Tjutjuna

Tjutjuna or Chuchunaa is a hominid cryptid rumoured to exist in Siberia, Russia. It has been described as six to seven feet tall and covered with dark hair.cite encyclopedia | title = Chuchunaa | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology: A Global Guide | author = Newton, Michael | pages = 102 | publisher = McFarland & Company, Inc. | date = 2005 | id = ISBN 0-7864-2036-7 ] Some cryptozoologists including Bernard Heuvelmans have speculated that Tjutjuna may be a relict population of Neanderthal. Mark Hall, another cryptozoologist, has suggested surviving members of "Homo gardarensis". No conclusive evidence for the existence of the creature have yet been presented.

According to initial reports on Russian television, in 2003 mountain climber Sergey Semenov found a well preserved, furry frozen limb in Siberia. Reportedly, X-rays showed it to be thousands of years old, and it appeared to be similar to a human foot in structure. [BBC News 9 Oct 2003 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3175926.stm Siberia find revives yeti legends] ] Besides the initial reports there has been no further coverage, casting this account into doubt.

ee also

*Almas
*Yeren
*Yeti (also known as Abominable Snowman)
*Pangboche Hand

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