By Kathryn Walker
The Abominable Snowmen, Bigfoot, the Wildman of Chinathere have consistently been stories of sightings of ape-like creatures in mountainous, out-of-the-way locations. This quantity explores the prospective connections among prehistoric guy and those elusive creatures
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It is possible that some Neanderthals crossed from Asia to North America in the same way. ” Vietnamese Connection? S. marines said they had shot a huge ape in Vietnam. But there are no known large apes living there. Also, a Vietnamese man reported finding a hairy man sitting in a cave. Could these creatures have been Neanderthals? No Neanderthal bones have been found in Vietnam. But it is possible that a surviving Neanderthal walked there from central Asia. >> connection — The point where one thing is linked to another This map of the world roughly shows the areas where people have reported seeing giant humanlike beasts.
Many hunters have also felt sure of what they saw. They say they have seen shy, hairy creatures in wild places. Like humans, they walk on two feet. 30 >> rare — Uncommon and difficult to find The truck in this picture carries an advertisement for the Minnesota Iceman. At the top is a drawing of the creature inside the block of ice. Glossary ancient Something from a very long time ago peak The pointed top of a mountain or ridge border A boundary or line that separates two countries or regions plaster cast Model made by pouring liquid plaster into a shape or mold, and letting it harden browridge Ridge, or raised area of bone, above the eyes centuries Hundreds of years connection The point where one thing is linked to another continent One of seven large land masses on Earth corncob The central part of an ear of corn on which the kernels grow herdsman Someone who looks after a herd of animals rare Uncommon and difficult to find remote A long way from cities or towns snow-blind Blinded for a short time by the brightness of sunlight on snow species A group of animals that are so similar that they are able to breed summit The highest point of a mountain hoax A trick ice ax An ax used by mountaineers for cutting footholds in ice survivor One who continues to live after others in its group have died interbred Produced children by mating with a different species, or type, of human tapir A piglike animal with hooves and a long, trunk-like nose investigate Try to find out all the facts kidnapped Taken away by force logger A person who cuts down trees Neanderthal Early type of human that lived between 200,000 and 30,000 years ago undergrowth Bushes and plants growing under trees valley The lower-lying land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it yak A long-haired ox found in Tibet and central Asia 31 Index Abominable Snowman see yeti Almas 22–25, 27, 29 Bering Strait 28 Bigfoot 4–5, 6–9, 16, 28, 29 Bluff Creek 4, 9 Burtsev Igor 25 Caucasus Mountains 23, 25 Chang River 16–17 Cro-Magnons 26 Gensheng, Pang 19 giant panda 20 Gigantopithecus ape 21 Gimlin, Bob 4 Guoxing, Dr.
In Neanderthal times, North America was still joined to Asia by a strip of land. This land bridge was across the Bering Strait. The Bering Strait is the narrow stretch of water that separates Alaska from Siberia in Russia. Animals crossed over the land bridge. It is possible that some Neanderthals crossed from Asia to North America in the same way. ” Vietnamese Connection? S. marines said they had shot a huge ape in Vietnam. But there are no known large apes living there. Also, a Vietnamese man reported finding a hairy man sitting in a cave.