HARAR, ETHIOPIA: Screenshot taken from video showing photographer Michael Lorentz with a hyena on his shoulders, while Abbas Saleh feeds the hyena. MEET the incredible Hyena Man of Harar who is now passing his title onto his son after thirty years of being best friends with a clan of these carnivorous beasts. Pictures show a young heir to the Hyena man title following the centuries-old tradition of protecting his people from possible attack by hyenas by calmly feeding these wild scavengers. He does so completely free from any kind of fear you would associate with being this close to Africa’s m
HARAR, ETHIOPIA: Screenshot taken from video showing photographer Michael Lorentz with a hyena on his shoulders, while Abbas Saleh feeds the hyena. MEET the incredible Hyena Man of Harar who is now passing his title onto his son after thirty years of being best friends with a clan of these carnivorous beasts. Pictures show a young heir to the Hyena man title following the centuries-old tradition of protecting his people from possible attack by hyenas by calmly feeding these wild scavengers. He does so completely free from any kind of fear you would associate with being this close to Africa’s most prolific carnivore. Hyenas have been known to attack and kill humans, but as these remarkable images and video show the skilful hunters can interact happily with their human friends. South African company CEO Michael Theo Dirk Lorentz (49) travelled to Harar, Ethiopia to meet the ‘Hyena man of Harar’ Yusuf Mume Saleh (60) and his son Abbas who is in his twenties, to experience this extraordinary contact in person.
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