Bay Area Skeptics

The San Francisco Bay Area's skeptical organization since 1982

Yeti FingerYeti FingerPhysical evidence, scientifically analyzed, reveals reality far better than anecdotes, story-telling, and wishful thinking.

Proponents of the “Yeti” (Himalayan “abominable snowman”) touted a finger taken from a “Yeti” hand displayed at the Pangboche Temple’s monastery in Nepal in 1958. If the Yeti is a real species, that wouldn’t contradict Science, but it would add a fascinating complication to the complex story of humanity’s heritage.

The finger’s DNA has now been analyzed.

It’s human.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16264752

The news report pointedly doesn’t state *which* finger it is, but I have my suspicions.


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