Bigfoot, Yeti: Meet Science

Bigfoot, Yeti: Meet Science

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Science, Biology

11th Grade - University

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The video explores the scientific investigation into anomalous primates like Bigfoot and Yeti. An international team of zoologists collected and analyzed 57 hair and fur samples to determine their origins. Most samples were from common animals, but two samples from the Yeti region matched a 40,000-year-old polar bear fossil. This study brings scientific rigor to cryptozoology, potentially leading to the discovery of a new bear species.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary reason scientists initially dismissed creatures like Bigfoot and Yeti?

Government intervention

Lack of physical evidence

Cultural bias

Insufficient funding

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What method did researchers use to analyze the hair and fur samples?

Chemical spectroscopy

Radiographic imaging

Mitochondrial DNA analysis

Carbon dating

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which animal's DNA was surprisingly found in samples from Bhutan and India?

Black bear

Brown bear

Ancient polar bear

Modern polar bear

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What potential new discovery did the researchers suggest based on their findings?

A previously unknown bird species

A new species of ape

A hybrid bear species

A new type of raccoon

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How might this study impact the field of cryptozoology?

It will disprove all cryptozoological claims

It will bridge the gap between pseudoscience and scientific research

It will lead to the end of cryptozoology

It will confirm the existence of Bigfoot