Brian Sykes, a geneticist at the University of Oxford, examined the DNA of the yeti – “Bigfoot” and found similarities with the DNA of a polar bear. Writes about this Daily Star.
For analysis, Sykes took the wool of a creature killed by a hunter in the Himalayas 30 years ago, from which they made a stuffed animal. The result showed a match with the DNA of an ancient polar bear that became extinct at least 40,000 years ago. The geneticist suggests that the Yeti is a hybrid of a brown bear and a polar bear that arrived in the mountain range from the Arctic north many years ago. For this reason, it behaves differently from an animal of this species.
Now the professor wants to obtain samples of Bigfoot hair from all over the world in order to subject them to the most complex DNA tests and continue research in this direction.
In 2019, the FBI released documents revealing the results of analysis of hair and biologic tissues allegedly belonging to Bigfoot. The samples were sent in 1976 by yeti hunter Peter Byrne. Research results showed that they belonged to a deer.
The Bigfoot (Bigfoot) is a large humanoid creature from modern folklore, which is believed to live in forest or mountainous areas that are difficult for people to access. It is believed that he is an ancient hominid that has survived to our time, but scientists are skeptical about the likelihood of his existence. In particular, all cases of his observation or possible traces are explained by hoax or mistaken recognition of animal tracks.
