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A large creature, not human but walking upright, allegedly living in the mountains of Tibet. Also known as Yeti, Raksha (Sanskrit word for 'demon'), Metoh-Kangmi, Yeh-teh,and Meh-teh, this unsubstantiated creature is said to be 7 to 10 feet tall, with feet twice the size of a human's, and with a noticeably disagreeable aroma. It has been also reported in Nepal, China, Siberia, Canada, and the U.S. Northwest. In 1832, a report from the U.K. representative in Nepal (B.H. Hodson) described a hirsute creature who reportedly had attacked his servants. The natives called the beast "rakshas," which means "demon." This appears to be first report of the Snowman made by a Westerner. Then, in 1913, reports surfaced that a group of Chinese hunters had wounded and captured a hairy man-like creature, that the locals soon named the "snowman". This creature was supposedly kept captive in Patang at Sinkiang Province until it died five months later. It was described as having a black monkey-like face and a body covered with silvery yellow hair several inches long; it's hands and feet were man-like and the creature was incredibly strong. It grunted and made guttural noises, but mostly made loud whistling sounds (Incredibly, no photographs were ever reported taken or produced from this report). Again, in 1921, an expedition led by Col. Howard-Bury climbing the North face of Mount Everest reported seeing a group of large creatures moving in the snow at the Laptha-la pass. Two years later another Mount Everest climbing expedition, this time led by Major Alan Cameron, observed a line of huge and dark creatures moving along a cliff face high above the snowline. Pictures of the creatures' tracks were taken two days later, when the expedition reached the area where they were seen. In 1925 a Greek photographer and member of the Royal Geographical Society named N. A. Tombazi glimpsed a creature he later described as "exactly like a human being, walking upright and stopping occasionally to uproot or pull some dwarf rhododendron bushes." Tombazi, who was at about 15,000 feet up in the mountains, later reached the spot where he sighted the creature, only to also find some intriguing tracks in the snow. An impressive report was made by mountaineers (First Everest Reconnaissance Expedition) who crossed a Himalayan glacier in 1951 and photographed giant footprints measuring thirteen by eighteen inches. However, tracks left in snow tend to enlarge when exposed to direct sun, and this may well explain many of the accounts of Snowman tracks, since smaller tracks of native animals tend to spread under warmth. Although occasional reports of tracks found and sightings made continued to trickle in throughout the following years, they remain inconclusive. So, the mystery surrounding the existence of this creature still persists. For a complete time line of sightings and reports, see Yeti. Also see Mysterious Primates, Wildman of China, Chuchunaa, Yowie, Higabon, Maricoxi, Orang Pendek, 'X', Nguoi Rung, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Windigo and Almas.
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