Are the "missing" Linked?

Tibetan monks share legend-colored reports Taking wide-eyed listeners from valley floors To peaks in the sentinel Himalayas So how could such holy men’s tales betray us A dark, furry creature’s outline has been seen Startling climbers on mountains so serene Leaving bipedal footprints on pristine snow Stumping searchers who try to learn where they go Yeti, the not-so-abominable snowman Much maligned being of God’s creative hand Never attacks, just appears and quickly flees Allowing sighters to suspect what they please Howling in the pain of loss from lofty peaks Perhaps for a missing cousin Yeti seeks One who traversed a lost land bridge from Asia Then made his way south from the Arctic Tundra To explore lush forests now U.S. Northwest Where for centuries Bigfoot has done his best To elude capture by settlers and hunters And scoff at ever-hopeful photographers Publicized encounters with both have been made But only footprints, blurry photos remain Of man’s intriguing, unevolved ancestors Scientists think they’re human predecessors But their imprints on Earth have been minimal Never chopping trees or scarring pinnacles They’ve reason to hide from creatures who pollute Posing threats to life by developing nukes Perhaps these "beasts" we should emulate Learn from our ancestors before it’s too late