Calling it an accidental find, researchers have discovered a new species of bear or could be a previously unknown cross between a polar and brown bear. They found it while assessing for yeti's existence.

Researchers tested 30 hair samples to know if any of them belonged to storied creature, Bigfoot. But the hair matched with the DNA of bears, horses and even porcupine. During this assessment, they discovered the new species of bear.

"I cannot say that the sasquatch or related animal does not exist", said study co-author Michel Sartori, but he also added that for now, he does not have any evidence of the existence of these creatures.

Many call it Bigfoot and its other names include Almas or Almasty and Sasquatch. The purported species is a subject of stories and scepticism for a long time now. Mountaineers, hunters and others who have wandered in less explored areas have said of seeing the purported creature.

For the study, researchers asked all cryptozoologists across the world to send them hair samples that might belong to a yeti. Thirty samples were selected for genetic analysis, 28 of them turned out to be hair of species including a human, a raccoon and porcupine.

Two samples from Ladakh, India and another from Bhutan led to interesting result. These samples matched with the DNA of 40,000-year-old Pleistocene fossil of a polar bear. The DNA was unlikely of the modern polar bear. Study researchers concluded by affirming that they have no evidence of the existence of a yeti.