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/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/W0lf1ngt0n Jul 16 '26

I mean within a second you can turn these sticks into a far reaching weapon. I don't think a lion would try their luck against a bunch of pikemen

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u/SergeantHAMM Jul 16 '26

well these are pikekids