Tested 'Yeti hairs' turn out to be from a goat

[UM-Bot]

Scientists in the US who have examined hairs claimed to belong to a yeti in India say that in fact they belong to a species of Himalayan goat.

They say that DNA tests on the hairs - obtained from the north-east Indian state of Meghalaya - show that they are from a goat known as a Himalayan Goral.The rough-haired creature has a grey-brown coat and is between 95-130cm (37-51in) in length.

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Go figure..................

[Alister]

Maybe it's NOT a myth. I'D like to think it's REAL, but I've never SEEN one, so I can't say I believe. It's DEFINITELY a POSSIBILITY, however. No one can call witnesses of ANYTHING wrong until it is PROVEN.

[theQ]

Generally its almost always in the minds of the beholders.

[BaneSilvermoon]

Maybe it's NOT a myth. I'D like to think it's REAL, but I've never SEEN one, so I can't say I believe. It's DEFINITELY a POSSIBILITY, however. No one can call witnesses of ANYTHING wrong until it is PROVEN.

Sorry ...I have to ask... what's with all the caps? It really muddles the sentences to me when I'm reading it as an accent on every fifth word.