Sir David Attenborough wants to find the yeti

THE search for the elusive yeti has just received a big boost from beloved nature broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. He says he’d like to track down the Abominable Snowman.

Undated : Yeti

VETERAN nature TV broadcaster Sir David Attenborough hopes to fulfil a lifelong ambition by tracking down the yeti.

The 88-year-old Brit has been making wildlife shows for the BBC since the 1950s and his groundbreaking work has earned him a slew of awards, including three British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) honours and two Primetime Emmy nominations.

During his career he has travelled across the globe to show viewers the most obscure species on the planet, but there is still one mysterious beast he is keen to find.

In 2008, a team of Japanese adventurers said they had discovered footprints they believed were made by the legendary yeti.

Sir David is the brother of revered British actor Richard Attenborough, who died in August.

“I wouldn’t mind finding the Abominable Snowman,” he says.

“I don’t say I necessarily believe in it. I’m saying that there is evidence. A set of huge teeth from a giant ape were found in the 1920s.”

The yeti is believed to be a massive apelike creature inhabiting the Himalayan mountains in Nepal.