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The Ostrich People Of Zimbabwe Who Have Just Two Toes by Rtopzy(f): 8:47pm On May 03, 2018 |
Vadoma: The Ostrich
People of Zimbabwe Who
Have Just Two Toes The Vadoma people, also known as the Bantwana tribe, which means children/ descendants, are a tribe living in the north of Zimbabwe, primarily in the Urungwe and Sipolilo districts on the Zambezi river valley. There are many in their community, who can’t wear shoes due to the shape of their feet. They only have two big toes on each foot. They don’t have middle toes and the two outer ones are turned in. They still can walk but with some difficulty according to the shape, running is also difficult to them. It is said this condition helps them while climbing trees, though. The elders of the Vadoma people claim that their remote ancestors were bird like beings who came from the stars and mixed their DNA with early earth women to produce offspring. The elders state that their ancient ancestors came from the star systems of Sirius and first established colonies on a planet within our solar system that they refer to as Liitolafisi. A substantial minority of vaDoma has a condition known as ectrodactyly in which the middle three toes are absent and the two outer ones are turned in, resulting in the tribe being known as the “two-toed” or “ostrich- footed” tribe. This is an autosomal dominant condition resulting from a single mutation on chromosome number 7. It is reported that those with the condition are not handicapped and well-integrated into the tribe. While possibly an aid in tree climbing, the condition prevails because of a small genetic pool among the vaDoma and is propagated by the tribal law that forbids members to marry outside the group. Due to the vaDoma tribe’s isolation, they have developed and maintained ectrodactyly, and their comparatively small gene pool has resulted in the condition being much more frequent than elsewhere. The Eastern Shona Kalanga of the Kalahari Desert also have a number of members with ectrodactyly and may be related. -WIKI/CLUEBEES Lalasticlala seun mynd44
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Re: The Ostrich People Of Zimbabwe Who Have Just Two Toes by yanabasee(m): 8:49pm On May 03, 2018 |
Weird creation.... |
Re: The Ostrich People Of Zimbabwe Who Have Just Two Toes by Waakanda: 9:02pm On May 03, 2018 |
Na wa o..God have mercy. |
Re: The Ostrich People Of Zimbabwe Who Have Just Two Toes by pointblank247(m): 9:08pm On May 03, 2018 |
I reject this oooo |
Re: The Ostrich People Of Zimbabwe Who Have Just Two Toes by SlayerForever: 2:16am On May 04, 2018 |
Sh|t! |
Re: The Ostrich People Of Zimbabwe Who Have Just Two Toes by Rtopzy(f): 10:39am On May 04, 2018 |
Lalasticlala, come nd see ur cousins..... |
Re: The Ostrich People Of Zimbabwe Who Have Just Two Toes by Emilokoiyawon: 2:00am On May 05, 2018 |
If you think you are more human than them because you have 3 extra digits per leg - think again. 1 Like |
Re: The Ostrich People Of Zimbabwe Who Have Just Two Toes by jantavanta(m): 2:27pm On May 05, 2018 |
Very interesting. The Dogon People of Mali talk about an origin from a fish-like being from the Sirius star. |
Re: The Ostrich People Of Zimbabwe Who Have Just Two Toes by Houseofglam7(f): 7:37pm On May 07, 2018 |
Yeah read this somewhere before..... Interesting |
Re: The Ostrich People Of Zimbabwe Who Have Just Two Toes by Nobody: 11:23pm On May 07, 2018 |
Hmmm....The only thing nice about this article is the accumulation of Knowledge I have gotten. Their leg shape clearly define why they are called the Ostrich people of Zimbabwe. |
Re: The Ostrich People Of Zimbabwe Who Have Just Two Toes by Emereolevanwill(m): 5:30am On Sep 09, 2018 |
Could this be mutation in action? |
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