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Chinanews, Beijing, Nov. 27 - Recently, a group of three scientists went to Lichahe River in Shennongjia to conduct an on-site investigation1 on the possible discovery of wildmen there. Scientists copied the footprints they found on the ground and collected and analyzed2 all the evidence they came by. After two days of work, they concluded that "no wildmen had been found here." However, they said that the footprints belonged to an animal they had never known before, that it was similar to human yet it was not human. Scientists also excluded the possibility that the footprints were left by wild boars or bears, the Beijing Evening News reported.
When they arrived on site, scientists found some clear footprints near the highway and by the river bank. The scientists carefully made models of these footprints with wet limestone3. They soon followed the traces where the animal ran away, hoping that they could find more evidence of the mysterious animal, evidence such as scratches, footprints or the animal's hairs, said Xu Xiaoguang, a member of the China Association for Scientific Expedition, who is also a member of the Rare and Exotic Animals Investigation Committee. "On the way, we found that lots of trees branches and vines were broken. Many things were in a mess. We found some clear footprints on rocks and decayed wood. This might have been left by the animal when it was scared and wanted to run away hurrily," said You Wenhai, another member in the expedition team. During the expedition, scientists found that the animal's footprints had some arches, indicating that it might walk upright, You said. "The height of the broken branches and vines suggests that the animal might have a height of around 1.75-1.80 meters," said You, who added that the animal might be large and almost as tall as he. "I tested with my own feet. However, even if I treaded hard on the ground, my footprint was not as clear as the animal's," You said. The investigators4 found a lot of footprints placed irregularly on the ground. The distance between every two footprints was around one meter. At a place behind a large rock, they found two kinds of footprints left on humus, one large and the other small. The footprints were in the same direction with one in front and the other behind. The scientists recognized that both the footprints were left by the left foot. During the expedition, the three scientists brought GPS devices with them so that they could pinpoint5 the exact location of the footprints they discovered. With this, scientists might be able to know the animal's living range and its food sources. After two days's on-site investigation and close scrutiny6, the scientists concluded that the animal might be a large, apelike animal that was similar to humans, and yet not humans. It could stand upright. It was an animal that the scientists had never seen before.
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