Latest research dismisses theories that yeti is an unknown species of bear . Scientists had claimed DNA from 'yeti ' hair found in the Himalaya matched the genetic sequence from a fossil polar bear that died 40,000 years ago . They claimed that the hair may belong to an undiscovered species of bear . The scientists said they were unable to determine if this was true or not, but it didn't matter because there are no other known examples of such hybrids between bears and humans.
Latest research dismisses theories that yeti is an unknown species of bear . Scientists had claimed DNA from 'yeti ' hair found in the Himalaya matched the genetic sequence from a fossil polar bear that died 40,000 years ago . They claimed that the hair may belong to an undiscovered species of bear . The new research concludes the hair may belong to a common brown bear . But scientists are baffled how hunters confused the fur with hair of a yeti .