Evidence For
The first reliable report of the Yeti appeared in 1925 when a Greek photographer, N. A. Tombazi, reported a creature moving in the distance across some lower slopes. The creature was almost a thousand feet away in an area with an altitude of around 15,000 feet. The creature was walking upright on to legs exactly like a human. There were 15 prints to be found. Each was one and one half to two feet apart. Then Tombazi lost the trail in thick brush. When the locals were asked to name the beast he'd seen they told him it was a "Kanchenjunga demon." Tombazi didn't think he'd seen a demon, but he couldn't figure out what the creature was either. Yeti reports usually come in the form of tracks found, pelts offered, shapes seen at a distance, or rarely, actual face-to-face encounters with the creatures.
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Evidence Against
Yeti has never actually been caught. They have never found a dead body either. Some people believe that it is just a legend because no researchers have ever found Yeti. Most encounters are citizens going about their daily lives. Several expeditions have been organized to track down the Yeti, but none have found more than footprints and questionable artifacts like scalps and hides. The London Daily Mail sent an expedition in 1954. American oil men Tom Slick and F. Kirk Johnson financed trips in 1957, 58, and 59. Probably the most well known expedition went in 1960.
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