Witch doctor's markings in the sand in Sanga, Dogon Country, Mali,West Africa

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Witch doctors draw lines in the sand and place nuts in them. Overnight foxes eat the nuts. The witch doctors then make their judgements and the trails the foxes leave

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Photo credit: © Ian Nellist / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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