Yeren, Almas, and Yeti: Cryptid Hominoids in Asia

You’ve heard of the Yeti before, but did you know that there are dozens of distinct traditions of cryptid hominoids in Asia? From Almas to Yeren, these creatures show up in some of the world’s oldest art and literature, and are still seen today. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/user?u=3375417 Donate on Paypal: https://ThinkAnomalous.com/support.html Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/R7sRtk-n6X4 Website: https://ThinkAnomalous.com Full sources & transcript: https://ThinkAnomalous.com/cryptid-hominoids-in-asia.html Facebook: https://facebook.com/ThinkAnomalous Twitter: https://twitter.com/Think_Anomalous Instagram: https://instagram.com/Think.Anomalous Check out more from our illustrator, V.R. Laurence: https://vrlaurence.com Think Anomalous is created by Jason Charbonneau. Illustration by V.R. Laurence (https://vrlaurence.com) Research by Clark Murphy. Music by Josh Chamberland. Animation by Brendan Barr. Sound design by Will Mountain and Josh Chamberland. Sources: Bayanov, Dmitri. “Historical Evidence for the Existence of Relict Hominoids.” The Relict Hominoid Inquiry, 1 (2012): 23-50. Bourtsev/Burtsev, Igor. “A Skeleton Still Buried and a Skull Unearthed: The Story of Zana.” In In the Footsteps of the Russian Snowman, Dmitri Bayanov (Crypto-Logos Publishers/CFZ, 1996/2015) Channel 4. “Was Russian 'Bigfoot' actually an African slave?” November 1, 2013. Czubala, Dionizjusz. “Mongolian Contemporary Legends: Field Research Report, Part Three, Legends about Almas, the Abominable Snowman.” Foaftale News, 31 (1993): 1-4. Debenat, Jean-Paul. The Asian Wild Man: Yeti, Yeren & Almasty Cultural Aspects and Evidence of Reality, ebook edition. Hancock House Publishers, 2014. Gerlach, David. “Why Jane Goodall Believes in Bigfoot (Video).” March 28, 2015. Greshko, Michael, and Maya Wei-haas. “New species of ancient human discovered in the Philippines.” NationalGeographic.com, April 10, 2019. Koffmann, Marie-Jeanne. “L’Almasty, Yé du Caucase / The Almasty, Yeti of the Caucasus.” Archéologia / Archaeologia, no. 269 (June 1991): 24-43. Translation by Malcolm Smith. Koffmann, Marie-Jeanne. “L’Almasty du Caucase - Mode de vie d’un humanoide.” Archéologia, no. 276 (February 1992): 52-65. English reprint: “The Almasty of the Caucasus – Life Style of a Hominoid,” The Relict Hominoid Inquiry 4 (2015): 106-123, translation by Edward Winn. This podcast uses sound effects downloaded from stockmusic.com.