Stealing from Lions

The Dorobo Hunters are very courageous. One of the Human Planet videos shows them “hunting”. When I say “hunting” I mean stealing from lions. The Dorobo watch a lion and his pride enjoying a wildebeest. With confidence and careful planning, the three hunters approach the lion and its pride. This scares them off momentarily. This will give them just enough time to carve off one of the legs and retreat. The lion carefully watches the Dorobo. Once they have retreated the lion and his pride move back to enjoying their feast.

The video is pretty intense and a bit gory. The Dorobo talk about how tense they feel right before they make their move. They talk about having confidence and moving swiftly. I think it is amazing the different hunting strategies all over the world.