Ostrich people with two fingers: African tribe Vadoma (4 photos)

Many centuries ago, the ancient Greek historians Strabo and Megasthenes wrote about the mysterious ostrich people who had only 2 toes on their feet. Of course, modern researchers (scientists of modern times) could not take statements of this kind seriously. After all, Strabo and Megasthenes came up with other incredible stories about mythical creatures, distorted life in India and much more.







Imagine the surprise of scientists when the mysterious ostrich people were actually found. And more than once, but every time they did not believe the words of travelers, believing that they were simply embellishing reality.

Only in the 70s of the last century, scientists had to admit: they were receiving too many messages about these amazing people, so they went to Africa. To where the Vadoma tribe lived, who really turned out to have ostrich legs.



The tribe lived very isolated: they did not trust strangers and imposed bans on marriages with representatives of other nations. Because of this, the Vadoma lived for centuries, or even millennia, interbreeding with each other. This, according to scientists, led them to a genetic mutation of their legs. Moreover, this mutation is a dominant trait, so if at least one of the parents has it, the probability of passing it on to the child increases to 75, and sometimes up to 100%.

However, there is a second theory about where this mutation came from. According to scientists, it could also be caused by an unknown virus, which led these people to this appearance. However, there are people who believe that both theories have a right to exist.



The Vadoma themselves believe that such an appearance is a gift from heaven. Literally. After all, their ancestors were an earthly woman and a cosmic bird that descended from the sky. In general, the legends of the tribe are interesting. Ufologists are delighted.

And here the main question arises: how do people with such strange legs live? Surprisingly, but... completely normal. They have no problems with adaptation and fellow tribesmen. Vadoma have long been accustomed to the fact that ostrich people live among them, so the “two-fingered” ones are perfectly integrated into society, and their life is no different from the life of other Vadoma people.



As for their daily lives, the Vadoma live a very quiet, sedentary life. They do not contact other people, do not trade with the outside world, but live by subsistence farming, hunting and gathering. However, because of poachers, their life becomes more difficult: they kill the animals that the Vadoma hunt, leaving the tribe literally without food.

There is a possibility that these people will soon leave their homes in search of a better life, because they don’t want to communicate with other people, and they definitely won’t ask for help.