman

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INTRODUCTION people known as the Sherpas traditionally have treated the Himalayas the mountains where they live as sacred They have built Buddhist monasteries at the mountains base placing prayer flags on the slopes and establishing sanctuaries or safe spaces for the wildlife of the valleys For these reasons the Sherpas have shown the mountains great respect and for many years they would not climb them Mixed with their respect was a good amount of wonder and fear For one thing the Sherpas did not want to disturb or anger the gods and demons that were believed to live up in the high peaks Also keeping them away was a mysterious creature that supposedly roamed the mountains lower slopes the yeti or the so called Abominable Snowman A legendary creature the Abominable Snowman is said to live in the Himalayas above the snow line Although several attempts have been made to sight it the creature has so far proved elusive or hard to find A lack of credible evidence has not kept stories about