Witnesses said Zana the apewoman had the 'characteristicsof a wild animal' She was allegedly trapped in Caucusus mountains and covered in thick hair Had 'enormous athletic power' and she could infamously outrun a horse A genetics professor has analysed DNA of six of her living descendants <\/p>\n
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Hundreds of explorers, theorists and fantasists have spent their lives searching for the infamous 'big-foot'. <\/p>\n
But a leading geneticist believes he has found evidence to prove that it - or rather she - could have been more than a myth. <\/p>\n
Professor Bryan Sykes of the University of Oxford claims a towering woman named Zana who lived in 19th Century Russia - and appeared to be 'half human, half ape' - could have been the fabled yeti. <\/p>\n
Witnesses described the six-foot, six-inches tall woman discovered in the Caucasus mountains between Georgia and Russia as having 'all the characteristics of a wild animal' - and covered in thick auburn hair. <\/p>\n
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