DNA analysis solves the Yeti mystery: They're bears
Source: LA Times
The origins of the Himalayan Yeti myth have been revealed at last — thanks to science.
Big furry animals, larger than humans and capable of walking on two legs do indeed roam the highest mountains on Earth, according to a study published Tuesday in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, a biological sciences journal.
But they’re not Yetis. They’re bears.
After analyzing the DNA of nine purported Yeti specimens, scientists found that five of the preserved “Yetis” were in fact Tibetan brown bears, two were Himalayan brown bears, and one -- a relic which looked like a fossilized hand -- originally belonged to an Asian black bear.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-yeti-bears-dna-20171129-story,amp.html
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Quatch means a sound or something pudgy.
In slang, a quatch is someone who says or does something embarrassing.
But what about the "Abominable Snowman?" Huh? What about that? 
I was on the bobsleds at Disneyland and it was in the mountain.
Glowing red eyes, too! 
Chicago Bears need their front knuckles to walk.
Go Lions (as if)
“Questions remain ... “
-Puzzler
but do they each have their very own pet bunny rabbit? 
Great Pyrenees - rumored yeti killers. They were originally breed to guard live stock in the Pyrenees mountains in France. They are not afraid to take on bears, mountain lions and yes there are stories of yetis.
My dog (Corporal Hicks), dressed as a dire wolf for Halloween. Not my dog pictured but he looks exactly like the one pictured.
