Are there any other hominins left?

摘要

Legends of human-like creatures, such as Bigfoot, the Yeti and the Yowie have entranced people for centuries. They make for good stories, but could there be any truth in them? It seems unlikely. Recently, Jeff Lozier at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa examined the location of all Bigfoot, or Sasquatch, sightings. He found that these "haunts" are identical to those of the black bear, suggesting it could simply be a case of mistaken identity (Journal of Biogeography, vol 36, p 1623).