Abominable Snowman: Using DNA samples from purported yeti pelts, a British geneticist has suggested that the mythical apelike beast is actually a heretofore undiscovered species of bear.

One popular theory is that Bigfoot and the Abominable Snowman/Yeti are both Gigantopithecus, a polar bear-sized ape native to southern Asia believed to have gone extinct 300,000 years ago.

Sir David Attenborough explores the scientific research behind the legend of a massive ape, known as "Bigfoot," the "Yeti," or the "Abominable Snowman." Drawing on fossil evidence, he unveils the ...

Both Yeti (also known as the Abominable Snowman) and Bigfoot (also known as Sasquatch) are mythical beings described in folklore as large, ape-like creatures, each with its own geographical ties ...

The abominable snowman has long been rumoured to be lurking high in mountain ranges. One group of army soldiers found footprints they believed belonged to a yeti, ...

Eric Shipton came upon this footprint of the "Abominable Snowman" in 1951 and took a picture. He placed his ice ax next to it for scale. Photograph by Topical Press Agency, Getty.