Wild Haggis

Wild Haggis

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According to some sources, the wild haggis's left legs are of different length than its right legs, allowing it to run quickly around the steep mountains and hillsides which make up its natural habitat, but only in one direction. It is further claimed that there are two varieties of haggis, one with longer left legs and the other with longer right legs. The former variety can run clockwise around a mountain (as seen from above) while the latter can run anticlockwise. The two varieties coexist peacefully but are unable to interbreed in the wild because in order for the male of one variety to mate with a female of the other, he must turn to face in the same direction as his intended mate, causing him to lose his balance before he can mount her. As a result of this difficulty, differences in leg length among the Haggis population are accentuated. [ [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usfeatures/haggis/wildhaggis.html Wild Haggis Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland ] ]

Haggis abroad

The notion of the wild Haggis is widely believed, though not always including the idea of mismatched legs. According to a survey released on 26 November 2003, one-third of U.S. visitors to Scotland believed the wild Haggis to be a real creature. [ [http://travel.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,7445,1093930,00.html US tourists believe haggis is an animal | UK news | The Guardian ] ]

Influence on media

The Alan Garner novel "The Owl Service" introduced the concept, as a jokey aside of 'fimbulwinters', of artificial legs designed for such creatures as the wild Haggis (though the concept is used in the novel specifically for sheep) to walk unaided on even ground.

In an episode of "River Cottage", the presenter, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall goes hunting for these Haggis creatures in his quest to find true haggis to cook. The convincing locals in the episode never reveal what a haggis actually is, leading the viewers to wonder if he believed them.

In an episode of "The Goodies", the three main characters were visiting Scotland and captured a haggis to eat, shortly before having an encounter with a bagpipe spider.

ee also

*Haggis
*Sidehill Gouger
*Sidehill Dodge Hodag
*Dahu
*Jackalope

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