the legend of the Dahu

The Dahu hunt

raph — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:44:33 +0000

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

raph — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:17:00 +0000

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

Video

raph — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:40:19 +0000

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

raph — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:36:59 +0000

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????

raph — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:59:29 +0000

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

raph — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:51:25 +0000

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…

raph — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:08:57 +0000

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…