Yeti
The Yeti is the western name given to a large primate-like creature reported to live in the Himalayas. Certain physical evidence such as tracks and nests have suggested to some that it is an unknown primate, a remnant hominid, or a type of bear.
The Yeti is sometimes referred to (especially in the popular press) as the "Abominable Snowman". That name came into usage when a reporter mistranslated a Nepali name for the Yeti. One name often used by the highly spiritual indigenous population for the possibly mythical creature is "Migoi".
Enthusiasts speculate that these reported creatures could be present-day specimens of the extinct giant ape Gigantopithecus. However, the Yeti is usually described as a bipedal, hominid-like creature, whereas Gigantopithicus was probably quadrupedal, and so massive that upright walking would have been even more difficult for the now extinct primate than it is for its two common quadrupedal descendents, the Orangutan and the Gorilla. Without evidence to support it, this suggestion must be regarded as highly speculative.
Many cryptozoologists have concluded Yeti reports as a legend after careful examinations of eye-witness reports and statistical evidence. Well-financed expeditions have failed to turn up any positive evidence of its existence, although a sample of hair retrieved from one expedition was confirmed to belong to an unknown ape.
Although there is no firm evidence to support the Yeti legend, some have noted the Himalayas are remote and sparsely populated, and that there is consequently more room for belief than is the case for the Yeti's purported American cousin, the Bigfoot.
The term yeti is often used to describe different creatures: a large ape-like biped (that some suggest could be Gigantopithecus), human-sized bipedal apes (the Alma and the chinese wildman) and dwarf-like creatures (such as the Orang Pendek). The term is also often used to refer to any supposed ape-like creature that fits any of these descriptions, e.g. the Scottish yeti with reference to the fear liath.