thumb|300px|right|A fictional wild haggis specimen, Haggis scoticus, as displayed in the Glasgow [[Kelvingrove Gallery, next to a prepared example. said to be native to the Scottish Highlands. 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.
Haggis abroad
The notion of the wild haggis is widely believed to have, though does not always include, the idea of mismatched legs. According to an online survey commissioned by haggis manufacturers Hall's of Broxburn, released on 26 November 2003, one-third of U.S. visitors to Scotland believed the wild haggis to be a real creature.
See also
- Sidehill gouger
- Dahu, another fictional animal also said to exist in "clockwise" and "anticlockwise" varieties
- Jackalope
- Wolpertinger
- Drop bear
- Tree octopus