Ostrich's Secret

Living on the boisterous peak of the Chiruwa (Zimbabwe) mountain range, the Vadoma tribe is almost completely isolated from human civilization. For that reason, over thousands of years, the land of people with two toes that are V-shaped is still mysteriously covering the thick mist.

A strange tribe with a giant 2-foot foot

Until now, the number of people who knew the Vadoma pureblood (Doma) in the African mountains sucked out and only counted on the fingers. Considering that, Mr. Charles Sutton in Banstead (Surrey, England) - one of the first white people to be ' pleased ' Vadoma audience - decided to recount the time when he encountered the Ostrich tribe .

In 1951, young Charles determined to leave Surrey to go to southern Rhodesia. Here, Charles joined the South African police force (still under British rule) and was transferred to one of the most remote wilderness areas.

It was the first time Charles heard of Vadoma - the tribe of two-legged people, also known as Ostriches, because their legs and walking style were quite similar to ostriches.   Strange feet, when put on a clip, it looks like a lobster claw. So, the tribes around them called them Lobster. Without curiosity, the young policeman decided to hire a Mozambican aboriginal as an interpreter and instructor, then 'the two teachers ' went straight to Chiruwa.

'From the flickering fire, I clearly saw the extreme surprise on the face of the Vadoma Aboriginal guy,' Sutton recalled when he first encountered a two-finger tribe member. 'Then I learned that I was the first white man this guy met, and also the first white man to grope to this deserted mountain.'

Vadoma people speak Chikunda (a Turkish form) and Kore Kore - the dialect of the Mkorekore tribe, live mainly by hunting, trapping wild animals, fishing, picking up forest fruits, finding honey .

'Famous nomadic men are curious but also run when they see the appearance of strangers. There was only one member who seemed strangely calm - the one I knew later was the patriarch. He invited me to drink beer - a dish made of forest fruit, boiled for 7 consecutive days'.

"The villagers dragged each other at a time. The women put their babies on their backs, they were almost naked outside a cloth covering the genitalia. Men were only wearing thin loincloths. And now, I started notice a person with strange feet: each middle leg lacks 3 middle fingers, 2 remaining fingers spread like ostrich legs ".

The deformity of Vadoma Aboriginal people - appears only in people with the pure blood of the tribe - stemming from the phenomenon of chromosome 7 deformity. Surviving for thousands of years, two-legged legs still pass through so much Because it is an advantage that helps Aboriginal people climb easily.

Doma people still tell the birth of their tribe with a legend. That, long ago, a long time ago, the great mother gave birth to a boy with only 2 toes.

The people in the tribe saw this boy so frightened. They think this is a devil, not a normal person. After discussing, the tribe decided to kill the boy.

However, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th child . was born, still only 2 fingers, just like the first child.

At this time, the new chief told the tribe that these were not demons, but a new breed. God gave birth to these new people, replacing the old people on the earth.

Although there are only 2 fingers, the people in this tribe are healthy. Scientists have studied and photographed and found their bone structure completely normal.

With two-toed feet, they could not run fast, she was transparent. However, they have the ability to climb trees like monkeys. Two toes pinched into the branches like pincers and climbed fast.

With such odd feet , this tribe cannot use shoes. They can only wear shoes with their own designs and each type of foot.

They have wildlife, depend on hunting, trapping wild animals, exploiting honey, picking fruits to eat.

X-rays show their bones grow normally.

Separated from human civilization, no school, no medical service, Vadoma residents still seem to be very satisfied with their current lives. Perhaps that is also the reason why the Ostrich tribe still existed intact until today.