DNA Testing to be Carried Out on Alleged Yeti Hair

Hairs allegedly from a Yeti are undergoing DNA testing at two UK labs after microscopy was inconclusive. The hairs were reportedly collected by a yeti believer in dense Indian jungle who believes they come from a local variant of the creature. The hairs were compared under the microscope to samples from a number of known species in the area. The closest visual match was to another sample Sir Edmund Hillary brought back from Everest half a century ago. The scientist's excitement over the possibility of the discovery of a new species is tempered by the fear that if something is discovered people trying to catch one will flock to the area and jeopardise the... [read full story]