Chapter 1268: 1268. The Snowman and the White Monkey (2/5)

Chapter 1268 1268. The Snowman and the White Monkey (25)

Li Du knew what it was, it was the corpses of two white apes.

He walked over, and Steve also walked over, and then the flashlight shone, and everyone else let out exclamations.

The weather in Siberia is cold. This cave is located under the island in the middle of the lake, surrounded by lake water. Although the temperature is not so cold, there is still a chilly air permeating the cave.

The corpses of two white apes are side by side, one has rotted, and the other is relatively well preserved, and its overall appearance can be seen clearly: its fur is gray and white, its height is not short, it must be about one and a half meters, and its legs are relatively short , The arms are slender and strong.

Steve stared blankly at the two corpses, and then asked, "What is this? A white-haired gibbon? Some kind of orangutan with albinism? God, they can't be Siberian snowmen, right?"

The Siberian Yeti is an unknown creature. Li Du has heard of this thing. Legend has it that they are a kind of ape-like animal with hairy body that lives in the remote mountains of Siberia.

Regarding the Siberian Yeti, the earliest record appeared in 1889, when the British adventurer and zoologist La Hall first put forward an authoritative description of the "Yeti". He wrote in the book: The big footprints on the snow show that , which is a furry wild animal that lives in the ice and snow for a long time.

Most people don't believe in the existence of Yeti, thinking that it is just an illusion or speculation of adventurers. In some remote areas of Siberia and the Arctic, there are villagers and hunters who claim that they have seen Yeti.

After reading the relevant introduction, Li Du shook his head and said, "There is no snowman, it's all fake. Besides, isn't the snowman more than two meters tall? It's too short."

The height of 1.5 meters is not short for apes and orangutans, but it is too short for the legendary snowman.

Steve spread his hands and said, "Don't question it so arbitrarily, buddy, you haven't seen many things, so you can't imagine. Besides, didn't the snowmen just be reported, saying that they found definite evidence of their existence? "

The incident he said happened on October 10, 2011. The Russian Kemerovo State Government issued a statement announcing that an expert team composed of Canadian and Swedish scientists had found "conclusive evidence" of the existence of the Yeti there. The team believes that there is a 95% probability that there is a legendary "Yeti" living in Kemerovo Oblast, Siberia, Russia.

The expert team found broken branches, a vague "yeti footprint" and a small amount of off-white "yeti hair" in a local cave.

In addition, the expert team also discovered a "bed" piled up by tree branches in the cave.

Experts estimate that there are about 30 Yeti living in that area, and the Kemerovo Oblast government is planning to open a university research center to study the Yeti.

However, Li Du sneered at this kind of news. He felt that it was a fake news created by the local government to gain attention. The expedition team did not bring back convincing photos or DNA evidence. A few broken twigs, an unclear footprint and a tuft of gray hair.

The two started a dispute on this issue, and Steve said: "I said, don't be arbitrary, what kind of DNA do you want? Don't you have DNA after you find the hair?"

Li Du said: "And then? Did they extract DNA from it? Did you find anything?"

Steve nodded earnestly, and said, "Yes, there are discoveries. According to the information I got, the DNA extracted from the hair by the expert team has no template found in nature. This is a brand new animal."

Li Du shook his head, pointed to the two white monkeys on the ground, and said, "This is the so-called snowman. I bet there are some white apes living in Siberia. Someone discovered them and took them as snowmen."

Steve said: "White apes live in Siberia? Your idea is less reliable than a snowman. There are no monkeys in Siberia!"

"It might have been brought over by the outside world." Li Du said casually, "Look, people who seek refuge in Siberia come from all over the world. Who knows if anyone has brought monkeys here?"

Steve ignored him and knelt down to examine the corpses of the two apes.

Finding an ape in a place like Siberia is weird enough. If you can connect these two apes with the yeti, then Steve can really be called an explorer. This is news that can cause a sensation in modern times .

Just as he was about to touch the white ape's body, a white shadow suddenly jumped up and rushed towards Steve in the air.

The bodyguard next to him was shocked, and subconsciously drew out his dagger and stabbed him.

Li Du had been prepared for a long time, he knew that it was the little white monkey who jumped down, so he used the ability to slow down time, dragged Steve away, and at the same time blocked the dagger that the bodyguard stabbed at.

The little white monkey didn't jump on Steve, it lightly landed on the corpse of a white ape, waved its long arms and roared angrily at Steve and his group: "Squeak, squeak!"

Seeing the little white monkey, the attention of the group was attracted.

Brother Wolf immediately raised the searchlight and searched the walls of the cave carefully. The little white monkey jumped from above, and he was worried that there were other things on it.

Li Du noticed this detail and became more and more satisfied with Brother Lang's ability.

Looking at the little white monkey, Steve's eyes almost glowed, and he exclaimed in surprise: "God, little snowman, live, a live little snowman!"

Li Du rolled his eyes and said, "Don't be stupid, this is a white ape!"

"How can there be a white ape? Don't think I don't know. There is no such white monkey in nature. Even a white-fronted langur has a white head!"

Li Du said: "It may be an albino ape."

Steve excitedly pointed to the three monkeys on the ground and said, "I accept your explanation, but you are very clear about the low probability of albinism appearing in individual animals, and you are even more clear about the probability of two albinism appearing at the same time."

"You have to be clear about one more thing. The albinism gene cannot be inherited, so tell me, why is this little monkey white all over? Has the albinism gene been inherited? Or did a white monkey happen to appear?"

Li Du said: "Don't get excited, Steve, I understand what you mean, you want to find a snowman, but it is not a snowman, it is too small, and you saw it, it is a monkey!"

With red face and red buttocks, Li Du felt that it would be nothing unusual if the snowman looked like this, because all monkeys are like this.

Steve calmed down, and then a little frustrated, he said helplessly: "Yes, damn it, they are white apes, but what species are they? This is a new species, we found a new species of primate !"

As he said that, he became excited again: After all, he found something.