polar bear

Across the Himalaya, from Ladakh to Bhutan and beyond into the Tibetan Plateau, inhabitants have various names for the enigmatic beast. 'Yeti' itself is a Sherpa word meaning 'man of the rock'.Credit: Mohan K. Duwal/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Searching for the Abominable: Is It a Man? Is It an Ape? It’s a… Bear?