The Indian army claimed via Twitter to have seen footprints belonging to the “Yeti,” the “elusive snowman” of Nepalese folklore, sparking ridicule on social media.
“For the first time, an #IndianArmy Moutaineering Expedition Team has sited Mysterious Footprints of mythical beast ‘Yeti’ measuring 32×15 inches close to Makalu Base Camp on 09 April 2019,” the army’s official account tweeted. “This elusive snowman has only been sighted at Makalu-Barun National Park in the past.”
Images published on the army’s social media page show deep-set footprints at the army’s Makalu Base Camp, deep in the Himalayas. The post, sent to the Indian army’s 5.98 million followers, had been shared more than 6,000 times as of early Tuesday.
The “Yeti,” aka “Abominable Snowman,” is often depicted in popular culture as a large, ape-like creature, not unlike how the creature is portrayed in the 1964 Christmas classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.”