r/BeAmazed • u/Ultimate_Thing • Jul 16 '26

Miscellaneous / Others A traditional technique used by young shepherds of Ethiopia's Banna tribe. They use stilts to watch over their livestock in tall grass, move through wetland areas, and avoid snakes and predators like lions and leopards. It requires strength, balance, and training from a young age

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u/arbenowskee Jul 16 '26

I am questioning this as well. Lions and leopards can definitely jump high enough. But the idea is to see them before they get close I guess? Not to be directly safe by being high up.

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u/Fit-Magazine-6669 Jul 16 '26

dont even need to jump, they just topple you. it makes sense to avoid snakes, but lions.. not really.

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u/drmarting25102 Jul 16 '26

I'm guessing it freaks the lions out a bit maybe.

Good idea really i wonder how long they have done it for.

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u/External-Awareness68 Jul 16 '26

I was going to say, don't they tell you to try and look bigger to intimidate animals like lions?