Li Du knew what it was. It was the bodies of two white apes.
He walked over, and Steve did the same. Then they shone their flashlights, and the others gasped.
The weather in Siberia was cold, and the cave was located at the bottom of the lake, surrounded by lake water. Although the temperature was not so cold, there was still a chill in the air.
The corpses of the two white apes were lined up side by side. One of them had already rotted, while the other one was still relatively well preserved. One could clearly see its full appearance: its fur was grayish-white, it was not short, about 1.5 meters tall, its legs were short, and its arms were slender and strong.
Steve stared blankly at the two corpses and asked, "What is this? White-haired gibbon? Some kind of albino chimpanzee? God, they can't be Siberian Yeti, can they? "
The Siberian Yeti was an unknown creature. Li Du had heard of them. Legend had it that they lived in the remote mountains of Siberia, a kind of ape-like, hairy animal.
The earliest record of the Siberian Yeti appeared in 1889, when the British adventurer and zoologist La Hall was the first to give an authoritative description of the "Yeti." He wrote that the large footprints in the snow showed that it was a furry wild animal that had lived in the ice and snow for a long time.
Most people did not believe in the existence of the Yeti and thought it was just the imagination of adventurers. In some remote areas of Siberia and the Arctic, villagers and hunters claimed to have seen the Yeti.
Li Du read the description and shook his head. "There is no such thing as a Yeti. It's all fake. Besides, isn't a Yeti more than two meters tall? That's too short. "
A height of one and a half meters was not short for apes and orangutans, but it was too short for the legendary Yeti.
Steve spread out his hands and said, "Don't be so presumptuous, man. There are a lot of things you haven't seen, so you can't imagine. Besides, wasn't there just a report about the Yeti, saying that they found definite evidence of their existence? "
The incident he mentioned happened on October 10, 2011. The government of Kemerovo region of Russia issued a statement claiming that a team of experts composed of Canadian and Swedish scientists had found "conclusive evidence" of the existence of the Yeti. The team believed that there was a 95% probability that the legendary "Yeti" lived in the Kemerovo region of Siberia, Russia.
In a local cave, the team found broken branches, a vague "snowman footprint", and a small amount of greyish-white "snowman hair".
In addition, the expert group also found a "sleeping bed" made of tree branches in the cave.
According to the experts, there were about 30 Yetis living in that area, and the Komarovo state government was going to open a university research center to study Yetis.
However, Li Du scoffed at this kind of news. He felt that it was fake news created by the local government to attract attention. The expedition team did not bring back convincing photos or DNA evidence. They only relied on some broken branches, an unclear footprint, and a small tuft of gray hair found in the cave.
The two began to argue over this issue, and Steve said, "I say, don't be presumptuous. Why do you want DNA? Won't we have DNA once we find the hair? "
Li Du said, "And then? Did they extract DNA from it? Did you find anything? "
Steve nodded seriously and said, "Yes, we found something. According to the information I got, the DNA extracted by the expert group from the hair did not find a template in nature. This is a new kind of animal."
Li Du shook his head and pointed to the two white monkeys on the ground. "This is the so-called Yetis. I bet there are some white apes living in Siberia. Someone found them and thought they were Yetis."
Steve said, "White apes live in Siberia? Your idea is even more ridiculous than the Yetis. There are no monkeys in Siberia! "
"Then they may have been brought here from the outside world," Li Du said casually. "Look, people who have come to Siberia to seek refuge come from all over the world. Who knows if anyone has brought a monkey with them?"
Steve ignored him and squatted down to check the bodies of the two apes.
It was strange enough to find apes in a place like Siberia. If these two apes could be linked to the Yetis, Steve could really be called an explorer. This would be sensational news in modern times.
He was just about to touch the body of the white ape when a white shadow suddenly jumped up and pounced on Steve.
The bodyguard next to him was shocked and unconsciously pulled out a dagger to stab it.
Li Du was prepared. He knew that it was the little white monkey that jumped down, so he used the ability to slow down time and dragged Steve away. At the same time, he blocked the bodyguard's dagger.
The little white monkey did not jump on Steve. It landed lightly on the body of a white ape, waved its long arms, and roared angrily at Steve and the others, "Squeak, squeak!"
Seeing the little white monkey, the attention of the group was attracted.
Brother Wolf immediately raised the searchlight and carefully searched the walls of the cave. The little white monkey had jumped down from above, and he was worried that there was something else up there.
Li Du noticed this detail and was even more satisfied with Brother Wolf's ability.
Looking at the little white monkey, Steve's eyes were almost shining. He cried out in surprise, "God, the little Yetis, it's alive, it's a living Yetis!"
Li Du rolled his eyes and said, "Don't be silly, this is a white ape!"
"Where is the white ape? Don't think I don't know that there is no such white monkey in nature. Even if it is a white-fronted langur, that thing only has a white head! "
Li Du said, "Maybe it's an albino ape."
Steve pointed excitedly to the three monkeys on the ground and said, "I accept your explanation, but you know very well how low the probability of albinism in an individual animal is. You know even more about the probability of two appearing at the same time."
"You have to know one more thing. The albinism gene is not hereditary, so tell me, why is this little monkey also white? Is the albinism gene inherited? Or did a white monkey just happen to appear? "
Li Du said, "Don't get excited, Steve. I understand what you mean. You want to find a snowman, but it's not a snowman. It's too small, and you see, it's a monkey!"
Li Du felt that if a snowman looked like this, it would not be surprising, because all monkeys looked like this.
Steve calmed down and then became a little depressed. He said helplessly, "Yes, damn it, they are white apes, but what species are they? This is a new species, we have found a new species of primate! "
As he spoke, he became excited again. There was a discovery.
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