How many legs does a haggis have?

Question

I just wanted to see what answers I would get - I'm Scottish!!!

Answer 1

I can't believe those people that are saying Haggis' aren't real animals! Course they are! I watched a programme about them once...

Answer 2

The haggis, or 'haggis-beestie' has four legs, and generally has legs shorter on one side than the other, either the left or the right, which enables the haggis to move with speed on the rocky Scots mountains. The legs of the counter-clockwise or 'tuathal' haggis are shorter on left side of the body, whilst the clockwise or 'deiseil' haggis has legs shorter on the right hand side.

The two species are distinct from each other, and although they are not natural enemies, interbreeding is impossible as they never face the same way on the hill. Recent research from the University of Dundee suggests that by gene-splicing the two breeds, a 'sassenach' haggis could be created, with legs the same length on each side. Such a haggis, if it existed, would be capable of living and breeding on flat lands. As yet there are no plans for the genetic engineering of sassenach haggis' however, due to prohibitive costs.

Answer 3

Four two either side but the ones on the left are a lot shorter than the ones on the right. This is so that when the Haggis runs along the side of a mountain in the Trossocks where they live the long legs are on the down slope side the short ones on the up slope side and the body stays level

Answer 4

4, they are similar to an anteater is size and live in gorse in the Scotish lowlands

This page will give you all the zooology, habitate, food and behaviours you need to know.

http://haggishunt.scotsman.com/haggisclopedia.cfm?part=3

Be warned though, hunting season is closed and there is a big fine for shooting haggis out of season

Also, the myth buster section of this website says this about legs:
They have one leg shorter than another.
This misconception originated with a respected English commentator. However, the haggis’s legs are all the same size. Any apparent difference in length could be due to the haggis’s habit of standing in a bog to confuse predators. Quite why this would confuse a predator is unclear as the haggis would be unable to run away, being as it is stuck in a bog.

Answer 5

Definitely 4 legs shorter on one side. And the haggis is red and white tartan coloured. There was an old episode of the Goodies where they went haggis hunting.

Answer 6

A lot of amusing answers here! Haggis is sheep stomach, a very traditional dish in Scotland

Answer 7

I'm sorry, haggis doesn’t have any legs. Haggis is a stuffed sheep’s stomach. It’s a Scottish dish. I never ate it, but I heard it is delicious!

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Answer 8

It has 2 legs and 2 wings. They are incredibly difficult creatures to catch because they can run and fly so fast. But because they are so delicious it is well worth the hassle! Serve with tatties and neeps (a wee dram too!)

Answer 9

5, 2 r short 2 r long and theres one in the centre thats a medium length used for balacing lol

Answer 10

It has three legs and two short arms, which unfortunately means that it spends a lot of time running round in circles.