Japanese climbers claim to have found Yeti footprints

[Piso Mojado]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/21/nepal-japan

 

[Munchi Kool]

Piso, did you hear about the "Gouch" river monster?

I only heard a television report about several people going missing with a so-called river monster called a 'Gouch' being responsible but could not find any further references.

Munchi

 

[Piso Mojado]

Piso, did you hear about the "Gouch" river monster?

I only heard a television report about several people going missing with a so-called river monster called a 'Gouch' being responsible but could not find any further references.

Munchi

Bagarius yarrelli, AKA Goonch. Disgusting creature, giant mutant catfish, reputedly with a taste for man-flesh:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/weird/article1784470.ece

Photo galleries:

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Is-Mutant-Catfish-Behind-Unexplained-Deaths-In-Indias-Great-Kali-River/Media-Gallery/200810215116899

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=786

Video (small one in a tank):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJDwSaE2edc

Considered a delicacy in Vietnam, fished to near extinction:

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=1010

Now there's an export market!

 

[kronckew]

the easily led find yeti footprints all the time, footprints in snow especially at high altitudes sublimate & are subject to freeze/thaw cycles and distort into 'yeti' shapes quite easily and can retain crisp edges that keep that 'new' look. however, the greater pacific rubber skinned 'magnus pedis' can also leave these kinds of prints, and we know he's real, they found his skin in a freezer recently...

i'd be more impressed if anyone actually took a photo of one of these creatures that didn't look like a man in a gorilla suit.

 

[Piso Mojado]

A petit yeti, too: 200 MM would be (US male) shoe size 7 1/2 or 8.

 

[DrThunder88]

Well it's an abominable snowman, not necessarily a large one.

 

[Steely_Gunz]

Sounds more like an Adorable Snowman My wife couldn't even fit into his shoes

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Even Abominable Snowmen were Abominable Snowbabies once.
Ya gotta believe! (Or a whole segment of the tourist industry would collapse ... )

 

[Eric006]

From the appearance of that footprint, our furry friend was likely wearing heels. Well, they are known to be shoe freaks...

Eric

 

[Munchi Kool]

Bagarius yarrelli, AKA Goonch. Disgusting creature, giant mutant catfish, reputedly with a taste for man-flesh:

I'm overwhelmed and amazed... wrong spelling not withstanding...you got the monster fish...mate, you are awesome! :thumbup: