Yeti

The Tibetan name for the Abominable Snowman, a humanlike monster whose tracks have been discovered in the frigid lands of perpetual snow in the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal, and Tibet.

According to locals, the Yeti is but one of several unidentified creatures that inhabit the highlands of southern Asia. Sherpas, Nepalis and Tibetans alike have described different types of Yeti; a larger variety is described as being a hybrid of man and ape and standing well over two meters tall and having a fur of a dark brown to black color. Yet another type is described as smaller than an average man with a reddish-brown pelt. These different types of Yeti have two things in common; they walk upright and are equally elusive.

Several sightings, mainly of footprints, have been reported by westerner explorers throughout the years, but contrary to popular belief, these creatures are highly unlikely to dwell in the snowfields where food is scarce, but rather inhabit the jungle and forested areas where there are abundant plants and small animals on which they may feed.