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Légende tenace

"Persistent legend"

 

Village de Lanslevillard (Savoie - Vallée de la Maurienne)

 

The dahu (sometimes spelled dahut) is an imaginary wild animal living in mountainous areas, the environment that affected his physical evolution over generations. The existence of dahu is usually mentioned in rural and joke with particularly naïve individuals and citizens unfamiliar with the mountain fauna. (from Wikipedia).

 

Le dahu (parfois orthographié dahut) est un animal sauvage imaginaire vivant dans les zones montagneuses, environnement qui a influé sur son évolution physique au fil des générations. L'existence du dahu est généralement évoquée en milieu rural et par plaisanterie auprès de personnes particulièrement naïves et de citadins peu au fait de la faune montagnarde. (extrait de Wikipédia).

 

Slideshow "Lanslevillard village" : www.flickr.com/photos/pat21/sets/72157626432365584/show/

 

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