THE YETI, ALSO KNOWN AS THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN, THE WILD MAN, OR BIGFOOT (IN THE WESTERN WORLD), IS ONE OF THE MOST WELL KNOWN CRYPTIDS OF OUR TIME. IT ORIGINATES FROM ANCIENT FOLKLORE OF THE SHERPA AND OTHER NATIVES OF THE HIMALAYAS. THE CLASSIC YETI IS A MOSTLY PEACEFUL APE-LIKE MAN THAT ROAMS THE MOUNTAIN RANGES, BUT OTHER CLASSES ARE KNOWN TO BE MORE VIOLENT. DESPITE SEVERAL SIGHTINGS AND EVIDENCE, ITS EXISTENCE HAS YET TO BE PROVEN.