Apewoman who could outrun a horse was 'not human', according to DNA tests

Witnesses said Zana the apewoman had the 'characteristicsof a wild animal' She was allegedly trapped in Caucusus mountains and covered in thick hair Had 'enormous athletic power' and she could infamously outrun a horse A genetics professor has analysed DNA of six of her living descendants

By Jennifer Newton and Jay Akbar For Mailonline

Published: 07:06 EST, 4 April 2015 | Updated: 11:13 EST, 4 April 2015

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Hundreds of explorers, theorists and fantasists have spent their lives searching for the infamous 'big-foot'.

But a leading geneticist believes he has found evidence to prove that it - or rather she - could have been more than a myth.

Professor Bryan Sykes of the University of Oxford claims a towering woman named Zana who lived in 19th Century Russia - and appeared to be 'half human, half ape' - could have been the fabled yeti.

Witnesses described the six-foot, six-inches tall woman discovered in the Caucasus mountains between Georgia and Russia as having 'all the characteristics of a wild animal' - and covered in thick auburn hair.

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Apewoman who could outrun a horse was 'not human', according to DNA tests