The Abominable Snowman is a creature that has fascinated humans for hundreds of years. He originates from stories in ancient civilizations, stories that parents would tell their young children to keep them from wandering off. When explorers started claiming to see a massive “snow beast” or “snow monster”, the Abominable Snowman, or the Yeti, quickly became something more. Taller than the average man, the Yeti is said to have long ape-like limbs, and a thick coat of white fur that covers his entire body. The Yeti walks the thin tightrope between fantasy and reality, but with so many eye witness reports that swear their life on his existence, he is hard to just dismiss. The thing that may be most unbelieveable about this creature is his habitat. The Yeti is said to live in the upper Himalayan Mountains, one of the harshest landscapes known to man. The question many people pose is, is it possible for anything to live up there? The Yeti would need to be able to …show more content…
To determine if a Yeti could survive the harsh landscape of the frozen tundra, each of these four necessities must be considered. The first basic need of survival is shelter. Where would the Yeti live? The Himalayas house one of the harshest environments known to man. Could anything survive these subzero temperatures? There are other animals that rough it out through the extreme cold. The snow leopard, Himalayan wild yak, and musk deer are just three examples. These animals prove that surviving in the bitter cold is definitely possible, although rare. What kind of caves can be found 20,000 feet above sea level, and what mysteries lurk inside? The Abominable Snowman could be lurking just beyond our sight and just out of our reach. These caves would keep the Yeti out of the wind and snow, and provide warmth depending on their depth. The caves in the high Himalayas could account for the first area of survival, shelter. What else would a yeti need to survive? Food,
The tar pits were surrounded by grasslands, shrubby areas and pine forests. Sabertooth cats fed off of herbivores so they often times lived in areas like this because many of the plant-eating animals sabertooth cats relied on lived in these areas. Smilodons also preferred to live in closed habitats so that it was easy to ambush it’s prey while hiding in bushes. Fossils show some evidence that Sabertooths were social, perhaps even living in groups to care for one another. Fossil records also suggest that they lived in icy lands, as they lived during the end of the Dinosaurs and during the Ice Age.
One of the most well-known urban legends told is the story of Bigfoot. Much of the research has shown that there are several names assigned to the mammoth ape. According to Napier (1973), Bigfoot would be the creature found mostly in Northwest America, Sasquatch would be a creature named in British Colombia, the 49th parallel in the north-west states of America and Northern California, and the Abominable Snowman, or the Yeti would be the creature named in the Himalayas. Of course, “Wild Man” and “Savage” have also been names used to identify the creature. There’s been thousands of sightings across the world, but there have also been many misidentifications where those who think they have seen Bigfoot have really just seen an ordinary animal or person. Arment (2006) states an individual’s perception may color the eyewitness account. Such misidentifications include: hermits, fugitives, refugees, bears, gorillas, and simply people making up stories or rumors. In addition to sightings, there have been photos, videos, movies, and TV shows that strongly indicates the possibility of the existence of this creature. Though there is much evidence from sightings, myths, and recordings that Bigfoot exists, there is also much proof that it could all be a hoax. Incorrect sightings have led skeptics to argue over the existence of this being stating Bigfoot is really just a fable. So one has to ask oneself, does Bigfoot really exist or is it just another urban legend?
This triad of colors ̶ white, red, and black ̶ has dominated human culture since primitive times. On one hand, as we discussed in class, the three in partnership serve to represent the human itself: red being blood, white being bones and bodily fluids, black being excrement. This idea positions Snow-White in the realm of human, susceptible to mistakes. In this sense, she is reminiscent of Eve. Also considered within the context of the bible, these colors can place her in a divinely category, too.
Many people became so interested that they did journals and even newspapers revolving around the beast. Peter Byrne, a famous researcher of Bigfoot, went on many travels to try and find Yeti and Bigfoot; he never found either, though he did have a gut feeling that Bigfoot was in quite
Have you ever wondered what and where the Yeti’s habitat is? Well, I certainly have! The Yeti is an interesting creature that's biome is in the great Himalayan mountains of Asia.Research states that when the Yeti is on the mountain he ends up finding a place to stay, which is on the side of a mountain. The Yeti picks it’s cave on the side of the mountain because when it snows, snow flurries fly in and eventually, a pile of snow ends up in the corner used as a bed. This is why the Yeti’s result when tested has similar DNA to apes. (Fun Fact!). Do you know what the Yeti eats? According to Google the Yeti eats yaks, mountain sheep/goats,and bamboo, as his last resort if he can find any. Research has stated that the Yeti was actually first sighted
As the environment changes so does the Bigfoot. The Yeti, known as the legendary man of the Himalayas, is the Bigfoot of Nepal, China, and Siberia. Numerous descriptions state the Yeti resembles a primitive humanlike being (Gaffron, 52). Four major types of Bigfoot have been recorded, each one having its own distinct differences.
The winter will last 8 to 10 months followed by the short and much less cold summer. During the summer some lower areas of the Tundra will defrost at which point most of the flora and fauna will start to creep out of hiding. The few summer months are used by many animals such as the polar bear, to mate and to prepare for the once again oncoming winter. During the winter months, most everything remains frozen. Many of the animals migrate south for the winter whereas some stay behind or even group together for ritual group suicide (lemmings).
Jim Kellum, tells the story of when he was a teen in the Boy Scouts. He learned to survive in the wilderness and how to withstand the cold harsh temperatures. Later on when he was in the armed forces, he and another man were deployed to the Russian tundra to guard a downed bomber. Their instructions were to keep the plane secure from the Russians until help arrived to retrieve the bombs. During the night the weather became unbearably frigid. The wind whipped so hard it was like an icy knife through their bones. The two of them were all alone in this barren snow desert with a small amount of supplies and the continual threat of wolves that inhabited the area. Mr. Jim had to fire warning shots into the darkness to keep them away and to let their presence be made known to the Russians. He said that the only reason that the two of them survived the night was because of the wilderness survival training he was taught in Boy Scouts. Knowing these valuable skills of building a snow shelter, fire, and keeping warm in the worst climates gave me the pleasure of listening to his many exciting stories of the
There is something supernatural going on through this ice cold snow town. In the story Grey Matter by Stephen King it starts off in a little convenience store called the Nite-Owl in the middle of a blizzard. The owner, Henry, is talking to his friends when a young man bursts into the store absolutely terrified, and it turns out his father is turning into a giant slug monster, from drinking some bad beer, Henry and the other two go to check on Richie, the boy’s father, with the intent of ending a terrible, human killing and eating monster that became of Richie, with a pistol in hand of Henry. The elements in this book are gloomy decaying setting, heroes, supernatural beings, and a damsel in distress. But how this all connects is the biggest,
What comes to mind when you think of the abominable snowman? Most people would say " he is a beast or a humanlike animal,". Recently I found an image on that contradicts everything that has been thought about the mythogical creature. Nowadays more commomly known as the yeti, which means mountain man for the indigious people of the Himmalayas. The photo is on the December and January issue of Maxim magazine and is use to promote the new Altoids, Artic, peppermint flavor mints.
with reasons." If not careful, cold can be deadly to animal and human life, but
The Arctic region is home to a variety of valuable animals and plants, including polar bear, seal, and so on. The ecosystem of the Arctic region is fragile because these animals are evolved to live in extreme conditions. With the climate change, many animals are endangered. Ice is the habitat of polar animals because they have to rely on sea ices for resting, food, and reproduction. With the climate change and the decrease of sea ice, the number of polar animals is decreasing and their health is threatened. For example, the average weight of female polar bears in 1980 was about 650 pounds, but the number reduced to about 500 pounds in 2004 (Djoghlaf 15). The earlier breakup and later condensation of sea ice shortens the hunting season of polar bears. Polar bears mainly feed on seals that indwell icy land. The melting ice reduces the number of seals and food intake of polar bears. In addition, polar bears are used to living in ice caves. The rising temperature causes the collapse of ice caves, which can kill baby bears. The climate change is negatively affecting the biodiversity in the region and will definitely harm the ecosystem
“The Snow Man,” by Wallace Stevens, dramatizes a metaphorical “mind of winter”, and introduces the idea that one must have a certain mindset in order to correctly perceive reality. The poet, or rather the Snow Man, is an interpreter of simple and ordinary things; “A cold wind, without interpretation, has no misery” (Poetry Genius). Through the use of imageries and metaphors relating to both wintery landscapes and the Snow Man itself, Stevens illustrates different ideas of human objectivity and the abstract concept of true nothingness. Looking through the eyes of the Snow Man, the readers are given an opportunity to perceive a reality that is free from objectivity; The Snow Man makes it clear that winter can possess qualities of beauty and also emptiness: both “natural wonder, and human misery”. He implies that winter can also be nothing at all: “just a bunch of solid water, dormant plants, and moving air.” (The Wondering Minstrels). “One must
captive by a sheath of frost, as were the glacial branches that scraped at my windows, begging to get in. It is indeed the coldest year I can remember, with winds like barbs that caught and pulled at my skin. People ceaselessly searched for warmth, but my family found that this year, the warmth was searching for us.
There is a lot of evidence that indicates that the Tasaday are fake; there is also a lot of evidence that suggests they are real. The Tasaday, who were supposedly isolated for 150 years, have no hunting technology. Without being able to hunt the Tasaday would go hungry or would die off. Also, the they have very little knowledge of local plant life. After being isolated for so long they should have had a very substantial knowledge of this subject. Thirdly, their caves were extremely clean. This indicates that the Tasaday lived in the