Posted on 10/06/2016 9:23:09 AM PDT by nickcarraway
A group of alligators is known as a "congregation." A brace of barracudas is a "battery."
But what do you call a gathering of yetis?
Whatever the name might be, there were plenty of abominable snowmen to be seen in New York City today (Oct. 4), when 26 costumed cryptids rolled up to the iconic Flatiron Building in an open double-decker bus. Their visit heralded the Oct. 5 premiere of the Travel Channel special "Expedition Unknown: Hunt for the Yeti," an investigation by host Josh Gates of the elusive and mysterious humanoid creature said by some to inhabit the Himalayas.
Tales of the yeti — described as a bipedal animal standing 6 to 7 feet (about 2 meters) tall and covered with fur — have persisted in the Himalayas for hundreds of years, Gates told Live Science. Explorers from the West coined the name "abominable snowman" for the creature, saying it had white fur. But people living in the region told a different tale, Gates explained, describing yetis as having reddish-brown coats.
In recent decades, hikers, hunters and farmers in the Himalayas have continued to offer vague descriptions of a moving figure, glimpsed in remote areas, that did not resemble any known animal. However, conclusive proof that the yeti exists is yet to be found. A study published in 2014 in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B claimed to identify yeti DNA from hair samples, but analysis by other researchers later revealed that the hair likely belonged to a Himalayan brown bear.
Gates was intrigued by the myth of the yeti during an earlier visit to the Himalayas, and decided to return to conduct a more thorough search for "the truth behind the legend" for the Travel Channel, he said.
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But what do you call a gathering of yetis?-—Moochelles family reunion
A group of gets should be a blizzard :)
Where are their coolers?
ice chests?
cold as a witch’s ........
That’s racist!
I thought that was a gathering of Wookies.
I love Josh Gates and his whacky sense of humor. The first episode in the Yeti programs is on my DVR.
#CryptidLivesMatter
Hillary and Moochelle sighting.
Exercising their white privilege...
What did Chewie ever do to you!
;)
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