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Scientists '95% Sure' Bigfoot Lives in Russian Tundra
Time ^ | 10/11/2011 | Joe Jackson

Posted on 10/11/2011 12:58:37 PM PDT by Scythian

Scientists and yeti enthusiasts believe there may finally be solid evidence that the apelike creature roams the vast Siberian tundra, reports the Guardian.

A team of a dozen-plus experts from as far afield as Canada and Sweden have proclaimed themselves 95% certain of the mythical animal's existence after a daylong conference in the town of Tashtagol in the Kemerovo region, some 2,000 miles east of Moscow. In recent years, locals there have reported sightings of the yeti, also known as the abominable snowman.

The Kemerovo government announced on Oct. 10 that a two-day expedition the previous weekend to the region's Azassky cave and Karatag peak "collected irrefutable evidence" of yetis' existence on the wintry plateau.

"Conference participants came to the conclusion that the artifacts found give 95% evidence of the habitation of the 'snow man' on Kemerovo region territory," read a statement. "In one of the detected tracks, Russian scientist Anatoly Fokin noted several hairs that might belong to the yeti," it added. The group also discovered footprints, a presumed bed and various other markers.

The scientific community has historically disputed the existence of the yeti given scant conclusive evidence. But numerous sightings of such creatures have been reported in Himalayan countries and in North America, where it is known as Sasquatch, or bigfoot.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: bigfoot; commies; manbearpig; yeti
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To: FromTheSidelines

WTF is that?


Looks like the Gieco lizard.


21 posted on 10/11/2011 1:23:02 PM PDT by Leep
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To: pingman
The name Patagonia comes from the word patagón[2] used by Magellan in 1520 to describe the native people that his expedition thought to be giants. It is now believed the Patagons were actually Tehuelches with an average height of 180 cm (~5′11″) compared to the 155 cm (~5′1″) average for Spaniards of the time.[3]

Yeah, there were some "big foot" indians.

22 posted on 10/11/2011 1:23:27 PM PDT by bkepley
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To: Scythian

Are these the same scientists that swear man made global warming is killing polar bears?


23 posted on 10/11/2011 1:24:53 PM PDT by Bitsy (!)
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To: ponygirl

Great point...


24 posted on 10/11/2011 1:28:17 PM PDT by Pharmboy (Austrian achievement: convincing world that Hitler was German and Beethoven Austrian)
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To: Bitsy

Why aren’t they 94% or 96% sure?


25 posted on 10/11/2011 1:30:58 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: Pharmboy
Yes, of course...and their explanation for never EVER finding a carcass of one of these things or a hunter ever shooting one?

Well, actually, we don't find carcasses of just about any animals in the wild very often. I'm not saying I believe there's such a creature out there, but apart from most of the odd crypto-zoology myths, the bigfoot is one that isn't all that unbelievable. I wouldn't say it's probable, but it is certainly possible that there are creatures in our wild lands that have gone mostly unseen. I say "mostly" because there ~are~ reports of people claiming to see one. Only a little less frequently than people claim to see cougars or bobcats.

26 posted on 10/11/2011 1:31:46 PM PDT by Ramius (personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: Scythian
Wouldn't a person have to be awfully convinced of the existence of Bigfoot already to travel to the middle of Siberia to attend a Bigfoot conference? I'm guessing that not a lot of skeptics who ask the hard questions made the trek.

I actually have a plaster cast of what is reported to be a Sasquatch footprint on my office wall. It was a gift from the late Grover Krantz, Sasquatch researcher and fellow Irish Wolfhound enthusiast. He knew that I was a skeptic about Sasquatch and will only be convinced by DNA evidence but I was polite in my disagreement, so we got along well.

27 posted on 10/11/2011 1:38:06 PM PDT by CommerceComet (Governor Romney, why would any conservative vote for the author of the beta version of ObamaCare?)
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To: Scythian

IBTMOP


28 posted on 10/11/2011 1:38:07 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Ramius

The Yeti seems pretty intelligent, if it understands the value of not being seen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zekiZYSVdeQ


29 posted on 10/11/2011 1:38:07 PM PDT by frithguild (We admitted we were powerless over government - that out lives had become unmanageable)
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To: Scythian
"..a dozen-plus experts.."

I'm sure this qualifies as a "consensus" among Yeti scientists.

30 posted on 10/11/2011 1:39:07 PM PDT by Designer (Nit-pickin' and chagrinin')
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To: Scythian

Are these the same 95% who believe in man made AGW???


31 posted on 10/11/2011 1:40:44 PM PDT by DustyMoment (Congress - Another name for white collar criminals!!)
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To: battlecry

It’s Michael Moore.


32 posted on 10/11/2011 1:41:33 PM PDT by boomop1
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To: MrB

‘cause then it would look like they were making this stuff up...


33 posted on 10/11/2011 1:42:04 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (8/30/10, the day Truth won.)
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To: Scythian

I’m convinced. I mean, if a conference of yeti enthusiasts puts a 95 percent figure on it, what more does one need?


34 posted on 10/11/2011 1:46:01 PM PDT by sphinx
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To: CommerceComet

“Wouldn’t a person have to be awfully convinced of the existence of Bigfoot already to travel to the middle of Siberia to attend a Bigfoot conference?”

That comment nails it!


35 posted on 10/11/2011 2:00:28 PM PDT by Proud2BeRight
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To: frithguild

LOL... Indeed.


36 posted on 10/11/2011 2:01:08 PM PDT by Ramius (personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: Leep

ROTL!

Spreading some of that money savings around, eh? :)


37 posted on 10/11/2011 2:04:04 PM PDT by FromTheSidelines ("everything that deceives, also enchants" - Plato)
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To: battlecry

I saw that episode! I laughed so hard that I couldn’t breathe. “I’m super-cereal!”


38 posted on 10/11/2011 2:10:02 PM PDT by momtothree
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To: Scythian

Zoologists claim it's very fond of Government jet travel.

39 posted on 10/11/2011 2:11:03 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Scythian

The Kemerovo government announced on Oct. 10 that a two-day expedition the previous weekend to the region’s Azassky cave and Karatag peak “collected irrefutable evidence” of yetis’ existence on the wintry plateau.

Also announced was the opening of the “Bigfoot Inn”. Guest will enjoy discounts on Yheti expeditions, both 5 and 10 day tours.


40 posted on 10/11/2011 2:52:28 PM PDT by School of Rational Thought (Fun for women ages 21 - 35)
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