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The yeti is alive and well, wandering deep in the forests of Sumatra. Well, almost. Three British explorers led by cryptozoologist Adam Davies claim to have found two hairs and a footprint, which they say could belong to the yeti-like orang-pendek, or Little Man of the Forest.

Two Australian scientists are helping to validate their findings. Hans Brunner of Deakin University in Melbourne has compared the hairs with those from orang-utans, chimpanzees, gorillas and people. None matched. He has also ruled out other local animals such as the sun bear. Primatologist Colin Groves at the University of Canberra…

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