Yeti nests discovered in Russia?

Yeti nests discovered in Russia?

Researchers claim to have discovered strong evidence that suggests the Yeti or Abominable Snowman, an ape-like cryptid also said to live in the Himalayas, does not only exist, but also builds nests by twisting tree branches together in a remote area of Russia.

Experts at an international Yeti conference held recently in Russia claimed to have found strangely twisted trees in a remote part of the country, suggesting a creature building nests in the same way as orangutans and gorillas.

The trees had been twisted together by force to form an arch in the Kemerovo region, an area known for frequent sightings of the “Wildman” which is believed to be the missing link between Neanderthal man and modern humans, they said.

The international Yeti experts also insisted that they are only months away from proving the beast

“We are on the brink of finding the Yeti at long last,” Igor Burtsev, head of the International Center Of Hominology, said and added that at least 30 hulking creatures roam the Kemerovo region where the conference was being held.

“We have good evidence of Yeti in our region. And now we have convincing details from experts elsewhere in Russia and in the US and Canada,” Burtsev was quoted as saying by the British tabloid The Sun.

Canadian Yeti-hunter John Bindernagel, who reckons he has seen the creature for himself, said: “We didn’t feel like the trees we saw in Siberia had been done by a man or another mammal.

“Twisted trees like this have also been observed in North America and they could fit with the theory that Bigfoot makes nests. The nests we have looked at are built around trees twisted together into an arch shape.”

Bindernagel claims his sighting took place in Ohio in 2007, when a 6ft-tall creature ventured close to a resident’s home. Footage of this beast is to be released soon.

Yeti specialists from Russia, the US, Canada, Sweden and Estonia also gathered at the seminar to DNA-test a 7cm hair clump found last week in the region’s Azasskaya cave during a four-day Yeti hunt.

But locals claim the sample is a hoax to encourage more tourists to the far-flung region. Also revealed is a photo of a “footprint” but the markings are too vague to be conclusive.

The ape-like Bigfoot is usually said to live in forests of North America and Russia, but sightings have been reported in France. A similar creature called the Yeti is said to live in the Himalayas. Bindernagel was part of a small group of scientists who visited western Siberia to examine evidence of the Yeti in October.