Creatures, Myths & Legends

8ft 'preserved yeti' sells at auction in UK

By T.K. Randall
July 28, 2015

Image: AI-generated (Midjourney) Described as a 'particularly well preserved specimen of a yeti', the unconvincing biped had been owned by a local chemist who believed that it would help drum up business for his shop.Unfortunately for him however he was forced to dispose of it when it had the opposite effect.

Someone bought this 'well-preserved yeti' for £1350 http://t.co/vfivCGgxbk pic.twitter.com/Y6IytU79TL

— BBC Newsbeat (@BBCNewsbeat) July 24, 2015

Allegedly discovered 120 years ago in a crevasse in Azerbaijan, the peculiar specimen was eventually sold to a foreign buyer for around £1350 as part of an estate clearance in Yeovil.

Source: BBC News

Tags: Yeti, Auction