Comment by mukmuk
7 days ago
Somewhat relatedly, there is a pretty plausible theory that some “find the Yeti” expeditions were in fact cover for operations by my country’s intelligence services to sabotage China. See e.g., https://topsecretumbra.substack.com/p/the-secret-history-of-...
(Btw the general idea that there are animals that we don’t know about is not remotely far-fetched. A new possum genus was discovered like a month ago.)
> (Btw the general idea that there are animals that we don’t know about is not remotely far-fetched. A new possum genus was discovered like a month ago.)
I might be totally mistaken but I think most of the times when a new "species" is found is either a) some different genus which a non trained eye would not be able to distinguish from an existing one, or b) some species that lives only in a very difficult to reach place with some very specific conditions (i.e. underwater near volcanoes).
Something so different with so many "sightings" as a Bigfoot? Almost impossible.
the word general in italics was intended to read as “in contrast to this”...
Finding a variant type of possum is not at all the same as Nessie surfacing in front of humans for the first time in a century, or a bipedal ape on a decades-long walking tour, unseen.
> Nessie surfacing in front of humans for the first time in a century
Wait, are you implying that Nessie used to surface in front of humans?
Bigfoot proposes the idea that there are animals we do know about, but just haven't found proof of, which is a little more farfetched.