Has the Yeti finally been found?

New Delhi: If the Indian Army’s latest announcement is anything to go by, we may be a bit closer to finding the whereabouts of the mythical Yeti.

“For the first time, an Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition Team has sited mysterious footprints of the mythical beast 'Yeti' measuring 32x15 inches close to Makalu Base Camp on 09 April 2019,” (sic) said the Indian Army’s Additional Directorate General of Public Information, the official source of information of the Indian Army’s activities. “This elusive snowman has only been sighted at Makalu-Barun National Park in the past.”

Also known as the indomitable snowman, the Yeti is a large ape-like animal that is said to be taller than a man and walks on two legs that is said to inhabit the Himalayas, Siberia, Central Asia and East Asia.

However, many were quick to decry the Indian Army’s supposed discovery, with writer Sanjeev Sanyal calling this “the result of reading too much Tintin in one’s childhood,” as Indian citizen Kunal said, “With all due respect to everyone, what we call Yeti is with all probability either the Himalayan Brown Bear or Tibetan Blue Bear. Both are endangered, can grow over 7 feet and are bipedal. The single foot print forms when the bear walks on four feet.”

Bhavatosh Singh added: “I always knew Tintin was right. He was the first to spot the mysterious beast Yeti. Time to re-read Tintin In Tibet.”

Another Indian, Anusuya, also decried the finding, saying, “What the hell is wrong with you guys? Just look at those pics for heaven's sake. That's not a bipedal. Couldn't you guys call a single animal expert before posting this? Unless you are claiming your Yeti walks on a single foot and travels by jumping.”