Migoi (Bhutanese Yeti)
The Migoi (from Tibetan 'mi rgod' meaning 'wild man') is Bhutan's indigenous version of the Yeti, a magical wild creature inhabiting the high Himalayan pastures and deep forests. Unlike the more physical Nepali Yeti, the Bhutanese Migoi possesses supernatural qualities: it can become invisible at will, its blood has magical properties used for talismans, and it carries two enchanted objects — the dipshing (a juniper twig that grants invisibility) and the sem phatsa (a special satchel without which it loses all power). Bhutanese folklore distinguishes between two types: the mechume, a smaller a