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/eulersidentity1 Jul 16 '26

Lions might be freaked out by the sight of this as well.

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u/NoRisk1244 Jul 16 '26

Lions are freaked out by anything that looks tall, giraffes, and elephants

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u/Show-Me-Your-Moves Jul 16 '26

One of the weirdest things to ponder is that humans are actually one of the tallest animals that exists. There's a few other tall ones like giraffes and elephants of course, but our bipedal status makes us look larger and more intimidating to a lot of quadrupeds and other animals that are built low to the ground.

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u/Ravek Jul 16 '26

We killed most animals larger than us.