Bushman! This Bushman are living across the continent of Africa.

The reason they are called as bushman, they are nomads.

They won’t settle at one place nor build a permanent house.

Wherever they find abundance of animals in savannah, they make it their temporary home.

Since they mostly stay in bushes or caves, they are called bushman.

Today we will be viewing, the indigenous tribe called Hadzabe living around Lake Eyasi in Tanzania, Africa.

For the first time in India, together with them for 72 hours, will be trekking the jungle. Joining the hunters to hunt many animals in the jungle.

This journey was very challenging for me. All-together, I’ve walked over 100 KMs in this savannah.

Based on the census from 2010, it is said almost 1200 Hadzabe are living here.

Come, let’s go through this journey together.

Hello Guys, good morning, if you look at the time, its 4.15am.

We have to leave this place at 4.45am and go the living area of this tribe.

I’m only carrying the important items in my bag to make it weightless as today’s journey is going to be extremely thrilling, come let’s go.

I didn’t inform our arrival to them. We are going in without informing them earlier.

Hadzabe: *Speaks in Hadza*

He is extremely friendly. He is asking me to sit.

This tribesmen wakes up very early in the day. Once wake up, they split into 2 groups of man and woman.

They form a fire to give warmth during this chill moment.

Together, the men and women discuss and decide on the activity for the day.

Thomas Guide: Where is your wife?

Hadzabe: My wife is over there dancing like this.

If you look at his shoulder, he is wearing the skin of a baboon that he hunted.

I was holding ganja or marijuana, one of their favourite items.

It is a norm for any visitor here to present them with this.

Hadzabe: *Speaks in Hadza*

Now in standing inside baobab tree. They hollowed out the tree and some people sleep in it.

Even if they don’t know my language, look at how they try to explain to me this is their sleeping place.

If you see, the called me in and showed me how they sleep.

Actually this is a tree, one of the biggest tree in Africa. You might have seen in some movies.

We should be able to see once it is brighter. Inside this is where they made home.

They hollowed it out and made it home.

They are now on a hunt. It’s a bit hard to follow them, but I have no choice, I have to follow them.

They are bringing dogs together for the hunt.

In the topic of hunting, the dogs play a huge role for this tribesmen.

Total 4 mans, 13 dogs are going to join me for the hunt.

To run alongside them was very tough for me, because I’ve never walked that far let alone run.

To add on, the first thing in the morning when I arrive, they made me to run.

I tried to run alongside with them for a little while then I told them I can’t run, can we walk instead?

Even to walk with them seem like running for me. Since I had no other choice, I toughen up and follow them as much as I possibly can.

Once we enter the jungle, they have no restriction on which animal they would hunt.

This baobab tree can only be found in Africa. We are walking by it. It looks majestic. Look at how big it looks.

Along the way, it doesn’t matter what we see, a bird, or anything, to hunt it and eat is their way of living.

Let’s go have a look at how they actually hunt.

We shall also see what the dogs do, and how they use the dogs.

Let’s go.

Hadzabe: Look at the hilltop. A baboon is sitting there. That’s where we are going now.

If you look closely, there are baboons at the hilltop. If they spot us, they will run away, so we are hiding among the bushes here.

I’ve walked almost 12 Kms nonstop together with them. Now they are sitting here because the baboons need to head down from the top.

Once they come down is when these men can hunt them. They are planning to attack from the above.

Before that, let’s wait for a while, let the baboons to come down they said while starting up fire to smoke some ganja.

Hadzabe: *Speaks in Hadza*

It’s almost 9am now. Everyone is hungry now. I and my guide have food for ourselves.

But none for these hadzabe tribesmen. So they are discussing to catch something nearby.

So they are planning to see what is nearby them.

In jungles like this, in between cracks of rocks, a rabbit-like animal called Rock Hyrax can be found.

If anyone knows the name of this animal in tamizh, don’t forget to comment it in the comment box.

In jungles like this, if one gets very hungry like this, in order to eat immediately, it’s a norm for them to hunt animals like rock hyrax, squirrels, or birds.

They know the whereabouts this rock formation since they hunt in these area regularly. They have decided to hunt the rock hyrax for now.

Hadzabe: *Speaks in Hadza*

TamilTrekker: Can you ask them what is the name?

Hadzabe: *Speaks in Hadza*

So guys, as you can see, this is the rock hyrax, a rodent-like animal. It said they live around rock formations, they are cooking them now.

They have given me a piece to taste it. It’s cooked, but not thoroughly. But they have given me to eat it.

There are dogs sitting around me. I think it would taste good. Not sure what’s going to happen.

So this is the liver. They have given the liver portion. Let’s give it a go.

It’s so good and tasty.

It’s hard to pronounce the word.

They are cutting it into 4 for them.

It’s nice, but since the meat is thick, it’s not cooked well.

We are eating an animal that lives in the jungle. We can’t eat these back home, so I’m eating here with them.

It may seem ruthless seeing people eating like this. We too have come through this journey, through this eating habits.

Look at this as a cultural thing, not as a standard of life. Because you too have come through this ways is the truth.

Hence it’s a simple thing from their standpoint, and I follow this as I’m here with them. So this is a culture, let’s respect that.

Im almost 12Kms deep inside jungle. Extremely tired. I’ve never walked this far in a jungle, trekking up and down.

They say they have hit a wild-boar, but it has escaped. So they are out now finding the wildboar.

I’m lying down at side, told them to come back fast. Once they are back, we can leave this place.

So guys, we left the place at 5.30 a.m., from that village. It is now 2 p.m. we only managed to hunt down a rabbit, and a rodent like animal.

The wild-boar that we hunt has escaped, leaving the arrow behind, so they brought the arrow back.

They are picking the fruit from the baobab tree and eating them. They are probably extremely hungry, so they are eating.

It is extremely exhausting. I don’t know what to do. It almost like 20 Kms. WOW, we have walked 20 Kms.

In my life I’ve never walked for 20 Kms but it’s a must for me to join this hunt.The hunt hasn’t end. Hopefully it will end soon.

Because the baboons will think like humans. Since are quite human-like it’s not easy to catch them. It’s very hard, hence why it’s taking too long.

Actually we are back-tracking now. The hunters that went up has gone back. Probably they are very hungry. They didn’t manage to gather anything.

I don’t know what they are going to do. Will they go back or do something else, I’m not sure.

I have busted my legs. My heels are killing me. But there isn’t any other choice.

If they continue the hunt, I will join them to watch.

Hadzabe: *Speaks in Hadza*

TamilTrekker: Seems like taking it away from the dog is the hardest part.

It’s actually very hard. It looks easy, this tarzan lifestyle. It’s a pity, but this is their culture, we can’t do anything about it.

It was a loud bang on its head. Look here, he is hanging it on his belt.

When they plan to attack the baboon from above, the dogs went too close to the baboons and barked making the baboons to flee so they couldn’t hunt down the baboons today.

This tribesmen travelled this far with me today only to return with disappointments and 4 rock hyrax.

They only ate 1 of it. They barely have any energy in their body.

But still, in order to bring home food, they are bringing back any rock hyrax they find along the way.

Today you have seen only the first day. There is 2 more days. The final day is where the frenzied hunting happened.

Baboon hunting happened. Those were fascinating, thrilling experience for me.

In the next video, how they prepare for hunts,how they are attacking, what types of bow and arrow are they using, we shall see in the next video.

For coming today, it has ended with rock hyrax. I am also very tired.

So I’ve left this place, and until I reached back, ive walked a total of 35 Kms. I’m completely drained.

Tomorrow 1 day I have to take rest. After recovering, the next day, let’s get ready for another hunt.

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