the legend of the Dahu

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The Dahu hunt June 26, 2008

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What are you suppose to do?

      -first: find a partner, a big bag and walk until you find a dahu.

     -then walk carefully behind it.

     -when you are 5 meters behind it, whistle! The Dahu is very curious…

    -So it will turn over! but if it turns over, it falls (due to its short legs)!! Your partner has just to open the bag and then the dahu will fall into it !!

    -You may become a really good hunter if you want !!

 

 

Dahu in art June 25, 2008

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On the evidence of these paintings the Dahu was not unknown to our ancestors !!

 

 

 

 

Video June 12, 2008

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This is the only video about Dahu… You can trust them, it’s a report from the INA our French archives! :)

It helps us to improve our knowledge about this animal. Note that there are some little mistakes:

-there are not one but two species which are still alive

-they can swim!

- …

 

Description June 12, 2008

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According to locals, there are still two species of Dahu which are still alive:

-the levogyre Dahu.

-the dextrogyre Dahu.

See them in this picture (left: levogyre Dahu , right: dextrogyre Dahu):

Big question: Can two Dahus mate?

If they are from the same species, ok, there is no problem… of course the female may sometimes be a little bit surprised. But as we see in this picture, if they are not from the same species, they just can kiss! That’s why the two species have never mixed (see the video to learn more about mating!)

P.S.: Is the chamois the result of a (rare!!) mating between a levogyre dahu and a dextrogyre dahu ??

 

Ouch!! What’s that???? June 12, 2008

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It’s the Dahu!!

So, have you seen that? The Dahu has two legs shorter than the other ones!! It’s due to its environment: it has adapted to the moutain!! That’s why you’ll never see it outside the Alps… ;-)

 

First presentation June 12, 2008

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If you are on holiday in the Alps, you may meet people who will propose a very special hunt: the Dahu hunt! So before you accept, let me present this animal

 

At the beginning… June 11, 2008

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Hello,

I’ll try to present you a “legendary” animal: the Dahu. Most of you don’t know anything about this “legend” but you’ll see: is it really a legend? Some pictures or videos are so real…