LYS-5 2016-1 Soru=30

It is stated in the passage that searches for mythical animals ----.

The news that a ‘Yeti finger’ found in Nepal is from a
person, not a new species of giant Himalayan ape, will
not surprise many. The notion that it came from a Yeti
was laid to rest by a DNA test at Edinburgh Zoo. Yet
again, evidence thought to demonstrate the existence of
the famous mystery animal has failed the test. Every
year, naturalists go to remote areas in search of
mythical animals. Do they ever meet success? The
answer is yes. The most famous example is the Okapi,
a relative of the giraffe. So, could new species of large
animals still await discovery? New species are found all
the time. A long-horned relative of the cattle, the Saola,
was discovered in Asia, in 1992, while more than 10
new primate species have been named since 2005. But
some mystery animals appear unlikely. They are
reported from well-studied areas like North America and
have been the subject of unsuccessful discovery
attempts. The time has come to stop combing North
America for Bigfoot, or looking for Yetis in the
Himalayas. There is no reason to take their existence
seriously.