Three yeti sightings reported from Siberia

Yetis or abominable snowmen have been 'sighted' in three different remote areas in Kemerovo region in Siberia in recent weeks.

One Yeti was spotted this month by an unnamed state inspector in the Shorsky National Park, according to a local government official Sergei Adlyakov, The Siberian Times reported.

[caption id="attachment_468046" align="alignleft" width="380"] No Yetis here: PTI[/caption]"The creature did not look like a bear and quickly disappeared after breaking some branches of the bushes," he was quoted as saying.

The yeti or 'abominable snowman' is said to be a white furred ape like creature, that walks on two legs like a man. In Tibetan the word 'yeti' means "magical creature". Scientists have dismissed the possibility that the creature really exists, due to lack of hard evidence, but the yeti is a recurring feature on Tibetan and Nepali lore. Sightings have also been reported from time to time.

Fun fact: The yeti has appeared in lots of popular culture, with the most famous instance being in the Herge novel Tintin in Tibet.

With inputs from PTI