Mouth-to-mouth wild hyena feeding in Harar, Ethiopia

by stvalentine | April 15, 2008 at 06:38 am
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Mouth-to-mouth wild hyena feeding in Harar, Ethiopia

Mouth-to-mouth wild hyena feeding in Harar, Ethiopia

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There is an ancient tradition of wild hyena feeding in Harar, Ethiopia, which is still being practiced today. As far as I understand, this is a rite of peace-offering. The wild hyenas enter the city in great numbers during the night, and they are quite capable of snapping limbs from poor fellows sleeping on the streets. Those wild beasts are really strolling through the city in the dark

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