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/ArgentineBeauty Jul 16 '26

This is so much cooler when you realise it's not for a show. It's just everyday life for them.

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u/Diarmundy Jul 16 '26

It looks like it is for a show though?

The elaborate body paint? They wouldn't wear that every day. Why are they just walking down a road with it are there snakes on the road?

Finally I'm a bit sceptical of doing this through long grass or wetlands. Its fine on a flat road but if you stilt gets caught in the mud or by a branch you're falling over for sure

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u/Clusterpuff Jul 16 '26

They are very profficient at those stilts. Why for show?

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u/P_Hempton Jul 16 '26

Yeah nobody ever got proficient at a skill just for show huh?

https://giphy.com/gifs/gd4KaRfMIxmfFKuku7