Hyena Men of Harar

[grandpakhalif]

As darkness falls over the ancient walled city of Harar in Ethiopia, local people and tourists make their way to the outskirts of the city to see a bizarre spectacle.

With only the headlights of a car to illuminate the night's events, a small group of curious spectators gathers a few feet from Mulugeta Wolde Mariam, the hyena man of Harar.

He then calls out to the 30 or 40 wild hyenas which inhabit the forests surrounding the city.

Within minutes, seven or eight pairs of luminous eyes appear in the dark. Mulugeta intensifies his calls and the wild animals draw closer.

In short bursts, he loudly makes sounds in a combination of his own "hyena dialect," English and the local language of Afaan Oromo.

He starts calling out to the hyenas by name.

"I know all the hyenas well. I have given them all names which they respond to," says the 26-year-old.

From a small plastic bag, he produces pieces of meat provided by the curious spectators.

Mulugeta calls out to the other hyenas then places the pieces of raw meat in his mouth.

The hyenas advance towards him and snatch the meat from his mouth with their large teeth, before scuttling back a few feet.

"I have been doing this for 11 years now. I was taught by my friend who is much older and more experienced than me. I have never felt scared and trust the hyenas totally," he says.

"There is no danger unless you are scared, as the hyenas sense fear," says Mulugeta.

The origin of feeding the hyenas date back to the great famine of the late 19th Century.

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[Jamac_Yare]

Miid ciidagale aah oo reer hargeysa libaaxa sida hilib uu siin jiraay

[udun]

Soomaaliya waxaa la yiraahdaa dadka sidaan ah "waraabe la hadal". There are Somalis who do the same.

[zingii]

Soomaaliya waxaa la yiraahdaa dadka sidaan ah "waraabe la hadal". There are Somalis who do the same.

Mayee " Bisad Dhawaaqle".

[Cumar-Labasuul]

Horta waraabuhu waxaan moodi jiray inay miyiga iska joogi jireen, laakin berigan dhoweyd aan hargeysa tagay bey barkad ey eedadey leedahay ku ag cabi jireen kolkaa magaaladuna wey joogaan.

[Jamac_Yare]

Horta waraabuhu waxaan moodi jiray inay miyiga iska joogi jireen, laakin berigan dhoweyd aan hargeysa tagay bey barkad ey eedadey leedahay ku ag cabi jireen kolkaa magaaladuna wey joogaan.

waar nacasyahow dacawoo weeyan

[Cumar-Labasuul]

Jamac, I dhoon fink sow
Have you heard of buurta waraabe salaam

[Jamac_Yare]

Jamac, I dhoon fink sow
Have you heard of buurta waraabe salaam

maya only naaso hablood baan aqana

[Cumar-Labasuul]

Jamac, I dhoon fink sow
Have you heard of buurta waraabe salaam

maya only naaso hablood baan aqana

Naasaha dushooda maad kortay

[Jamac_Yare]

maya only naaso hablood baan aqana
Naasaha dushooda maad kortay

maay welii hore maad uu kortay adigu

[Cumar-Labasuul]

No me neither

[Jamac_Yare]

No me neither

labada nasood tee ba ka hesha

anigu bilan ba ka hela

[Cumar-Labasuul]

Bilan waa tee

Anigu waxaan ka helaa ta midigta ee kuusan

[Jamac_Yare]

Bilan waa tee

Anigu waxaan ka helaa ta midigta ee kuusan

bilan waa ta midigtaa

amina ta bidixtaa

[ToughGong]

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Bal kuwan buur u kacsanya eega!!!!