INVESTIGATING THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN AND OTHER LEGENDARY BEASTS some accounts discuss how sometimes it gets down on all fours meaning it uses its arms as legs when running or moving quickly Still other stories note that the crea ture places the knuckles of its hands on the ground so that it moves sort of like an ape or gorilla COUSIN OF THE WOODS Bigfoot or Sasquatch is supposed to be a lot like a yeti The creature is thought by some to live in the north western United States and western Canada Bigfoot has been described as being anywhere from 6 to 15 feet 2 to 4 5 meters tall stand ing up and walking on two feet Some people say it lets out a cry while others say it doesn't make a sound Bigfoot is supposed to smell bad as well Despite many claims of sightings of mysterious footprints or of This is the well known freeze frame the beast itself most sci of the famous Patterson Gimlin film from 1967 which supposedly captured entists do not believe that a Bigfoot in midstride in the bills next Bigfoot exists to Bluff Creek in the wilderness near Orleans in Northern
MAN BEAST OF THE FROZEN HEIGHTS LOCATION The Abominable Snowman is said to roam the Hima layan slopes of Kanchenjunga the world's third highest mountain The mountain is in the Indian state of Sikkim located in the northeastern part of the country along the border with Nepal Some two thirds of the state consists of mountains that are snow covered year round The area has long been considered sacred which means holy Buddhist monasteries have been built at the The snowy peak of Mt Kanchenjunga right the alleged Himalayan home of the Abominable Snowman 9
INVESTIGATING THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN AND OTHER LEGENDARY BEASTS base of the mountains and the Sherpas place prayer flags on the slopes Just below the timberline or the place on a mountain slope where tree growth stops is where the Abominable Snowman is said to live Forests near the timberline offer a place for the yeti to hide when it is not out on the slopes looking for food THE SHERPAS The Sherpas are a group of some 50 000 mountain dwelling people most of whom live in the Asian country of Nepal Sikkim state India and Tibet a region of China The term Sherpas also refers to people of this region not necessarily ethnic Sherpas who have excellent moun tain climbing and hiking skills Until the twentieth century Sher pas had not attempted to climb the Himalayas which they viewed as the home of the gods Fear of the Abominable Snowman which many Sherpas have reported seeing had also kept them off the slopes despite their mountain climbing skills In Sikkim the Abominable A Sherpa carries a pack as Snowman is called Nee gued in be prepares to take part in an various regions of Asia the name expedition up Mt Everest in Nepal Almas is used 10
MAN BEAST OF THE FROZEN HEIGHTS YETH FOOD The Abominable Snowman has been reported to be an omnivore which means it eats just about anything ani mals and plants However emphasis is placed on the yeti as a meat eater In the valleys of Mount Kanchenjunga live animals such as musk deer pheasants and Himalayan partridge Herders also take their sheep and goats up the mountain to graze or eat grass While the yeti has not been known to hunt birds there are many stories of deer yaks and livestock being attacked and eaten by the creature y Yaks grazing in the foothills of Mount Kanchenjunga The animals are supposed to be a favorite item on a yeti's menu 11
