Exotic legs of ostriches in Africa

Although after learning the cause of such deformed legs, the people in this tribe still did not want to step outside.

In the Zambezi basin in Zimbabwe and Botswana, there is a tribe called Vadoma , which was previously forgotten and it was only discovered not long ago.

The biggest difference between the people of the Vadoma tribe and the other tribes is their appearance. If at first glance, the Vadoma tribe people are not much different until they look down at their feet. Normally the foot will have 5 fingers but they only have 2 fingers, it is very eccentric and is likened to an ostrich's leg. Therefore, the Vadoma is also known as the 'ostrich'.

This special foot structure does not cause any trouble for Vadoma residents, even they are very good at climbing trees.Of course, because of these special legs, people cannot wear shoes and even in any weather they go barefoot.

Many people are interested in why the Vadoma tribe's feet have become like that.Some people claim that their ancestors were not Earth people but from other planets, shaped like birds.After coming to Earth, they combined with humans and produced children with ostrich claw-like feet.

Of course, no one believes in this legend but they believe in science more.Scientists think this is a variant.Some studies show that this situation is caused by intercourse of people in the tribe.Relatives who marry and have inbreeding will give birth to a malformed baby and this condition is hereditary, so most people in the tribe have ostrich legs.

Besides, ostrich legs are not the only situation that occurs in the Vadoma tribe, it has appeared in many parts of the world and is called 'lobster syndrome'.The person who named this situation at the time thought that the deformed heel looked like the more of a lobster.

As long as the people of these tribes leave the tribe and go to the outside world, this symptom will disappear after several generations.But for the Vadoma tribe, they don't think it's a disease but a gift from heaven and not leaving the tribe.

The refusal to contact the outside world like Vadoma tribe, may even have worse consequences, because inbreeding marriages can cause more damage in the future and deformities. Other may happen, leading to the tribe's collapse. That's why local governments are also pushing the Vadoma tribe to make more contact with the outside world.