Many secrets keep the expanses of our vast planet. Mysterious creatures hiding from the human world have always aroused genuine interest among scientists and enthusiastic researchers. One of these mysteries was big Foot.
Yeti, Bigfoot, Angry, Sasquatch - these are all his names. It is believed that he belongs to the class of mammals, the order of primates, the genus man.
Of course, its existence has not been proven by scientists, however, according to eyewitnesses and many researchers, today we have Full description this creature.
What does the legendary cryptid look like?
The most popular image of Bigfoot
His physique is thick and muscular, with thick hair covering the entire surface of the body, with the exception of the palms and feet, which, according to people who met the Yeti, remain completely naked.
The color of the coat can be different depending on the habitat - white, black, gray, red.
The faces are always dark, and the hair on the head is longer than on the rest of the body. According to some reports, the beard and mustache are completely absent, or they are very short and rare.
The skull has a pointed shape and a massive lower jaw.
The growth of these creatures varies from 1.5 to 3 meters. Other witnesses claimed to have met taller individuals.
Features of the Bigfoot body are also long arms and shortened hips.
The Yeti's habitat is a controversial issue, as people claim to have seen it in America, Asia, and even Russia. Presumably, they can be found in the Urals, the Caucasus and Chukotka.
These mysterious creatures live far from civilization, carefully hiding from human attention. Nests can be located in trees or in caves.
But no matter how carefully the snowmen tried to hide, there were local residents who claimed to have seen them.
First eyewitnesses
The first who happened to see the mysterious creature live were Chinese peasants. According to available information, the meeting was not a single one, but numbered about a hundred cases.
After such statements, several countries, including America and Great Britain, sent an expedition in search of traces.
Thanks to the collaboration of two eminent scientists, Richard Greenwell and Gene Poirier, evidence has been found for the existence of the Yeti.
The find was hair that was supposed to belong only to him. However, later, in 1960, Edmund Hillary got the opportunity to examine the scalp again.
His conclusion was unequivocal: the “find” was made of antelope wool.
As expected, many scientists did not agree with this version, finding more and more confirmations of the previously put forward theory.
Bigfoot scalp
In addition to the hairline found, the identity of which is still a controversial issue, there is no other documented evidence.
Except for countless photographs, footprints and eyewitness accounts.
Photos are often of very poor quality, so they do not allow you to reliably determine if these frames are real or fake.
Footprints, which, of course, are similar to human ones, but wider and longer, scientists rank among the traces of famous animals living in the find area.
And even the stories of eyewitnesses who, according to them, met Bigfoot, do not allow us to establish for certain the fact of their existence.
Bigfoot on video
However, in 1967, two men were able to film Bigfoot.
They were R. Patterson and B. Gimlin from Northern California. Being shepherds, one autumn, on the banks of the river, they noticed a creature, which, realizing that it had been found, immediately set off on the run.
Grabbing a camera, Roger Patterson set off to catch up with an unusual creature, which was mistaken for a yeti.
The film aroused genuine interest among scientists who for many years tried to prove or disprove the existence of a mythical creature.
Bob Gimlin and Roger Patterson
A number of features proved that the film was not a fake.
The size of the body and the unusual gait indicated that it was not a person.
The video noted a clear image of the body and limbs of the creature, which ruled out the creation of a special costume for filming the film.
Some structural features of the body allowed scientists to draw conclusions about the similarity of the individual from the video frames with the prehistoric ancestor of man - the Neanderthal ( approx. the last Neanderthals lived about 40 thousand years ago), but very large in size: growth reached 2.5 meters, and weight - 200 kg.
After numerous examinations, the film was found to be authentic.
In 2002, after the death of Ray Wallace, who initiated this filming, his relatives and acquaintances reported that the film was completely staged: a man in a specially tailored suit portrayed an American Yeti, and unusual footprints were left by artificial forms.
But they did not provide evidence that the film was fake. Later, experts conducted an experiment in which a trained person tried to repeat the shots taken in a suit.
They came to the conclusion that at the time the film was made, it was not possible to produce such a quality production.
There were other encounters with the unusual being, most of them in America. For example, in North Carolina, Texas and near the state of Missouri, but unfortunately there is no evidence of these meetings, except for the oral stories of people.
A woman named Zana from Abkhazia
An interesting and unusual confirmation of the existence of these individuals was a woman named Zana, who lived in Abkhazia in the 19th century.
Raisa Khvitovna, Zana's granddaughter - the daughter of Khvit and a Russian woman named Maria
The description of her appearance is similar to the available descriptions of Bigfoot: red hair that covered her dark skin, and the hair on her head was longer than on her whole body.
She did not speak articulately, but uttered only cries and isolated sounds.
The face was large, the cheekbones protruded, and the jaw protruded strongly forward, which gave it a ferocious look.
Zana was able to integrate into human society and even gave birth to several children from local men.
Later, scientists conducted research on the genetic material of Zana's descendants.
According to some sources, their origin originates in West Africa.
The results of the examination indicate the possibility of the existence of a population in Abkhazia during the life of Zana, which means that it is not excluded in other regions.
Makoto Nebuka reveals the secret
One of the enthusiasts who wanted to prove the existence of the Yeti was the Japanese climber Makoto Nebuka.
He hunted Bigfoot for 12 years, exploring the Himalayas.
After so many years of persecution, he came to a disappointing conclusion: the legendary humanoid creature turned out to be just a Himalayan brown bear.
The book with his research describes some Interesting Facts. It turns out that the word "yeti" is nothing more than a distorted word "meti", which means "bear" in the local dialect.
The Tibetan clans considered the bear to be a supernatural creature that possessed power. Perhaps these concepts were combined, and the myth of Bigfoot spread everywhere.
Research from different countries
Numerous studies have been carried out by many scientists around the world. The USSR was no exception.
Geologists, anthropologists and botanists worked in the commission for the study of Bigfoot. As a result of their work, a theory was put forward that states that Bigfoot is a degraded branch of Neanderthals.
However, then the work of the commission was terminated, and only a few enthusiasts continued to work on research.
Genetic studies of available samples deny the existence of the Yeti. An Oxford University professor, after analyzing the hair, proved that they belonged to a polar bear that existed several thousand years ago.
Still from a film shot in Northern California 10/20/1967
At present, the discussions do not subside.
The question of the existence of another mystery of nature remains open, and the society of cryptozoologists is still trying to find evidence.
All the facts available today do not give one hundred percent certainty in the reality of this creature, although some people really want to believe in it.
Obviously, only a film shot in Northern California can be considered proof of the existence of the object under study.
Some people tend to believe that Bigfoot is of alien origin.
That is why it is so difficult to detect, and all genetic and anthropological analyzes lead scientists to wrong results.
Someone is sure that science is hushing up the fact of their existence and publishes false studies, because there are so many eyewitnesses.
But questions are only multiplying every day, and answers are extremely rare. And although many believe in the existence of Bigfoot, science still denies this fact.
Many myths and legends of the world are closely related to real events and meetings that defy explanation. Bigfoot is one of the most controversial figures in history. Although its existence has not been proven, there are eyewitnesses who claim to have met a real yeti.
The origin of the yeti image
The first mention of the existence of a huge, hairy humanoid creature living in the mountains is found in. There is a record that a humanoid creature of incredible size inhabits this territory, possessing the instinct of survival and self-preservation.
The term Bigfoot first appeared thanks to people who went on expeditions and conquered snow-capped peaks Tibetan mountains. They claimed to have seen huge footprints in the snow belonging to. Now this term is considered obsolete, as it became known that Yeti prefer mountain forests, not snow.
While there is an active discussion among scientists around the world about who Bigfoot is - myth or reality, the inhabitants of the mountainous local Eastern countries, and especially Tibet, Nepal and some regions of China, are absolutely sure of its existence and even often make contact with the Yeti. In the middle of the XX century. The government of Nepal even recognized the existence of the Yeti at the official level.
By law, anyone who can discover the habitat of Bigfoot will receive a large monetary reward.
Based on this, it can be said that the yeti is a mythical or real humanoid animal that lives in the mountain forests of Tibet, Nepal and some other areas.
Description of the appearance of the yeti
From Tibetan legends and eyewitness observations, you can learn a lot about what Bigfoot looks like. Specific traits his looks:
- Yeti belongs to the family of hominids, which includes the most developed individuals of primates, i.e. humans and great apes.
- A feature of such creatures is their extremely large growth. The average adult of this species can reach from 3 to 4.5 m.
- Yeti's arms are disproportionately long and almost reach the feet.
- The whole body of a snowman is covered with wool. It can be gray or black.
- It is believed that the females of this species of hominids are distinguished by such a large breast size that during rapid movement they have to throw them on their shoulders.
The Yeti family is the American and South American Bigfoot. In some sources it is called Bolshenogiy.
The nature and lifestyle of the creature
Despite his appearance, Yeti is far from aggressive, has a relatively balanced and peaceful character. They avoid contact with people and deftly climb trees, like monkeys.
Yetis are omnivores, but prefer fruits. They live in caves, but there are suggestions that some species that live deep in the forest are able to build their own houses in trees.
Hominids are capable of reaching unprecedented speeds of up to 80 km / h, which is why they are so difficult to catch. Not a single attempt to catch the Yeti was successful.
Yeti encounters in reality
History knows many cases of meeting a person with a yeti. Typically, the protagonists of such stories are hunters and people leading a hermitic lifestyle in a forest or mountainous area.
Yeti is one of the main subjects of study for people who are fond of cryptozoology. This is a pseudoscientific direction that searches for evidence of the existence of mythical and legendary creatures. Often cryptozoologists are simple enthusiasts without higher scientific education. To this day, they put a lot of effort into capturing the mythical creature.
For the first time, footprints of Bigfoot were discovered in the Himalayan mountains in 1899. The witness was an Englishman by the name of Weddel. According to an eyewitness, he did not find the animal itself.
One of the official mentions of a meeting with a yeti dates back to 2014 during a mountain expedition of professional climbers. Forwarders conquered the highest point of the Himalayan mountains - Chomolungma. There, at the very top, they first noticed giant footprints located at a fairly large distance between them. Later, they saw a broad, hairy figure of a humanoid creature, reaching a height of 4 m.
Scientific refutation of the existence of the Yeti
In 2017, Doctor of Biological Sciences Pyotr Kamensky gave an interview for the scientific publication Arguments and Facts, in which he proved the impossibility of the Yeti's existence. He used several arguments.
On the this moment There are no places left unexplored by man on Earth. The last major primate species was discovered over 100 years ago. The discoveries of modern scientists are mostly rare small plants, etc. The Yeti is too big to be able to constantly hide from researchers, zoologists and ordinary inhabitants of highlands. Yeti population size plays a big role. It is clear that in order to maintain the existence of a separate species in one locality, at least several dozen individuals must live. Hiding so many huge hominids is not an easy task.
The vast majority of evidence in favor of the existence of Bigfoot turned out to be falsification.
Yeti image in popular culture
Like many other folklore and mythical creatures, the image of Bigfoot is actively used in art and various manifestations of mass culture. Including literature, film industry and computer video games. The character is endowed with both positive and negative traits.
Bigfoot in literature
The Yeti character is actively used in their works by writers all over the world. The image of a huge hairy hominid is found both in science fiction, mystical novels, popular science works, and in children's books.
Yeti plays one of the main roles in the novel by the American science fiction writer Frederick Brown "The Horror of the Himalayas". The events of the book unfold in the Himalayan mountains during the filming of the movie. Unexpectedly, the actress who played in the film leading role, kidnaps yeti - a huge humanoid monster.
In the science fiction series "The Flat World" by the famous British prose writer Terry Pratchett, the yeti is one of the main ones. They are distant relatives of the giant trolls, living in the permafrost area behind the Sheep Mountains. They have snow-white fur, can subdue the passage of time, and their giant feet are considered a powerful aphrodisiac.
The children's fantasy novel In Search of the Yeti by Alberto Melis tells the adventure of a team of explorers who set out to the Tibetan mountains in order to save Bigfoot from the ubiquitous hunters.
Character in computer games
Bigfoot can be called one of the most frequent characters computer games. Usually live in the tundra and other icy locations. For games, there is a standard image of Bigfoot - a creature resembling something in between a gorilla and a man, of gigantic growth with snow-white and thick hair. This coloration helps them effectively camouflage in environment. They lead a predatory lifestyle and pose a danger to travelers. Brute force is used in combat. The main fear is fire.
Bigfoot and its history
Bigfoot or Sasquatch is a relative of the Tibetan Bigfoot, inhabiting the forest and mountainous areas of the American continent. The term first appeared in the late sixties thanks to the American bulldozer Roy Wallace, who discovered footprints around his house that resembled human in shape, but reached huge size. Roy's story quickly gained popularity in the press, and the animal was recognized as a relative of the Tibetan Bigfoot.
After almost 9 years, Roy presented a short video footage to the media. In the video, you can see how the female bigfoot moves through the forest. This video has long been on the examination and all kinds of scientists and not only. Many recognized him as real.
After Roy's death, his friends and relatives admitted that all Wallace's stories were just fiction, and the confirmations were falsifications.
- For footprints, he used ordinary boards carved in the shape of large feet.
- The video showed the bulldozer operator's wife dressed in a suit.
- Other materials that Roy regularly showed to the public turned out to be false.
Although Roy's story turned out to be false, this does not mean that there are no anthropoid hominids in America. There are many more stories in which the Sasquatch appears as the main actor. The Indians, the indigenous inhabitants of America, claim that huge hominids lived on the continent long before they themselves.
Outwardly, the bigfoot looks almost the same as its Tibetan cousin, Bigfoot. The main differences are that the maximum height of an adult reaches 3.5 m. The color of the American Bigfoot is red or brown.
Albert captured by Bigfoot
In the seventies, one Albert Ostman, who worked all his life as a lumberjack in Vancouver, Canada, told his story about how he lived in captivity with a Bigfoot family.
At that time, Albert was only 19 years old. After work, he stayed overnight on the outskirts of the forest in a sleeping bag. In the middle of the night, someone huge and strong grabbed the sack along with Albert. As it turned out later, Bigfoot stole him and took him to a cave where a female and two children also lived. The creatures did not behave aggressively towards the lumberjack, but rather treated him as humans treat pets. A week later, the guy still managed to escape.
Bigfoot History at Michelin Farm
At the beginning of the XX century. in Canada, unusual events took place on the farm of the Michelin family for some time. For 2 years they were faced with bigfoot, which simply disappeared over time. Over time, the Michelin family shared some stories from encounters with this creature.
For the first time they encountered Bigfoot face to face when they youngest daughter played near the forest. There she noticed a large, hairy creature that reminded her of a man. When Bigfoot saw the girl, he headed towards her. Then she began to scream and men with guns came running, frightening off an unknown monster.
The next time the girl saw a hominid was when she was doing household chores. It was noon. She raised her eyes to the window, then faced the gaze of that same Bigfoot, who was now intently watching her through the glass. This time the girl screamed again. Parents with a gun ran to her aid and drove the creature away with shots.
The last time Bigfoot came to the farm was at night. There he ran into dogs that were barking loudly, causing him to disappear. After that, the hominid did not appear again at the Michelin farm.
History of the frozen bigfoot
One of the most sensational stories related to the meeting of a man and a yeti is the story of an American military pilot Frank Hansen. In 1968, Frank appeared at a well-known touring exhibition. He had an unusual exhibit - a huge refrigerator, inside of which there was a block of ice. Inside this block, one could see the body of a humanoid creature, covered with wool.
A year later, Frank allowed two scientists to study the frozen creature. Over time, the FBI began to show interest in Frank's exhibit. They wanted to get the frozen corpse of Bigfoot, but he mysteriously disappeared for many years.
After Hansen's death in 2012, his family admitted that Frank kept a refrigerator with a frozen corpse in his basement for several decades. The pilot's relatives sold the exhibit to Steve Basti, the owner of the Museum of Oddities.
Professional examination of the exhibit
In 1969, Frank Hansen allowed zoologists Eivelmans and Sandersen to inspect the exhibit. They compiled a small scientific work, describing their observations in it.
Hansen declined to say where he got the Bigfoot corpse from, so zoologists initially assumed it was a Neanderthal that had been preserved in a block of ice since the Stone Age. Then it was found that the creature died from a bullet wound to the head and was in the ice for no more than 2-3 years.
- The individual was male, and reached almost 2 m in height. The peculiarity was that the entire body of the hominid was covered with thick, long black hair, which is absolutely not typical for people, even in the presence of diseases of excessive hairline.
- The proportions of the Bigfoot body are quite close to human, but more reminiscent of the physique of a Neanderthal. Broad shoulders, too short neck, convex chest. The limbs also differed in their prehistoric proportions: the legs are shorter than human, arched, and the arms are too long and almost reach the heels of the hominid.
- Bigfoot's facial features are also more reminiscent of the appearance of Neanderthals.
- A small forehead, a large mouth without lips, a large nose with swollen eyebrows that are very close to the eyes.
- Feet and palms are much larger and wider than human, and fingers are shorter.
Confession of Frank Hansen
There he wrote that one day he went to the mountain forests to hunt. He set off on the trail of a deer, which he had been tracking for some time, and quite unexpectedly saw a picture that shocked him. Three huge hominids, covered with black hair from head to toe, stood around a dead deer with its belly torn open and finished eating its insides. One of them noticed Frank and went to the hunter. Frightened, the man shot him directly in the head. Hearing the sound of a shot, the other two Bigfoots ran away.
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Plutarch wrote that there was a case of the capture of a satyr by the soldiers of the Roman general Sulla. Diodorus Siculus claimed that several satyrs were sent to the tyrant Dionysius. These strange creatures were depicted on the vases of ancient Greece, Rome and Carthage.
An Etruscan silver jug in the Roman Museum of Prehistory depicts a scene of armed hunters on horseback chasing a huge ape-man. And in the psalter of Queen Mary, dating back to the 14th century, an attack by a flock of dogs on a man covered with hair is depicted.
Bigfoot eyewitnesses
At the beginning of the 15th century, the Turks captured a European named Hans Schiltenberger and sent him to the court of Tamerlane, who handed over the captive to the retinue of the Mongol prince Edigey. Shiltenberger nevertheless managed to return to Europe in 1472 and published a book about his adventures, in which, among other things, he mentioned wild people:
High in the mountains lives a wild tribe that has nothing to do with all other people. The skin of these creatures is covered with wool, which is absent only on their palms and faces. They gallop over the mountains like wild beasts, feeding on leaves, grass, and whatever else they can find. The local ruler presented Edigei as a gift of two forest people - a man and a woman, captured in dense thickets.
The Indians of the northwestern United States and Western Canada believe in the existence of wild people. In 1792, the Spanish botanist and naturalist José Mariano Mosigno wrote:
I don’t know what to say about Matlox, a mountain dweller who brings everyone into indescribable horror. According to the descriptions, this is a real monster: his body is covered with hard black bristles, his head resembles a human, but much larger, his fangs are more powerful and sharper than those of a bear, his arms are incredibly long, and his fingers and toes have long curved claws.
Turgenev and the President of the United States personally encountered Bigfoot
Our compatriot, the great writer Ivan Turgenev, while hunting in Polissya, personally encountered Bigfoot. He told Flaubert and Maupassant about it, and the latter described it in his memoirs.
« While still young, he(Turgenev) somehow hunted in the Russian forest. He wandered all day and in the evening came to the bank of a quiet river. It flowed under the canopy of the trees, all overgrown with grass, deep, cold, pure. The hunter was seized by an irresistible desire to plunge into this clear water.
Undressing, he threw himself at her. He was tall, strong, strong and a good swimmer. He calmly surrendered to the will of the current, which quietly carried him away. Herbs and roots touched his body, and the light touch of the stems was pleasant.
Suddenly, a hand touched his shoulder. He quickly turned around and saw a strange creature, which was looking at him with a greedy curiosity. It looked like either a woman or a monkey. He had a broad, wrinkled, grimacing and laughing face. Something indescribable - two bags of some kind, obviously breasts - dangled from the front. Long matted hair, reddened by the sun, framed her face and flowed behind her back.
Turgenev felt a wild, chilling fear of the supernatural. Without thinking, without trying to understand, comprehend what it is, he swam with all his might to the shore. But the monster swam even faster and touched his neck, back and legs with a joyful squeal.
Finally, the young man, mad with fear, reached the shore and ran as fast as he could through the forest, leaving his clothes and gun behind. Strange creature followed him. It ran just as fast and still squealed.
The exhausted fugitive - his legs gave way from horror - was about to fall down when a boy armed with a whip came running, tending a herd of goats. He began to whip the hideous humanoid beast, which took off running, uttering cries of pain. Soon this creature, similar to a female gorilla, disappeared into the thickets.».
As it turned out, the shepherd had already met this creature before. He told the master that this was just a local holy fool, who had long gone to live in the forest and completely ran wild there. Turgenev, however, noticed that hair does not grow all over the body from running wild.
Met Bigfoot and US President Theodore Roosevelt. He included this story, artistically processed, in his book The Hunter of Wild Beasts. The story takes place in the Beet Mountains, between the states of Idaho and Montana. From there, by the way, evidence of meetings with bigfoots is still coming.
In the first half of the 19th century, a trapper (that is, a hunter setting traps) Bauman and his friend explored a wild gorge. Their camp was constantly ravaged by some huge creature, moving on two, not four legs. The attacks took place either at night or during the day in the absence of hunters, and therefore it was not possible to properly examine the creature. Once a comrade remained in the camp, and Bauman, returning, found him torn to pieces. The footprints surrounding the body were identical to those of a human, but looked much larger.
Bigfoot kids
A very curious meeting with bigfoot in 1924 awaited lumberjack Albert Ostman. He spent the night in a sleeping bag in the woods near Vancouver. Big Foot grabbed it, put it on his shoulder right in the sack and carried it. He walked for about three hours and brought Ostman to the cave, where, in addition to the yeti who abducted him, his wife and two children also turned out to be.
They didn’t eat the lumberjack, but they received it quite hospitably: they offered to eat spruce shoots, which the Bigfoot ate. Ostman refused and survived for a week on canned food from his backpack, which big Foot thoughtfully took it with him.
But soon Ostman understood the reason for such hospitality: he was being prepared as a husband for the already grown daughter of the head of the family. Imagining the wedding night, Ostman decided to take a chance and poured snuff into the food of the hospitable hosts.
While they were rinsing their mouths, he rushed out of the cave with all his might. For many years he did not tell anyone about his adventure and when asked where he disappeared for a whole week, he simply remained silent. But when there was talk about Bigfoot, the old man's tongue loosened.
Yeti woman
It is documented that in the 19th century in Abkhazia, in the village of Tkhina, a woman, Zana, lived with people, who looked like a Bigfoot and had several children from people, who later integrated normally into human society. Here is how eyewitnesses described it:
Reddish fur covered her greyish-black coat, and the hair on her head was longer than on her whole body. She let out inarticulate cries, but she could not learn to speak. Her large face with prominent cheekbones, a strongly protruding jaw, powerful brow ridges and large white teeth was distinguished by a ferocious expression.
In 1964, Boris Porshnev, author of a book about the relic hominid, met with some of Zana's granddaughters. According to his description, the skin of these granddaughters - they were called Chaliqua and Taya - was dark, of a Negroid type, the chewing muscles were highly developed, and the jaws were extremely powerful.
Porshnev even managed to question the villagers who, as children, attended the funeral of Zana in the 1880s.
The Russian zoologist K. A. Satunin, who in 1899 saw a female relic hominid in the Talysh Mountains in the south of the Caucasus, draws attention to the fact that “the movements of the creature were completely human.”
Bigfoot in captivity
In the 20s of the XX century in Central Asia several were caught yeti, imprisoned and, after unsuccessful interrogations, shot as basmachi.
The story of the warden of this prison is known. He watched two bigfoot located in the camera. One was young, healthy, strong, he could not come to terms with lack of freedom and raged all the time. The other, the old one, sat quietly. They ate nothing but raw meat. When one of the commanders saw that the warder was feeding these prisoners only raw meat, he shamed him:
“You can’t do that, after all, people ...
According to the people who participated in the fight against the Basmachi, there were still about 50 such subjects, which, due to their “wildness”, did not pose a danger to the population of Central Asia and the revolution, and it was very difficult to catch them.
The certificate of the lieutenant colonel of the medical service is known Soviet army B. S. Karapetyan, who in 1941 examined a live Bigfoot caught in Dagestan. He described his encounter with the yeti as follows:
« Together with two representatives of local authorities, I entered the barn ... Until now, I see, as if in reality, a male creature that has arisen in front of me, completely naked, barefoot.
Without a doubt, this was a man, with a completely human body, despite the fact that his chest, back and shoulders were covered with shaggy dark brown hair 2-3 centimeters long, very similar to a bear.
Below the chest, this hair was rarer and softer, and on the palms and soles it was not at all. Only sparse hair grew on the roughened wrists, but the luxuriant hair of the head, very rough to the touch, descended to the shoulders and partially covered the forehead.
Although the entire face was covered with sparse vegetation, the beard and mustache were absent. Sparse, short hair also grew around the mouth.
The man stood perfectly straight, his arms at his sides. His height was slightly above average - about 180 cm, however, he seemed to tower over me, standing with a protruding mighty chest. And yes, he was much bigger than anyone. local resident. His eyes expressed absolutely nothing: empty and indifferent, they were the eyes of an animal. Yes, in fact, he was an animal, nothing more.».
Unfortunately, during the retreat of our army, the hominid was shot.
Bigfoot in the Himalayas
But most of all, the Bigfoot from the Himalayas became famous, relic hominids are called the local “yeti” there.
For the first time, these unusual inhabitants of the mountains became known from the notes of English officers and officials who served in India. The author of the first mention is considered to be B. Hodgson, from 1820 to 1843 the plenipotentiary of Great Britain at the court of the King of Nepal. He described in some detail how, during his journey through northern Nepal, the porters were horrified to see a hairy, tailless creature that looked like a man.
Several Buddhist monasteries claim to have yeti remains, including scalps. Western researchers have long been interested in these relics, and in 1960 Edmund Hillary managed to obtain a scalp from the Khumjung monastery for scientific examination.
Around the same time, relics from several other Tibetan monasteries were also explored. In particular, the mummified hand of Bigfoot. The results of the examination were questioned by many, and there were supporters of versions of both a fake and an incomprehensible artifact.
Snow people hiding in the Pamir caves
Major General of the Soviet Army M. S. Topilsky recalled how in 1925 he pursued with his unit the Bigfoot hiding in the Pamir caves. One of the prisoners said that in one of the caves he and his comrades were attacked by several creatures similar to great apes. Topilsky explored the cave, where he found the corpse mysterious creature. In his report, he wrote:
« At first glance, it seemed to me that it was really a great ape: the hair covered the body from head to toe. However, I am well aware that great apes are not found in the Pamirs.
Looking closely, I saw that the corpse resembled a human one. We tugged at the fur, suspecting that it was a disguise, but it turned out to be natural and belonged to the creature.
Then we measured the body, turning it over several times on its stomach and back again, and our doctor carefully examined it, after which it became obvious that the corpse was not a human either.
The body belonged to a male creature, about 165-170 cm tall, judging by gray hair in several places, middle-aged or even advanced... His face was dark in color, without a mustache and beard. There were bald patches at the temples, and thick, matted hair covered the back of the head.
The dead man lay with his eyes open, his teeth bared. The eyes were dark in color, and the teeth were large and even, shaped like a human. The forehead is low, with powerful brow ridges. Strongly protruding cheekbones made the face of the creature Mongoloid. The nose is flat, with a deeply concave bridge of the nose. The ears are hairless, pointed, and the lobes are longer than those of a human. The lower jaw is extremely massive. The creature had a powerful chest and well-developed muscles».
Bigfoot in Russia
There were many meetings with Bigfoot in Russia as well. The most remarkable, perhaps, took place in 1989 in the Saratov region. The guards of the collective farm garden, having heard a suspicious noise in the branches, caught a certain humanoid creature eating apples, in all respects similar to the notorious yeti.
However, this became clear when the stranger was already tied up: before that, the watchmen thought that this was just a thief. When they were convinced that the stranger did not understand human language, and in general did not look too much like a person, they loaded him into the trunk of a Zhiguli and called the police, the press and the authorities. But the yeti managed to untie himself, opened the trunk and ran away. When, a few hours later, all those summoned arrived at the collective farm garden, the watchmen found themselves in a very awkward position.
Bigfoot caught on video
Actually, there are hundreds of evidence of meetings of different proximity with Bigfoot. The material evidence is much more interesting. Two researchers were able to film Bigfoot in 1967 with a movie camera. These 46 seconds have become a real sensation in the world of science. Professor D. D. Donskoy, Head of the Department of Biomechanics Central Institute of physical education, comments on this short film as follows:
« After repeated consideration of the gait of a bipedal creature and a detailed study of postures on photographic prints from film, the impression remains of a well-automated, highly advanced system of movements. All private movements are united into a single whole, into a well-established system. The movements are well-coordinated, repeating the same from step to step, which can only be explained by the steady interaction of all muscle groups.
Finally, we can note such a sign that cannot be accurately described as the expressiveness of movements ... This is typical for deeply automatic movements with their high perfection ...
All this taken together makes it possible to evaluate the creature's gait as natural, without noticeable signs of artificiality, characteristic of various kinds of deliberate imitations. The considered gait of a creature for a person is completely atypical».
The English biomechanic Dr. D. Grieve, who was very skeptical about relic hominids, wrote:
« The possibility of forgery is excluded».
After the death of one of the film's writers, Patterson, his film was declared a forgery, but no evidence was presented. It is worth recognizing that the notorious yellow press, in pursuit of sensations, often not only invents them, but also loves to expose the past, both imaginary and real. So far, there is no reason not to recognize this film as a documentary.
Despite a lot of evidence (sometimes from people who deserve absolute trust), the vast majority of the scientific world refuses to recognize the existence of Bigfoot. The reasons are that the bones of wild people, not to mention the living wild man, have not yet been allegedly found.
Meanwhile, a number of examinations (we talked about some of them above) made it possible to come to the conclusion that the remains presented cannot belong to anyone recognized by science. What's the matter? Or are we once again facing the Procrustean bed of modern science?
Instruction
The science of cryptozoology is full of various secrets and mysteries regarding the existence of certain animals. Among them is a bigfoot, or yeti. This creation is perhaps one of the most amazing mysteries of modern mankind. As soon as Bigfoot is not called in modern world: in Canada he is a Sasquatch, in North America- bigfoot, and in Australia - yaui.
At present, enthusiasts have collected a great variety of all kinds of information testifying to the meetings of people with this huge and shaggy creature resembling a man. At the same time, most of these meetings allegedly took place in hard-to-reach areas of the planet, where practically no human has set foot.
One of the most common indirect evidence of the existence of Bigfoot is supposedly his footprints left on the snow or soft ground, as well as tufts of supposedly his fur. Researchers have studied and classified hundreds of such observations, but so far no evidence of its existence has been presented. In the process of studying the Yeti, many caves were explored in the most different corners peace.
It is curious that in the Russian cave of Aigul, located in Altai, speleologists discovered strange rock paintings, on which the same Bigfoot was depicted. Moreover, scientists who have studied old handwritten books from some Altai monasteries claim that they also contain images of these mysterious hairy humanoid creatures. But the main information about the existence of Bigfoot is not rock paintings and books, but photographs, amateur videos, casts from huge prints of unknown feet and, of course, numerous eyewitness accounts.
Unfortunately, the lion's share of such "evidence" is scientific inaccuracies, confused information or deliberate forgeries. Even the hair, which many hunters passed off as yeti hair, turned out to be deer or bear after careful examination. That is why there is still no official confirmation of the existence of Bigfoot! It is worth noting that the numerous testimonies of meetings with the yeti are so picturesque and vivid that many people have little doubt about their true authenticity, despite the lack of significant evidence.
There is an interesting opinion regarding the existence of Bigfoot. Some zoologists and anthropologists believe that the Yeti is a relic hominid. In their opinion, Bigfoot is a mammal belonging to the order of primates, but to the genus of people. They do not rule out that the Yeti miraculously survived from prehistoric times to the present. It is curious that the current governor of the Kemerovo region Aman Tuleev promises to pay a reward of 1 million rubles for the capture of Bigfoot.
There are many unknown and unexplored things in the world. One of the controversial topics for scientists is Bigfoot, there are disputes about who he is, where he came from. Various opinions and versions are expressed, and each of them has its own rationale.
Does Bigfoot exist?
And yes and no, it depends on who and on what grounds belong to this category of living organisms:
- There are several names for it, for example, sasquatch, yeti, almasty, bigfoot and a number of others. It lives high in the mountains in central and northeast Asia, as well as in the Himalayas, but there is no reliable confirmation of its existence;
- There is an opinion of Professor B. F. Porshnev that it is the so-called relic (preserved from ancient times) hominid, that is, it belongs to the order of primates, which includes man as a biological genus and species;
- Academician A. B. Migdal, in one of his articles, cited the opinion of an oceanologist regarding the reality of the Loch Ness monster and Bigfoot. Its essence was that there is no reason to believe in it, despite the fact that we would very much like to: the basis of the scientific approach lies in its proof;
- According to the paleontologist K. Yeskov, this subject, in principle, can live in certain natural areas. At the same time, according to the zoologist, the location of the creature in this case should be known and studied by professionals.
The point of view is also expressed that the snowy man is a representative of an alternative branch of the evolution of the human race.
What does a snowman look like?
Yeti descriptions are not very diverse:
- The creature has a human-like face with dark skin, fairly long arms, a short neck and hips, a heavy lower jaw, and a pointed head. The muscular and dense body is covered with thick hair, which is shorter in length than the hairline on the head. The length of the body varies from the usual average human height to about 3 meters in height;
- There is great dexterity when climbing trees;
- The length of the foot, according to available information, is up to 40 cm in length and 17-18 and even up to 35 cm in width;
- In the descriptions there is information that the yeti's palm is also covered with wool, and they themselves look like monkeys;
- In one of the regions of Abkhazia in the second half of the 19th century, there lived a wild, hairy woman named Zana, who had children from men from the local population.
Stories about encounters with Bigfoot are accompanied by descriptions of huge, furry creatures that inspire fear and horror, from which people can even lose consciousness or get mentally disturbed.
Who are cryptozoologists and what do they do?
The term is derived from the words "cryptos", which is translated from Greek as hidden, secret, and "zoology" - to all known science about the animal world, which is man:
- At the end of the 80s of the last century, enthusiasts created a society of cryptozoologists in our country, which was engaged in the search and study of Bigfoot as a special branch of humanoid creatures that have been preserved since ancient times and exist in parallel with “reasonable man”;
- It is not part of academic science, although at one time it was "assigned" to the Ministry of Culture Soviet Union. One of the most active founders of the society was the doctor M.-J. Kofman, a member of the expedition to the Pamirs to search for Bigfoot, organized by the Academy of Sciences in 1958, and a member of a special commission, which included well-known scientists in the field of geology, botany, anthropology, physics;
- A huge role in developing the issue of relic hominids was played by Professor B.F. Porshnev, who considered this problem not only from the point of view of paleontology, but also included an ideological approach based on the social role modern man, as opposed to its purely biological functions.
This society still exists today, and its members publish their works.
What is the correct name for hominids?
The name "snowman" appeared in the 20s of the last century, and according to one version, it is associated with inaccurate translation:
- It does not at all indicate that the creature constantly lives in the snows of the highlands, although it can appear there during its movements and transitions. At the same time, it finds food below this zone, in forests and meadows;
- Boris Fedorovich Porshnev believed that this creature belonging to the family of hominids not only cannot be associated with snow, but, by and large, no reason to call a man in the sense that we understand it. Residents of the areas in which the studies were carried out do not use this name. The scientist generally considered this term random and not corresponding to the essence of the subject of study;
- Professor-geographer E. M. Murzaev mentioned in one of his works that the name "Bigfoot" was a literal translation of the word "bear" from some languages of the peoples of Central Asia. It was understood by many in a literal sense, which introduced a certain confusion of concepts. This is quoted in his work on Tibet by LN Gumilyov.
V different regions country and the world, he has many local "names".
Bigfoot Theme in Art
He is present in various traditions and legends, is the "hero" of feature films and animated films:
- As Bigfoot in folklore northern peoples The half-fantastic "Wandering Chukchi" performed in Siberia. The indigenous and Russian population believed in its existence;
- About the wild people called chuchunami and mules, says Yakut and Evenki folklore. These characters wore animal skins, had long hair, tall and slurred speech. They were very strong, ran fast, carried a bow and arrows with them. Could steal food or deer, attack a person.
- The Russian scientist and writer Pyotr Dravert published an article in the 1930s on the basis of local stories about these, as he called, primitive people. At the same time, his reviewer Ksenofontov believed that this information refers to the area of ancient beliefs of the Yakuts, who believed in spirits;
- There have been several films based on the Bigfoot theme, ranging from horror to comedy. These include the film by Eldar Ryazanov "The Man from Nowhere", a number of American films, the German cartoon "Trouble in the Himalayas".
In the state of Bhutan, a tourist route has been laid through the mountains, called the Bigfoot Trail.
Just like in Marshak's poems about an unknown hero whom everyone is looking for but cannot find. They even know his name - Bigfoot. Who he is - only so far it has not been possible to determine exactly, and whether he exists in principle.
6 rare yeti videos
In this video, Andrei Voloshin will show rare footage proving the existence of Bigfoot:
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