1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,080 On this episode of Destination Truth, Josh travels to one of the world's most isolated 2 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:11,200 nations, the Kingdom of Bhutan, following an outbreak of recent sightings of the Yeti, 3 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:15,240 known the world over as the Abominable Snowman. 4 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:19,240 Last year, the team made international headlines when they discovered a massive footprint high 5 00:00:19,240 --> 00:00:21,160 in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal. 6 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:23,160 That is a huge footprint. 7 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,960 I don't even know what to say about that. 8 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:30,120 Tonight, the hunt for the Yeti continues as Gates and company embark on an arduous 9 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:32,680 10-day expedition... 10 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:37,240 ...across this unspoiled wilderness, and capture evidence that might just close the books on 11 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,040 the legend of the Yeti. 12 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:42,040 Moving us up there! Go! Go! Go! 13 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:43,280 I'm Josh Gates. 14 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:47,200 In my travels, I've seen some unexplainable things, and I've done some things I can't 15 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:48,200 quite explain. 16 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:49,200 Okay, don't... 17 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:53,200 Now, I've pulled together a team armed with the latest technology in the search for answers 18 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,640 to the world's strangest mysteries. 19 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:59,640 I'm not sure what's out there waiting for me, but I know what I'm looking for. 20 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:03,640 The Truth 21 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:07,400 Sightings of Bigfoot and his descendants are reported around the world as often as I Google 22 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:08,400 my own name. 23 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:11,880 Scratching off our own list, we've already conducted investigations into the Malaysian 24 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:16,520 Bigfoot, the Yawee in Australia, and the Yeti in Nepal, which remains one of the most brazen 25 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:18,520 adventures in destination truth history... 26 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:20,720 Oh my God! 27 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:23,160 ...and also yielded our best evidence to date. 28 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:24,160 Are you kidding? 29 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:25,160 I'm not! 30 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:26,160 You're kidding! 31 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:30,120 After countless fan requests to continue the search as well as our own nagging unanswered 32 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:34,520 questions, we've decided to dig into the mystery of the elusive Himalayan beast once 33 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:35,520 more. 34 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:39,000 Our plan was to head east from our original investigation site in Nepal to the Kingdom 35 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:43,520 of Bhutan, where in the country's easternmost province, Yeti sightings run rampant. 36 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:48,320 Known locally as the Megoi, he's so popular that the country has dedicated an unprecedented 37 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:52,480 official preserve for the all but invisible creature in a national park, a place where 38 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:56,080 the Yeti can live and thrive tax-free on government land. 39 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:57,600 This I had to check out. 40 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:01,880 We collected hundreds of scattershot eyewitness reports and then entered only the consistent 41 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,000 descriptions into our software. 42 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:08,360 Sightings of the Yeti occur in the remote valleys of eastern Bhutan, around caves, rivers, 43 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:09,520 and dense woods. 44 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:13,360 Though he's classically depicted by many locals as having reddish-brown hair, late 45 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:18,480 20th century reports evolved to tales of thick white fur covering his body blending him into 46 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:19,960 his snowy surroundings. 47 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:24,360 But unwavering are the reported 24-inch footprints he is said to leave behind. 48 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:29,200 Other descriptions include menacing fang teeth, large piercing eyes, and a low-set forehead 49 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,680 similar to a male gorilla. 50 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,680 Though he's sometimes called the abominable snowman, most eyewitness reports actually 51 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:39,760 occur in warmer months, when locals believe the creature forages for food. 52 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:43,840 With mild weather forecasted, this was the perfect window for an investigation. 53 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:48,360 Tracking down the Yeti was going to be a challenge, but Orbitz.com helped us plan the trip. 54 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:52,080 With tickets in hand, we packed our trekking gear and made for the airport. 55 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:56,080 We boarded a flight in Los Angeles bound for Bangkok and then on to the one and only airport 56 00:02:56,080 --> 00:03:00,720 servicing Bhutan in the city of Paro. 57 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:04,080 Putting down a plane in Yeti territory is no easy task. 58 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:08,160 Only two planes in the world fly here, and the only runway is nestled between the peaks 59 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:09,320 of the Himalayas. 60 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:13,040 With Everest in the distance, we descended into the most remote international airport 61 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:14,040 in the world. 62 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:23,400 Bhutan may be a land of peace and love, but after a 17-hour flight, we found the hopeful 63 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:27,520 movement a little hard to follow. 64 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:31,200 Our translator greeted us with traditional scarves, and since he would be accompanying 65 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:39,520 us on our long journey, we were encouraged by his name. 66 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:43,400 From the airport in Paro, we headed to the capital city of Thimpu, often referred to 67 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:48,080 as the last Shangri-La, Bhutan remains one of the most closed-off nations on Earth. 68 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:53,040 Television did not exist here until 1999, and access to the country is strictly controlled 69 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,640 and must be arranged by invitation only. 70 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,920 I was honored to be granted access to explore here. 71 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:02,920 Walking around the capital, we thought we'd struck Paytard at a local restaurant. 72 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:03,920 Do you have a Yeti? 73 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:07,360 Okay, fossil arm, fossil arm. 74 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:11,400 Turned out finding the Yeti was going to take more than simply perusing a menu. 75 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:15,160 We traveled across town to the King's Palace, which is also the nation's administrative 76 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:16,160 nerve center. 77 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:20,800 Proplexing to outsiders, Bhutan's government measures the country's GNH, or Gross National 78 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:27,480 Happiness, which actually measures and maintains the general good vibe of its citizens. 79 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:32,120 We smiled our way over to the Nature Conservation Division, responsible for creating the Yeti 80 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:33,120 Preserve. 81 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:37,720 Considering over a third of the entire country of Bhutan is dedicated to national parks, 82 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:41,960 there is an immense amount of wilderness here, and the distant area of Sakthang is considered 83 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:43,720 the epicenter of Yeti belief. 84 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,360 Many of the local people in Sakthang do believe in the Yeti. 85 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:54,440 It's not just few people, but majority of the residents of Sakthang believe in Yeti. 86 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:55,440 And do you believe in the Yeti? 87 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:56,440 Yes, it is. 88 00:04:56,440 --> 00:05:02,600 Up there somewhere, where local people talk about Yetis, who they had heard Yeti calls. 89 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:04,120 It is mostly in the east. 90 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:05,120 Are they afraid of it? 91 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:06,120 They are afraid. 92 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:07,720 They are so scared. 93 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:11,360 Before we laughed, he wanted to show me the impressive collection of Yeti footprints he 94 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:12,360 proudly displays. 95 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,440 I've seen a few of these in my day. 96 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:15,440 These are all from Sakthang. 97 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:16,440 The bang here. 98 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,080 Boy, this guy is really freaking me out. 99 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:23,080 Living among these dangerous predators, it's only natural that the nation's favorite pastime 100 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:24,080 is archery. 101 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:27,960 I put down my investigator's cap for a minute to get a lesson in this meticulous sport. 102 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:29,480 I'm going to try not to shoot you in the neck. 103 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:30,480 Let's go. 104 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,640 And it's okay if I shoot the birds? 105 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:34,640 No. 106 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:35,640 No. 107 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:38,640 Well, they shouldn't be on the archery field then. 108 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,640 Yeah, this is how we are going to get the Yeti. 109 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:43,640 Where'd it go? 110 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:44,640 Yes! 111 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,640 You're good. 112 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:49,640 Down the way down there. 113 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:51,640 The Bhutanese kids are laughing at me. 114 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:55,640 It makes to see a blonde guy holding a boy in that room. 115 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:56,640 They don't have to laugh. 116 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,640 They have to see them come to America and play X-Box. 117 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:05,140 Okay, so I wasn't going to qualify for the US Olympic team. 118 00:06:05,140 --> 00:06:08,700 My team and I continued on the trail of the Yeti and caught up with a local author who 119 00:06:08,700 --> 00:06:12,140 collected various stories about the creature for her book about him. 120 00:06:12,140 --> 00:06:14,140 And so what prompted you to write a book on the Yeti? 121 00:06:14,140 --> 00:06:18,140 We grew up without ever questioning the existence of the Yeti. 122 00:06:18,140 --> 00:06:21,140 We knew it was there as old as the Himalayas. 123 00:06:21,140 --> 00:06:24,140 Where do people typically believe the Yeti lives? 124 00:06:24,140 --> 00:06:30,640 It's always at very high altitudes, mostly in caves or the even sort of kind of makeness. 125 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:31,640 That's what they believe. 126 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:32,640 In the forest? 127 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:33,640 Yes, in the forest. 128 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,140 Why are people so terrified of the Yeti though? 129 00:06:36,140 --> 00:06:37,140 What are they afraid of? 130 00:06:37,140 --> 00:06:39,140 You can be killed, physically killed. 131 00:06:39,140 --> 00:06:40,140 You can be killed by it? 132 00:06:40,140 --> 00:06:40,640 Yeah. 133 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:44,140 We set out from the capital, but the journey ahead would not be an easy one. 134 00:06:44,140 --> 00:06:49,140 With no internal flights or helicopters here, we would travel 17 hours across the winding 135 00:06:49,140 --> 00:06:51,640 mountainous roads of Bhutan to Trashagang. 136 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:55,640 From there, we would continue with a two-day hike up to the Yeti Preserve in Sakhtang, 137 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,140 where we would camp and investigate recent reports. 138 00:06:58,140 --> 00:07:02,640 As we ventured away from the city, it became clear that Bhutan's self-imposed isolation 139 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,640 has allowed this country to remain a wild paradise. 140 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:10,640 Beyond the Buddhist temples and prayer flags, the forests here conceal populations of elephants, 141 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:16,140 tigers and many small primates, and I wondered if any of these animals could be mistaken for the Yeti. 142 00:07:16,140 --> 00:07:19,640 A Yeti sighting is sometimes described as a spiritual experience, 143 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:24,640 and we stopped at a monastery along our route to speak with a monk who claims to have heard the creature's call. 144 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:34,640 From his childhood until now, he has heard about the people who have heard of this sound, 145 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:36,640 people who have seen the footprints. 146 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:38,640 And what is the sound that people hear? 147 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:39,640 How do they describe it? 148 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:41,640 It's a long sound. 149 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:43,640 It's like a long high sound, you know? 150 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:47,640 Along with the sound of a Yeti, I also heard a more familiar sound. 151 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:49,640 Oh, sorry. 152 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,640 Did that monk's cell phone just go off? 153 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:57,640 Even here, in the very last refuge against the modern world, free nights and weekends are still a big draw. 154 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:02,640 We had more than 400 miles of single lane winding mountain roads still ahead of us, 155 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:06,640 and I was beginning to feel road weary until I came across a Bhutanese school bus, 156 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:11,640 or should I say school dump truck, full of kids who reminded me to just be happy. 157 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,640 Once darkness and fog had set in over the twisting roads, 158 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:23,640 we were keenly aware that at any moment we could be visited by a roaming tiger or a wild bear, 159 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:25,640 not to mention a hungry Yeti. 160 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:29,640 What we were visited by, however, we could have never anticipated. 161 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:31,640 What in the hell? 162 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:32,640 Oh boy. 163 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,640 Oh, and I'm under attack. 164 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:41,640 Um, top 10 things that you don't want to run into in the middle of the night in a road. 165 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,640 A guy dressed like a dragon should fire you. 166 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:48,640 We had stumbled upon a roving ceremony to ward off evil creatures and spirits, 167 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,640 and apparently to incinerate clothing. 168 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:52,640 They like Gabe. 169 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:54,640 Gabe, they must really think you're evil, man. 170 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,640 I feel really warm right now for some reason. 171 00:08:57,640 --> 00:08:59,640 Come on, I got you. 172 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:00,640 Oh, no! 173 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:01,640 Ah! 174 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:03,640 Hold me down, where's your foot? 175 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,640 Oh, he's on fire! 176 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:08,640 Dude, let me on fire. 177 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,640 Incredibly rare to witness this amazing roadside ritual 178 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,640 illustrated for us the sheer power of belief here, 179 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,640 and as the fire throwers continued their quest for the Yeti, 180 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:21,640 we sought out accommodations for the night. 181 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:26,640 In the morning, the Lodge owner here, aware of our expedition, 182 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:28,640 let us examine a family heirloom, 183 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,640 bones that she said were the vertebrae of a Yeti. 184 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:33,640 It's okay if I touch. 185 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:34,640 Can we mow the moustache? 186 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:36,640 May I, please? 187 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:38,640 Yes. 188 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:40,640 I'm sure you'll be able to see the bones 189 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:42,640 and see the bones and the bones. 190 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:43,640 Yes. 191 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:46,640 I believe that this bone is kind of like a precious gem. 192 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:48,640 As these had been passed down for generations, 193 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:50,640 she was unwilling to part with such personal relics, 194 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,640 but she did allow them to be documented through photographs 195 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:55,640 for a specialist in the States to analyze later. 196 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,640 There was no doubt that the bones were that of a very large creature, 197 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:00,640 but a Yeti, time would tell. 198 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:03,640 Before we pressed on, I wondered if our hosts could offer any advice 199 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:05,640 on enticing a Yeti out for a visit. 200 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:08,640 If you're pure, it's hard to see this Yeti, 201 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:10,640 but if you're not clean enough, 202 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,640 you would actually hear the crying of the Yeti. 203 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:15,640 Oh, then I'm all set. I'm filthy. 204 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:17,640 I haven't showered in days. 205 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:20,640 We still had miles to go on our drive to Trashigang 206 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:22,640 into our hike into the Sakteng Yeti Preserve, 207 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:24,640 but what seemed like a never-ending car ride 208 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:27,640 was about to come to a screeching halt. 209 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:29,640 Oh, this doesn't look good at all. 210 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:32,640 Well, that might be the end of the jeep. 211 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:34,640 What are we going to do? 212 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:36,640 I don't know. Let's look at it. 213 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,640 Guys, we're walking from here. 214 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:43,640 Before departing on our journey, 215 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:45,640 we heard that this single-lane road to Sakteng 216 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:47,640 is often flooded out, 217 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:49,640 so like any good adventurer, I came prepared. 218 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,640 Dry taps on for sure, guys. This water's like ice. 219 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,640 You're like a Lego figure. 220 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:06,640 Go! 221 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:08,640 Go! 222 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:10,640 Go! 223 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:15,640 Here we go! 224 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:17,640 As we came upon rough waters, 225 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:20,640 our expedition almost lost a member of the team. 226 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,640 Go! 227 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:29,640 Go! 228 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:32,640 We rushed downstream and tried to stay afloat 229 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:34,640 in the uncharted rapids. 230 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,640 Having closed in on the edge of the park, 231 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:38,640 we pulled into an eddy, just happy to be alive. 232 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:40,640 Woo-hoo! 233 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,640 After a few miles of hiking on the road along the river, 234 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:47,640 we discovered a small village. 235 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:49,640 The locals greeted us kindly, 236 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:52,640 and we charted their packhorses to carry the load of our equipment 237 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:54,640 the rest of the way to the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary. 238 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:57,640 After a few days of driving, an impromptu rafting expedition, 239 00:11:57,640 --> 00:11:59,640 and a full day of hiking mountain trails, 240 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:01,640 we had finally arrived in yeddy territory, 241 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,640 in the midst of 300 square miles of preserved wilderness. 242 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,640 Targeting events from both news accounts 243 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:09,640 and our own local interviews, 244 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:12,640 these densely forested valleys of the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary 245 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:15,640 have seen numerous recent yeddy reports by local farmers. 246 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:18,640 We unloaded our horses and set to work at constructing a base camp 247 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:21,640 in an open field near the most clustered sightings. 248 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,640 We strung out four infrared cameras for reconnaissance 249 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:26,640 and to provide a safe perimeter for our camp. 250 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,640 Further out, trap cameras would be hidden on game trails 251 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:32,640 and would begin firing photos at anything moving in the darkness. 252 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:36,640 We know that we're in the area where eyewitnesses 253 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:38,640 have reported encounters with the yeddy, 254 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:41,640 so I think what we'll do is I'll go out on an initial sweep 255 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:43,640 with Mike and Evan. 256 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,640 Mike, Evan and I headed upstream beyond our camera perimeter 257 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,640 to do an outlying sweep of the valley with the thermal imager. 258 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:54,640 Visha, Jial and Gabe began to explore the areas adjacent to our camp. 259 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:10,640 Right now there? 260 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:11,640 Oh, no, I got something. 261 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:12,640 You got something? 262 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:13,640 I got something on the clear. 263 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:15,640 It's across the river, whatever it is. 264 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:17,640 Come on, there's gotta be a way across it. 265 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:20,640 There's an old bridge here, Mike. 266 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:24,640 Are you kidding me? 267 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:26,640 Look at this, look at these floorboards. 268 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:28,640 How far down are we gonna follow? 269 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:29,640 We're dropped. 270 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:30,640 50 feet, 80 feet? 271 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:32,640 This is insane. 272 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:39,640 Oh, wow. 273 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:44,640 Oh! 274 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:45,640 Ah! 275 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:46,640 Dude, dude! 276 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:48,640 Ow, ow! 277 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:49,640 You okay? 278 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:50,640 Careful, don't stand right there. 279 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:51,640 Stand right there. 280 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:52,640 Okay, okay. 281 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:53,640 The whole floorboard just came out. 282 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:54,640 Are you okay, though? 283 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:55,640 Are you okay right there? 284 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:56,640 Are you okay right there? 285 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:57,640 Ah! 286 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:00,640 The thing just busted right out. 287 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:01,640 Oh my God, dude. 288 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:05,640 Okay, let's take this one step at a time. 289 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:10,640 Oh, man. 290 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:12,640 I'm gonna go get a little bit of water. 291 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:14,640 I'm gonna get a little bit of water. 292 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:16,640 I'm gonna get a little bit of water. 293 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:17,640 Okay. 294 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:24,640 What? 295 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:25,640 What? 296 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:26,640 What? 297 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:27,640 What's your ear? 298 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:28,640 It's nothing. 299 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:29,640 Beesha! 300 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:31,640 I think I just heard growling. 301 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:38,640 What if it's a big cat or something? 302 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:39,640 It's a big cat. 303 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:47,640 Whoa! 304 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:48,640 Oh my God! 305 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:49,640 Oh my God! 306 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:50,640 Beesha! 307 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:51,640 Beesha! 308 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:52,640 What was that? 309 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:56,640 I can't tell if it's Beesha. 310 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:57,640 I'm freaked out. 311 00:14:57,640 --> 00:14:59,640 I'm gonna stop right there. 312 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:02,640 Let's just get out of here. 313 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:10,640 There's something going on over here. 314 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:11,640 You saw something? 315 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:13,640 I don't know, but it's right through here. 316 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:17,640 Look at this. 317 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:18,640 What? 318 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:19,640 Game check top. 319 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:20,640 Oh my God. 320 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:22,640 There's hair on this tree. 321 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:24,640 Something definitely came through here. 322 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:26,640 I think it's not the couple of things. 323 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:28,640 Oh yeah, I'll get this kit for you. 324 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:37,640 Hopefully this will come to something. 325 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:43,640 There's a walk down road probably, I don't know. 326 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:45,640 What is that? 327 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:46,640 I don't know. 328 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:48,640 It definitely looks like a scratch marsh like that. 329 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:49,640 Scratch, scratch, scratch, scratch. 330 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:52,640 It looks like four fingers. 331 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:55,640 But the rest of the tree doesn't have any markings like it. 332 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:56,640 Yeah. 333 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:01,640 Okay. 334 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:03,640 It's a bear. 335 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:08,640 Whatever I saw on the other side of this river, it was pretty big. 336 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:11,640 Let's just stay on it, hopefully we get lucky. 337 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:12,640 There's a cave here. 338 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:15,640 Oh yeah, look at the overhang on that one. 339 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:17,640 If I was a yeti, that wouldn't be a bad place to live. 340 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:19,640 It doesn't look too extensive. 341 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:21,640 Keep an eye out for animal tracks, Mike. 342 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:23,640 Something might have come up here. 343 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:26,640 Be really careful, Mike. 344 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:27,640 Okay. 345 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,640 Lots of big things living in caves. 346 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:33,640 Be very careful. 347 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:35,640 Lots of poisonous spiders in here. 348 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,640 I got some old cave art in here. 349 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:41,640 See that? 350 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:43,640 Whole ceilings covered in it. 351 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:45,640 Well, people have been in here now we know that. 352 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:47,640 Oh yeah. 353 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:49,640 No yeti though. 354 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:52,640 Alright, let's hustle back out. 355 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:53,640 Which way? 356 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:55,640 I thought you knew the way. 357 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,640 We crossed that bridge now, I don't know where base camp is. 358 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:00,640 You'd track back across the river at some point. 359 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:03,640 That goes towards the river, that kind of is like the middle road. 360 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:04,640 That goes up. 361 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:06,640 And then you have to cross the river. 362 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:08,640 And you have to cross the river. 363 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:10,640 You have to cross the river. 364 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:12,640 Yeah, I think that's the right way. 365 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:14,640 I think that's the right way. 366 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:16,640 I think that's the right way. 367 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:18,640 I think that's the right way. 368 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:21,640 That goes towards the river, that kind of is like the middle road. 369 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:24,640 And that goes up the mountain, which goes to the yeti's house. 370 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:26,640 Let's go towards the yeti's house. 371 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:27,640 Let's go. 372 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:32,640 Josh for base camp, come in base camp. 373 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:35,640 Base camp, do you copy me? 374 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:37,640 We're out of range. 375 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,640 We're going to have to get back across this river and make our way back to them. 376 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:44,640 Because we're starting to get really far out of range. 377 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:47,640 What the f***? 378 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:49,640 What the f*** is that? 379 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:52,640 It sounds like it's coming from the rage above this trail. 380 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:00,640 Oh! 381 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:05,640 Something moved right there. 382 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:09,640 I mean that sounded really cool, Josh. 383 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,640 You see anything? 384 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:14,640 Okay, let's just keep going forward. 385 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:18,640 Okay. 386 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:24,640 God, that's just, there's no way through it. 387 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,640 It is, it's a big thicket. 388 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:28,640 There's no way we're getting through here. 389 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:30,640 There's an animal trail back down there, Mike. 390 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:32,640 Let's just track along the trail, see if we can just keep pace with it. 391 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:33,640 Maybe it's just moving laterally. 392 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:34,640 Going back down? 393 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:35,640 Yep. 394 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:40,640 Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! 395 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:41,640 Careful! 396 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:42,640 You okay? 397 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:45,640 Yeah, I'm alright. 398 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:47,640 Whatever it is, moved off. 399 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:49,640 Let's just keep an animal trail, we'll follow it along, maybe we can catch it. 400 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:50,640 Alright, alright. 401 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:52,640 Ears open, ears and eyes open, let's go. 402 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:58,640 I got nothing on the FLIR. 403 00:18:58,640 --> 00:18:59,640 Nothing, huh? 404 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:03,640 No, whatever we saw, moved off, and I got no sign of it. 405 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:06,640 This is just about the only trail it could have come through. 406 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:07,640 Yeah. 407 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:09,640 I don't think anything's climbing up these sheer cliffs. 408 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,640 It's so dense too, look at how thick it is. 409 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:16,640 We are a speck in this landscape, nothing more. 410 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:17,640 It's just huge. 411 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:19,640 You'd be hacking through it forever. 412 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:25,640 Oh, f***. 413 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:27,640 That's actually worse than the last bridge. 414 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,640 This is a bridge that was built when dragons ruled the Earth. 415 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:44,640 I'm still alive, I'm still alive. 416 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:48,640 Josh, your base camp, come in. 417 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:50,640 Those are base camp. 418 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:54,640 Just to let you know, we found a way back across the river, we're now on the same side as you. 419 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:56,640 We're headed back toward base camp. 420 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:59,640 Whatever we saw and heard in the jungle, moved off. 421 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:04,640 I have a brief image of it on the thermal imager, and a noise that I think we have clean audio on, 422 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:05,640 but we lost it after that. 423 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:07,640 We're headed to camp now. 424 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:08,640 I'm in it. 425 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:12,640 That was an epic sweep. 426 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:14,640 The good news is we found our way across the river, 427 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:17,640 saw something really weird on the thermal imager. 428 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:20,640 Some large animal across the bank chased it down. 429 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:23,640 Definitely not a yak, definitely not a horse. 430 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:25,640 It was something large, something close. 431 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:27,640 I mean, it sounds like you had close encounters back here too. 432 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:28,640 Yeah, we definitely did. 433 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:33,640 I mean, we got the hare sample, and this amazing claw on a tree. 434 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:35,640 It matched the eyewitness description. 435 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:38,640 Just a big claw on the ice, and they said they do want trees. 436 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:42,640 Trail, once you come with me on a sweep, you can at least show me the area where you guys collected that evidence. 437 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,640 Mike, Evan, you guys come with? 438 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:49,640 Let's get back out there then, and maybe if it was fresh, we can catch sight of whatever was there. 439 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:53,640 It's pretty dense in here, guys. 440 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:54,640 Watch your step. 441 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:56,640 There's a lot of mossy rocks. 442 00:20:57,640 --> 00:20:59,640 Shhh. 443 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:05,640 What was that? 444 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:17,640 Whoa! 445 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:18,640 Shhh! 446 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:19,640 Animal, animal, animal. 447 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:28,640 Something just walked right through those trees. 448 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:29,640 Did it look big? 449 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:30,640 Yeah, what did it look like? 450 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:33,640 I don't know, it was just behind the trees, I couldn't get it in shape. 451 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:37,640 But it was right behind the tree on this side, and then it just cruised right by. 452 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:39,640 Do we have any weapons? 453 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:41,640 What if it's a freaking tiger? 454 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:42,640 I don't know. 455 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:44,640 What kind of weapon are you going to use against the tiger? 456 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:45,640 I don't know. 457 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:46,640 A bazooka. 458 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:47,640 Oh, a bazooka. 459 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:48,640 I don't know. 460 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:49,640 I don't know. 461 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:50,640 I don't know. 462 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:51,640 I don't know. 463 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:52,640 I don't know. 464 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:53,640 I don't know. 465 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:54,640 I don't know. 466 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:55,640 A bazooka. 467 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:03,640 Eyes wide open, be really careful. 468 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:04,640 Okay. 469 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:12,640 Move, move, move! 470 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:13,640 Really, animal! 471 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:15,640 Oh my god. 472 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:24,640 It peeled off by near. 473 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:27,640 Let's just very carefully see if we can figure out what it was. 474 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:29,640 I can hear it on the boom. 475 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:30,640 I heard it. 476 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:31,640 Oh shi- 477 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:36,640 That was definitely a door. 478 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:38,640 I got it clean, I heard it clean. 479 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:40,640 That way, that way, that way. 480 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:50,640 What have we heard? 481 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:51,640 Move off. 482 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:52,640 Upstream or down. 483 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:54,640 At least we have a great thermal hit and we have the audio recording. 484 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:55,640 Let's head back to base camp. 485 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:00,640 Alright guys, we've got a couple hours left until daylight, 486 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:01,640 but we should get some rest 487 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:03,640 because we've got another big day of hiking tomorrow. 488 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,640 Cameras on record, and everybody into the tents. 489 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:09,640 It had been a long journey and a physical investigation. 490 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:10,640 That beat. 491 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:12,640 We saw the car. 492 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:13,640 We saw the car. 493 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:14,640 That beat. 494 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:16,640 We saw something on our thermal imager, 495 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:18,640 which moved off to the east. 496 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,640 We also heard noises and collected potentially exciting evidence. 497 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,640 Exhausted, we stopped down in the pre-dawn hours 498 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:27,640 for much needed rest ahead of the next phase of our expedition. 499 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,640 I gotta start looking for monsters in Hawaii. 500 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:30,640 This is ridiculous. 501 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,640 Our first investigation in Soctang was full of intrigue. 502 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:39,640 Our plan was to continue hiking east for nearly a full day 503 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:42,640 to higher altitudes and into the heart of the Yeti Preserve. 504 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:45,640 Here, in Rocky Canyon's additional eyewitness reports 505 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:47,640 had been steadily rising. 506 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:50,640 After endless hours on the trail, 507 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:52,640 we came upon a small cluster of buildings. 508 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:53,640 How are ya? 509 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:54,640 Good to see ya. 510 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:56,640 I got some bad news for ya. 511 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:59,640 I'm not sure you want to go that way. 512 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:01,640 Nobody listens. 513 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,640 Parched after our long hike, 514 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:06,640 salvation appeared nearby in the form of the world's 515 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:08,640 most inconveniently located convenience store. 516 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:11,640 I will have an iced venti mochicino. 517 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:13,640 And I'll have a caramel macchiato, please. 518 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:14,640 And no whip on both. 519 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:15,640 Harangoran? 520 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:17,640 No, you don't have that? The machine's broken? 521 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:18,640 Oh, no. 522 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:20,640 Okay, well, then I'll have this plastic whistle 523 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:22,640 and this terrifying rusty knife 524 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:26,640 and this entire container of super-fried gum... 525 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:28,640 together. 526 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:30,640 They didn't have exactly what I was looking for, 527 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,640 but since this was the last village on our way up the mountain, 528 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:35,640 I tried to find something to snack on. 529 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:36,640 Crack crackers. 530 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:37,640 Sweetie salty. 531 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:39,640 Well, that's just confusing. 532 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,640 Stocked up, we followed the sound of chanting 533 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,640 from a nearby monastery and couldn't resist the call. 534 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:47,640 SONG 535 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:01,640 Sitting in on this Buddhist prayer ceremony, 536 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:03,640 we absorbed the tradition and peacefulness 537 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:05,640 that has come to define Bhutan. 538 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:07,640 We left in high spirits and back on the trail, 539 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:09,640 I made a botanical discovery. 540 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:11,640 And I think I just figured out why these people 541 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:13,640 are so happy all the time. 542 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:15,640 It's growing everywhere. 543 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:20,640 And we hiked on to meet a farmer with a Yeti tail to tell. 544 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:22,640 He told me that several years ago, 545 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:24,640 a Yeti ransacked his village. 546 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:28,640 Okay, so there were some casualties. 547 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:30,640 Yes, like some kids being taken away. 548 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:32,640 What does the Yeti look like? 549 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:39,640 The Yeti, the size is very huge. 550 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:41,640 Their face looked like almost monkey. 551 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,640 The farmer explained that if we continued traveling east, 552 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,640 we would find a river where his people believe the creature lives. 553 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:50,640 Because of the vegetation, its landscape, 554 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:52,640 there could be Yetis around. 555 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:56,640 Unfortunately, to continue that way 556 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:58,640 would require some special skills. 557 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:00,640 Oh, boy. 558 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:01,640 Sharra? 559 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:02,640 Yeah. 560 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:04,640 Climbing gear. 561 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:05,640 Good work. 562 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:10,640 We unloaded our gear and descended into the untouched canyons of eastern botan. 563 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:21,640 Oh, God, there better be a Yeti down here. 564 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:22,640 I'll tell you that. 565 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:24,640 There's a ledge to the left. 566 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:30,640 Okay, I'm down. 567 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:33,640 Looking great, Sharra. 568 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:38,640 Yeti, two-thirds of the way. 569 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:41,640 Plant your feet apart. 570 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:43,640 About shoulder-width apart. 571 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:57,640 She's okay. She's okay. 572 00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:59,640 Look, here's the jump. 573 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:01,640 Yeah! 574 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:03,640 Oh, my God, look, the end of the rope. 575 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:04,640 Wow! 576 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:08,640 Safely on the ground, we continued our trek without our beasts of burden. 577 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:13,640 This was a lot easier with horses. 578 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:16,640 Almost to the top of the Saktenk Sanctuary, 579 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:19,640 we came across a farmer who told us just where to look for the creature. 580 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:22,640 So you've had a firsthand experience with the animals. 581 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:24,640 You've had a lot of experience with the animals. 582 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:28,640 So you've had a firsthand experience with the Yeti, yes? 583 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:30,640 Where exactly were they when they saw it? 584 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:43,640 This area was the focal point of numerous reports. 585 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:45,640 And we set up camp adjacent to the Rocky Canyon 586 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:47,640 and deployed a similar camera arsenal 587 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,640 in an attempt to image whatever the locals were seeing. 588 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:52,640 One of the nice things about tonight 589 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:54,400 that we have a fairly linear trajectory 590 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:55,520 of where we're going to investigate. 591 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:57,480 We're gonna look upriver and we're gonna look downriver. 592 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,840 This pass is the area where this creature's been spotted. 593 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:02,720 They say it comes down to this river at night to drink 594 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:04,640 and people passing through this area at night 595 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:05,480 have seen the animals. 596 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:07,520 So I'm gonna take a sweep team upriver, 597 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:09,880 Jiel, Evan and Mike, you'll come with me. 598 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,080 Be sure you lead a team downriver with Gabe. 599 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:13,280 Let's get into it guys, let's go. 600 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:15,120 All right, all right. 601 00:28:15,120 --> 00:28:17,120 There's a big cave over here. 602 00:28:17,120 --> 00:28:19,120 Wow, that is a big cave. 603 00:28:19,120 --> 00:28:21,120 There could be anything in there. 604 00:28:21,120 --> 00:28:23,120 That's what the thermal imager's here for. 605 00:28:27,120 --> 00:28:29,120 Okay, we gotta be really careful here. 606 00:28:29,120 --> 00:28:31,120 Careful is my middle name, Jiel. 607 00:28:31,120 --> 00:28:33,120 Fortunately, my last name is Reckless. 608 00:28:33,120 --> 00:28:35,120 Okay, we're gonna go downriver. 609 00:28:35,120 --> 00:28:37,120 We're gonna go downriver. 610 00:28:37,120 --> 00:28:39,120 We're gonna go downriver. 611 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:41,120 We're gonna go downriver. 612 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:43,120 We're gonna go downriver. 613 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:47,120 Look at all these branches. 614 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:49,120 They look like they were placed here, Josh. 615 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,120 It does. It looks like a nesting area. 616 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:53,120 It certainly fits with the eyewitness descriptions 617 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:56,120 that the yeti, they say tears down branches to sleep on. 618 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:57,120 Okay, let's go through all this, 619 00:28:57,120 --> 00:29:00,120 see if we can find any material remains of any kind. 620 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:02,120 Oh, wait, right here, right here. 621 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,120 What do you got? What do you got? What do you got? 622 00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:06,120 What is this? Oh, wow. 623 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:08,120 It's hair. Something was on this nest. 624 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:10,120 Sleeping here. 625 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:13,360 Okay, well, let's take this back to the lab, 626 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:16,160 see what we got. 627 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:18,000 It's definitely a good find. 628 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:21,000 Moving on. 629 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:23,000 Thermal is clear. 630 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,000 I'm going in. 631 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:32,000 Looks like there's an upper chamber up here. 632 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:34,580 Hard to get to, but it continues up there. 633 00:29:34,580 --> 00:29:37,440 This looks like a lower tunnel. 634 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:38,620 All right, Jail. 635 00:29:38,620 --> 00:29:39,620 What? 636 00:29:39,620 --> 00:29:42,020 I'm going to go try to get up to the high tunnel. 637 00:29:42,020 --> 00:29:43,120 You check out the low tunnel. 638 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:44,120 We'll be back here. 639 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:45,620 Nobody gets eaten by a yeti. 640 00:29:45,620 --> 00:29:47,120 We can't plan that, Josh. 641 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:49,620 But if I say it, I sound like I'm safety conscious. 642 00:29:49,620 --> 00:29:50,620 Got you. 643 00:29:50,620 --> 00:29:51,620 I'll see you back here. 644 00:29:51,620 --> 00:29:52,620 Okay. 645 00:29:52,620 --> 00:29:53,620 All right. 646 00:29:53,620 --> 00:29:56,620 Here we go. 647 00:29:56,620 --> 00:29:59,620 This looks like a really small spot to crawl through. 648 00:29:59,620 --> 00:30:01,620 Mike, can you help me take this off? 649 00:30:02,620 --> 00:30:05,620 All right. 650 00:30:05,620 --> 00:30:08,620 Oh, my goodness. 651 00:30:08,620 --> 00:30:10,620 It's really tight in here. 652 00:30:10,620 --> 00:30:13,620 I'm not quite sure if a yeti would be able to fit. 653 00:30:13,620 --> 00:30:16,620 I don't really see anything in here. 654 00:30:16,620 --> 00:30:17,620 Oh, gosh. 655 00:30:17,620 --> 00:30:19,620 All right. 656 00:30:19,620 --> 00:30:25,620 I don't really see any evidence of anything that's been living in here. 657 00:30:25,620 --> 00:30:32,620 I don't really see any evidence of anything that's been living in this little crevice. 658 00:30:36,620 --> 00:30:38,620 Jail for Josh? 659 00:30:38,620 --> 00:30:40,620 Go for Josh. 660 00:30:40,620 --> 00:30:43,620 I just found a little chamber inside the cave. 661 00:30:43,620 --> 00:30:46,620 I crawled through to try and see if I could find any evidence of any animals. 662 00:30:46,620 --> 00:30:50,620 But I've come out on the other side, and it seems like it's a dead end, so I'm going to head back. 663 00:30:55,620 --> 00:30:57,620 Okay. 664 00:31:11,620 --> 00:31:12,620 Okay. 665 00:31:12,620 --> 00:31:14,620 God, it's narrow. 666 00:31:14,620 --> 00:31:16,620 Narrow and scary. 667 00:31:21,620 --> 00:31:23,620 It's pretty tight. 668 00:31:23,620 --> 00:31:25,620 The chamber is just all peter out. 669 00:31:25,620 --> 00:31:28,620 I think I'm the only thing that's been up here for a long time. 670 00:31:28,620 --> 00:31:30,620 I'm coming back down. 671 00:31:39,620 --> 00:31:41,620 Okay, guys. 672 00:31:41,620 --> 00:31:43,620 Let's keep moving. 673 00:31:54,620 --> 00:31:56,620 Oh, my God. 674 00:31:56,620 --> 00:31:58,620 What? 675 00:31:58,620 --> 00:32:00,620 What? 676 00:32:00,620 --> 00:32:02,620 What? 677 00:32:02,620 --> 00:32:04,620 What? 678 00:32:14,620 --> 00:32:16,620 What? 679 00:32:16,620 --> 00:32:18,620 What? 680 00:32:18,620 --> 00:32:20,620 What is that? 681 00:32:21,620 --> 00:32:24,620 I got the chills right now. 682 00:32:24,620 --> 00:32:27,620 I could have swore I saw an eye up there. 683 00:32:27,620 --> 00:32:29,620 B-shell for base camp. 684 00:32:29,620 --> 00:32:33,620 Gabe just saw something that's going up the cliff right now, chasing whatever it was. 685 00:32:33,620 --> 00:32:35,620 Copy that, B-shell. 686 00:32:38,620 --> 00:32:40,620 I don't see any more. 687 00:32:46,620 --> 00:32:48,620 You got anything down there? 688 00:32:48,620 --> 00:32:51,620 There's a cave right across from the Busterjunk. 689 00:32:51,620 --> 00:32:53,620 Is that one? 690 00:32:53,620 --> 00:32:55,620 Yeah. 691 00:32:55,620 --> 00:32:57,620 I guess just stay here for a minute. I'll be checking out. 692 00:32:57,620 --> 00:32:59,620 Okay, fine. 693 00:33:19,620 --> 00:33:21,620 Gabe, is everything all right? 694 00:33:21,620 --> 00:33:23,620 Yeah. 695 00:33:23,620 --> 00:33:25,620 There's these inside the cave. 696 00:33:25,620 --> 00:33:27,620 There's a rock with like some trashes on it. 697 00:33:27,620 --> 00:33:30,620 Maybe we should go before it's down there, remember? 698 00:33:30,620 --> 00:33:32,620 All right. I'll beat you down there. 699 00:33:32,620 --> 00:33:34,620 All right, well. 700 00:33:49,620 --> 00:33:52,620 Woo! Big drop. 701 00:33:52,620 --> 00:33:54,620 What do we got up here? 702 00:33:54,620 --> 00:33:56,620 Base camp. 703 00:33:56,620 --> 00:33:58,620 Yeah, we would need for talent gear to go down. 704 00:33:58,620 --> 00:34:00,620 All right, man. 705 00:34:00,620 --> 00:34:03,620 Let's go back up before we saw. 706 00:34:03,620 --> 00:34:05,620 Okay. 707 00:34:07,620 --> 00:34:10,620 We got caves. We got the river where the creature's been sighted, 708 00:34:10,620 --> 00:34:13,620 and we're in a national park named for the yeti. 709 00:34:13,620 --> 00:34:15,620 I don't know how much more I can do 710 00:34:15,620 --> 00:34:18,620 to get up close to where this animal is supposed to live. 711 00:34:25,620 --> 00:34:27,620 Animal, animal, animal, animal! 712 00:34:27,620 --> 00:34:29,620 There it is, there it is. 713 00:34:29,620 --> 00:34:31,620 Right there? 714 00:34:31,620 --> 00:34:33,620 It's the backside of that rock. It just came up a second ago. 715 00:34:33,620 --> 00:34:35,620 I mean, it was huge, a challenge. 716 00:34:35,620 --> 00:34:37,620 It moved right across there. 717 00:34:37,620 --> 00:34:39,620 Were you kidding me? Would it get some bay on it or something? 718 00:34:39,620 --> 00:34:41,620 Whatever that was that just popped up 719 00:34:41,620 --> 00:34:43,620 was not a cow or a yak. 720 00:34:43,620 --> 00:34:45,620 That thing was moving and it was big. 721 00:34:45,620 --> 00:34:47,620 It was big. 722 00:34:47,620 --> 00:34:49,620 But it sounds farther back now. 723 00:34:49,620 --> 00:34:51,620 I think it's moving off. Come on, okay. 724 00:34:51,620 --> 00:34:53,620 I don't think we should go over there. 725 00:34:55,620 --> 00:34:57,620 I don't see it, though. Whatever it is, I don't see it. 726 00:35:01,620 --> 00:35:03,620 It's moving! Go, go, go! 727 00:35:08,620 --> 00:35:10,620 This way? Come on. This way. 728 00:35:10,620 --> 00:35:12,620 Josh, your base camp, come in. 729 00:35:12,620 --> 00:35:14,620 Josh, go ahead. 730 00:35:14,620 --> 00:35:16,620 We just saw something incredible on the thermal imager. 731 00:35:16,620 --> 00:35:18,620 We're trying to chase it down now. 732 00:35:18,620 --> 00:35:20,620 I don't know what it was. It was certainly as big as a yeti. 733 00:35:20,620 --> 00:35:22,620 It scrambled up a hill. 734 00:35:22,620 --> 00:35:24,620 I think that we're actually in pursuit of it right now. 735 00:35:24,620 --> 00:35:26,620 I don't think it has anywhere to go. We're just trying to chase it down. 736 00:35:26,620 --> 00:35:28,620 Cover that, Josh. You guys, be real careful. 737 00:35:28,620 --> 00:35:30,620 Whatever it is, it could turn on you. 738 00:35:30,620 --> 00:35:32,620 Okay, we got a turn over here. 739 00:35:36,620 --> 00:35:38,620 Look at this. 740 00:35:38,620 --> 00:35:40,620 It's like a deer. 741 00:35:40,620 --> 00:35:42,620 And it's been broken off. The pole bone's been snapped off. 742 00:35:42,620 --> 00:35:44,620 It's fresh, too. 743 00:35:44,620 --> 00:35:46,620 That thing just got snapped off, like straight. 744 00:35:46,620 --> 00:35:48,620 It just popped. 745 00:35:48,620 --> 00:35:50,620 Whatever this thing is, it's ripping up animals and its path, 746 00:35:50,620 --> 00:35:52,620 so let's just go ahead with a lot of caution. 747 00:35:52,620 --> 00:35:54,620 I mean, I can hear the river. 748 00:35:54,620 --> 00:35:56,620 Let's at least get down to the river and see what it is. 749 00:36:04,620 --> 00:36:06,620 Wait, wait, wait, you guys. 750 00:36:06,620 --> 00:36:08,620 I just heard like rocks being moved around. 751 00:36:08,620 --> 00:36:10,620 Like something was like walking around down there. 752 00:36:12,620 --> 00:36:14,620 Well, let's follow this thing. Hopefully it gets us back out to the river. 753 00:36:16,620 --> 00:36:18,620 I can hear the river getting closer. 754 00:36:22,620 --> 00:36:24,620 Wow. 755 00:36:24,620 --> 00:36:26,620 That's a huge drop, Josh. 756 00:36:26,620 --> 00:36:28,620 It's like a 200-foot drop down to the river. 757 00:36:28,620 --> 00:36:30,620 Well, whatever we heard was breaking rocks down here somewhere. 758 00:36:32,620 --> 00:36:34,620 Oh, man. 759 00:36:34,620 --> 00:36:36,620 This looks like sheer walls. 760 00:36:36,620 --> 00:36:38,620 There's a trail or something I can see right there. 761 00:36:38,620 --> 00:36:40,620 See it? It's a trail. 762 00:36:40,620 --> 00:36:42,620 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 763 00:36:42,620 --> 00:36:44,620 Do you think it went through here? 764 00:36:44,620 --> 00:36:46,620 It sounded like it was right down here somewhere. 765 00:36:46,620 --> 00:36:48,620 It sounded like it was pushing rocks down, tumbling down this way. 766 00:36:48,620 --> 00:36:50,620 I got it. 767 00:36:50,620 --> 00:36:52,620 You got it? I got it. I got it right there. 768 00:36:52,620 --> 00:36:54,620 We've got to get across this thing. Go, come on. 769 00:36:54,620 --> 00:36:56,620 Let's go. 770 00:36:56,620 --> 00:36:58,620 That side isn't looking any better. 771 00:36:58,620 --> 00:37:00,620 It just looks completely sheer, like a steep cliff. 772 00:37:00,620 --> 00:37:02,620 I got a structure. I got a structure. 773 00:37:02,620 --> 00:37:04,620 Where? 774 00:37:04,620 --> 00:37:06,620 I got a bridge. It's just down here. 775 00:37:08,620 --> 00:37:10,620 It's a bridge. 776 00:37:10,620 --> 00:37:12,620 That is not a bridge. 777 00:37:12,620 --> 00:37:14,620 That is a terrifying bucket of death. 778 00:37:14,620 --> 00:37:16,620 Josh, there's no way I'm getting in that thing. 779 00:37:18,620 --> 00:37:20,620 Pins look new. The bolts look good. 780 00:37:20,620 --> 00:37:22,620 I don't know about the wire, but it looks thick and strong. 781 00:37:26,620 --> 00:37:28,620 Uh-uh. 782 00:37:28,620 --> 00:37:30,620 No way. 783 00:37:30,620 --> 00:37:32,620 It's got to give a little. 784 00:37:32,620 --> 00:37:34,620 Shia, you got the barrage? 785 00:37:34,620 --> 00:37:36,620 Are you kidding me? 786 00:37:36,620 --> 00:37:38,620 Come on, get in it. Let's go. 787 00:37:38,620 --> 00:37:40,620 Come on. 788 00:37:40,620 --> 00:37:42,620 Oh, my God. 789 00:37:42,620 --> 00:37:44,620 This is crazy. Are you ready? 790 00:37:44,620 --> 00:37:46,620 No. 791 00:37:50,620 --> 00:37:52,620 Whoa. 792 00:37:52,620 --> 00:37:54,620 Whoa. 793 00:37:54,620 --> 00:37:56,620 Oh, my God. 794 00:38:04,620 --> 00:38:06,620 What the f***? 795 00:38:06,620 --> 00:38:08,620 We stopped. We stopped in the middle. 796 00:38:08,620 --> 00:38:10,620 What? 797 00:38:20,620 --> 00:38:22,620 We stopped. We stopped in the middle. 798 00:38:22,620 --> 00:38:24,620 What? 799 00:38:24,620 --> 00:38:26,620 I'm going to pull it over. It's a pulley system. 800 00:38:26,620 --> 00:38:28,620 It's on a wire. I can pull it. 801 00:38:30,620 --> 00:38:32,620 This maybe wasn't the best thought out idea I've ever had. 802 00:38:34,620 --> 00:38:36,620 I can see the other side. I can see the other side. 803 00:38:36,620 --> 00:38:38,620 I got it. 804 00:38:38,620 --> 00:38:40,620 It's uphill. 805 00:38:40,620 --> 00:38:42,620 A little bit. 806 00:38:46,620 --> 00:38:48,620 We're there. We're over a ledge now. 807 00:38:48,620 --> 00:38:50,620 Kick the gate open, jump out and hold the cart. 808 00:38:50,620 --> 00:38:52,620 I got it. 809 00:38:52,620 --> 00:38:54,620 I got it. 810 00:38:54,620 --> 00:38:56,620 You are insane. 811 00:38:56,620 --> 00:38:58,620 You know that, right? 812 00:38:58,620 --> 00:39:00,620 I got to get one of these things. 813 00:39:00,620 --> 00:39:02,620 Come on, we're going to thermal head to chase. Let's go. 814 00:39:02,620 --> 00:39:04,620 Whatever was over here, 815 00:39:04,620 --> 00:39:06,620 I don't see it. 816 00:39:06,620 --> 00:39:08,620 I don't see it. 817 00:39:08,620 --> 00:39:10,620 I don't see it. 818 00:39:10,620 --> 00:39:12,620 I don't see it. 819 00:39:12,620 --> 00:39:14,620 I don't see it. 820 00:39:14,620 --> 00:39:16,620 I don't see it. 821 00:39:16,620 --> 00:39:18,620 I don't see it. 822 00:39:18,620 --> 00:39:20,620 I don't see it. 823 00:39:24,620 --> 00:39:26,620 This doesn't look good up 824 00:39:26,620 --> 00:39:28,620 here. 825 00:39:28,620 --> 00:39:30,620 You get across this, and you slip. 826 00:39:30,620 --> 00:39:32,620 You're going to die. 827 00:39:32,620 --> 00:39:34,620 Are you going to go down there? 828 00:39:34,620 --> 00:39:36,620 You're not going to come out of it again. 829 00:39:36,620 --> 00:39:38,620 It's a sheer cliff over there. 830 00:39:38,620 --> 00:39:40,620 Look at it. 831 00:39:40,620 --> 00:39:42,620 That's it. 832 00:39:42,620 --> 00:39:44,620 Yeti or not, it's going. 833 00:39:44,620 --> 00:39:46,620 Really careful. Let's get back down here. 834 00:39:46,620 --> 00:39:54,560 are not honest. Never. 835 00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:05,960 webinar, having come to a dead 836 00:40:06,080 --> 00:40:07,720 end, and having been out 837 00:40:07,720 --> 00:40:09,780 manoeuvred by whatever large 838 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:10,520 animal we were tracking. We 839 00:40:10,660 --> 00:40:11,520 regrouped at camp. We let our 840 00:40:11,660 --> 00:40:13,720 cameras roll out for the night 841 00:40:13,860 --> 00:40:14,920 for a four day journey back 842 00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:16,080 see as well. How you doing? 843 00:40:16,080 --> 00:40:18,260 Pretty good. I've been looking at the photos that you sent me. 844 00:40:18,260 --> 00:40:20,400 Based on these, can you make some sort of determination 845 00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:22,040 as to what these vertebrae came from? 846 00:40:22,040 --> 00:40:25,000 First of all, I determined that it was a lumbar vertebra. 847 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:27,800 So that's the lower backbone from a mammal. 848 00:40:27,800 --> 00:40:29,120 Could these vertebrae be human? 849 00:40:29,120 --> 00:40:31,280 The bones depicted in the photographs 850 00:40:31,280 --> 00:40:33,160 are way too big to be from a human. 851 00:40:33,160 --> 00:40:35,200 Having delved into the museum's collection, 852 00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:37,560 did these vertebrae line up with anything in the collection? 853 00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:38,400 Actually, they do. 854 00:40:38,400 --> 00:40:42,080 This bone that I'm holding up is from an American black bear. 855 00:40:42,080 --> 00:40:44,520 And if we hold it up to the photograph, 856 00:40:44,520 --> 00:40:48,440 you can see it matches up almost exactly with photographs, 857 00:40:48,440 --> 00:40:51,280 which isn't to say the photo is of an American black bear, 858 00:40:51,280 --> 00:40:53,320 but there is such thing as an Asian black bear. 859 00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:55,800 It's about the same size as an American black bear. 860 00:40:55,800 --> 00:40:57,760 OK, so we don't have a yeti on our hands. 861 00:40:57,760 --> 00:41:02,120 I'm afraid to tell you we do not have a yeti on our hands. 862 00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:04,640 And what of the hair sample we recovered in Bhutan? 863 00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:07,360 Would it also turn out to be that of a known animal? 864 00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:10,320 To find out, I hopped on a plane and headed for Houston, Texas. 865 00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:17,760 Here in the Lone Star State, I drove due east 866 00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:19,840 to the DNA Diagnostics Forensics Lab 867 00:41:19,840 --> 00:41:22,320 in the slightly out-of-the-way town of Timson. 868 00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:24,400 That is, if I could find Timson. 869 00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:27,200 How could there be less towns in Texas than in Bhutan? 870 00:41:34,200 --> 00:41:36,360 Am I in the West or the Old West right now? 871 00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:41,960 I finally sat down with Dr. Melba Ketchum, 872 00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:44,360 an experienced forensic analyst who had been working 873 00:41:44,360 --> 00:41:47,120 on the hair samples we collected in Bhutan. 874 00:41:47,120 --> 00:41:49,520 I didn't think we would have anything to talk about here, 875 00:41:49,520 --> 00:41:50,360 to be honest. 876 00:41:50,360 --> 00:41:52,840 I was just going to rule out yeti and be done with it. 877 00:41:52,840 --> 00:41:55,480 I submitted the sequence that we obtained from this hair 878 00:41:55,480 --> 00:41:58,480 sample to a large international database 879 00:41:58,480 --> 00:42:01,080 that scientists used to deposit their sequence data. 880 00:42:01,080 --> 00:42:02,680 Well, at first, I was very skeptical 881 00:42:02,680 --> 00:42:05,240 because we've had these things come into our lab in the past, 882 00:42:05,240 --> 00:42:07,760 and they've never panned out to be anything interesting. 883 00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:10,600 However, this sample did test very clearly 884 00:42:10,640 --> 00:42:13,720 on the human panel of markers. 885 00:42:13,720 --> 00:42:17,320 That makes it a primate, and it makes it a large primate. 886 00:42:17,320 --> 00:42:20,840 And how are we sure that it isn't just human contamination 887 00:42:20,840 --> 00:42:23,080 or that it's just DNA from human hair? 888 00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:25,240 The hair visually is not human. 889 00:42:25,240 --> 00:42:28,440 It's coarser than horsetail hair. 890 00:42:28,440 --> 00:42:31,160 What she told me next seemed unbelievable. 891 00:42:31,160 --> 00:42:34,440 Initial searches indicate that it's an unknown sequence. 892 00:42:34,440 --> 00:42:37,560 There are literally millions of sequences in this database, 893 00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:40,800 and we're really shocked to find that it didn't match 894 00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:44,000 any of the species exactly on the database. 895 00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:46,480 What would be required in order for us to say, 896 00:42:46,480 --> 00:42:49,360 from a DNA standpoint, the yeti is a real animal? 897 00:42:49,360 --> 00:42:51,800 If we're going to prove that there potentially 898 00:42:51,800 --> 00:42:56,680 is a new species with this first hair sample here, 899 00:42:56,680 --> 00:42:59,680 we really need more hair samples like it. 900 00:42:59,680 --> 00:43:01,880 And once you establish there's a group of animals, 901 00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:04,040 that will go a long ways toward proving 902 00:43:04,040 --> 00:43:06,040 that there is a new species indeed. 903 00:43:06,680 --> 00:43:08,840 There are no large primates in Bhutan, 904 00:43:08,840 --> 00:43:11,640 and the doctors believe that we may well have tangible evidence 905 00:43:11,640 --> 00:43:14,760 of an unknown animal is a major development in this story 906 00:43:14,760 --> 00:43:17,400 and potentially a huge find for my team. 907 00:43:17,400 --> 00:43:20,360 We were emboldened by the doctor to continue our search, 908 00:43:20,360 --> 00:43:22,920 knowing that this discovery adds yet another page 909 00:43:22,920 --> 00:43:26,200 to a growing body of evidence that suggests that somewhere, 910 00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:29,400 in part of the last truly untouched wilderness on Earth, 911 00:43:29,400 --> 00:43:32,600 a distant relative of the human race may still be alive 912 00:43:32,600 --> 00:43:34,360 and waiting to be discovered.