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The Yeti or Abominable Snowman is an apelike animal cryptid said to
inhabit the Himalaya region of Nepal and Tibet. The names Yeti and Meh-Teh
are commonly used by the people indigenous to the region, and are part of
their history and mythology. Nepalese have various names for Yeti like
"Bonmanche" which means "wild man" or "Kanchanjunga rachyyas" which means
"Kanchanjunga's demon."
Most mainstream scientists, explorers and writers consider current
evidence of the Yeti's existence to be weak and better explained as hoax,
legend or misidentification of known species,. yet it remains one of the
most famous creatures of cryptozoology. The Yeti can be considered a
Himalayan parallel to the Sasquatch or man-beast.
Name variations The name Yeti is derived from the Tibetan yeh-ti (), a
compound of the words yeh (), meaning "rocky" or "rocky place", a
