CSI: Creature Scene Investigation

The latest sighting of sasquatch, affectionately known as Bigfoot, occurred one night early this month in the Yukon, when residents of Teslin heard crackling branches and saw a large human-like figure run by a house, leaving large footprints and tufts of hair. This time, the hair will be retrieved and run through DNA testing to determine if the creature is a primate or not. The hairy upright has been a legend in the mountains of western Canada and the US since before Europeans settled the area. University of Alberta wildlife geneticist, David Coltman, who will perform the test, said that scientists have catalogued the DNA of most of the large animals living in the Yukon, like bears and bison, and he will compare Bigfoot's DNA against those. "If sasquatch is indeed a primate," he said, "then we would expect the sample to be closer to humans or chimpanzees or gorillas." Test results will be released Thursday. (Yahoo)