You know how science is basically a conspiracy to keep the public from finding out unsettling truths, including those proving the existence of cryptozoological curiosities like the Loch Ness monster and Bigfoot? Neither do scientists; most would like nothing better than to be the one who discovered such a thing.
But the entire field of "creature sightings" has become such a swamp of poor practices, nutball theories, and outright frauds that most scientists retreated from it long ago. With "anomalous primates" in particular, the evidence is weak; no bodies have ever been found, and scientists have largely judged the question of their existence provisionally closed. This has led those who believe that massive and mysterious creatures are hiding in the world's woods, mountains, and lakes to claim that they have been "rejected by science."
To dispel this belief—and to scrutinize old evidence with the most modern techniques—five scientists from Europe and the US joined forces back in 2012. Their focus was on the creature known variously as a yeti, sasquatch, or bigfoot. In a May 14, 2012 press release, they asked for hair samples of said creatures from anywhere in the world—and received 57 from museums and private collectors.
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