From the remote mountains of Mongolia come tales of a hairy beast, but not the massive

hulking Yeti you've probably heard of.

Known by various names, the almos is said to be smaller, the size of a person, yet wild,

hairy and untamed.

Some believe they may be relicned Neanderthal, still surviving.

Today we're going to have a look at the real genetic evidence.

We're doing that right now, on Skeptoid.

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Neanderthals in present day Asia.

Today we're going to set aside our slide rules and put on our galoshes, as we prepare to

dig through muddy burial sites high in the Himalayan foothills, looking for conclusive proof

that Neanderthals survive today, hidden away in the rocky corners of darkest Asia.

I've always loved reading about monsters and ghosts and mysterious creatures.

The thing that first caught my intrigue about the abominable snowman was that the reports

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