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Long-spine Porcupinefish on the coast of Zanzibar
The Long-spine porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus) is one of the many seafood organisms local people catch or collect at low tide…
First Aid for Snakebite
Back in the nineteenth and twentieth century people tried various remedies to treat snakebite. This included cutting and sucking at…
Hadza hand drill friction fire
Hadza hand drill friction fires are the standard fire-making method of the Hadzabe people in Tanzania, who live remotely. They…
Shore fishing for Bronze Whaler Shark
Bronze Whaler Sharks (Carcharhinus brachyurus), also known as Copper Sharks, are sought-after game fish for recreational anglers in many parts…
Stingless bee honey collected by Hadza people
The Hadzabe people eagerly collect stingless bee honey all year long. They do this destructively by cutting open the hives…
Baobab seeds and pulp porridge
Baobab seeds and vine roots are staple foods for remotely living Hadza in Tanzania. This article already presented the collection…
Hadza style of shooting bows
Shooting bows by remotely living Hadza boys and men is a daily, necessary affair. From the age of three, they…
Himba smoke shower
The Himba women continue practicing traditional personal hygiene methods, including using a smoke shower and a mixture of red ochre…
Climbing a Baobab tree
A Baobab tree (Adansonia digitata) is characteristic of African Savannah biomes. In Tanzania, the Hadza people in the mountainous southern…
Determining cardinal points by trees
Determining cardinal points by trees in Southern African savannas (Southern Hemisphere) is a standard procedure. It is helpful in case…
Datoga huts
The Datoga are pastoralist people living in various regions of northern Tanzania. Their estimated population is about 30,000. One of…
Datoga spears
Datoga spears have a long history but were replaced for hunting by bows and arrows in modern times. Nowadays, their…
Hadza water sources
The Hadzabe (plural of Hadza) natural environments are the escarpments and rocky, wooded hills that form the watersheds for Lake…
Grey Foam-nest Tree Frogs
Grey foam-nest Tree Frogs (Chiromantis xerampelina) are called ‘Southern Foam-nest Tree Frogs’ or ‘Foam-nest Frogs’. Their native distribution range is…