Is the existence of a relict primate in the Far North possible?
https://doi.org/10.21443/3034-1434-2024-2-4-88-105
Abstract
The author sets out to generalize the existing information about a humanoid creature in the Russian Far North by analyzing the reports of local residents, travelers, and researchers, as well as by studying local legends and folklore tales. The data is evaluated from the perspectives of folklore studies and the theory of testimonial evidence. The reliability of this evidence, which resonates well with the traces of prehistoric human activity found in Yakutia, cannot be fully ruled out. Given the low anthropogenic load and the scarcity of knowledge about these places, the possibility of the existence of animals, which are unknown to science, cannot be refuted. The author evaluates the theoretical possibility of the existence of a highly developed primate in northern and other areas of the planet, which cannot be accessed by conventional methods of zoology.
About the Author
V. В. Sapunov
St Petersburg Medical and Social Institute
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Valentin B. Sapunov — Dr. Sci. (Biology), Member of Peter Academy of Sciences and Arts,Emeritus Member of European Geosciences Union, Consultant of Moscow State University, Professor of Medical and Social Institute
72 Kondratyevsky avenue, St. Petersburg, 193112
ID WоS: 4545-2021
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Sapunov V.В. Is the existence of a relict primate in the Far North possible? Arctic and Innovations. 2024;2(4):88-105. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21443/3034-1434-2024-2-4-88-105
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