Archive for the 'Cattle' Category
July 10, 2009
We all know that many animals have certain abilities that we humans can only dream of. Well, cattle have their own survival instincts that let them know when a predator, a lion for example is lurking somewhere near by. How they warn others of such a threat is the wild part. As a cattle herder, [...]
Posted in Cattle, Cattle Herding, Trivia, Wildlife |
Tags: Cattle, Herding, Lion, Predator, Urinate, Warning
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July 2, 2009
OK, there’s been some hype as to the prevalence of Hepatitis B in Kenya on the blog recently, and I want to share what I know… Hep B is transmitted through blood/bodily fluids. I expect to be doing as the Maasai do, and well, blood is on the menu.
Throughout their history, the Maasai have drank [...]
Posted in Adventure, Cattle, Diet, Expectations, Health, Kenya, Maasai, Preparation, Vaccination |
Tags: Blood, Cattle, Diet, Health, Hepatitis B, Kenya, Maasai, Spread, Vaccination
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June 28, 2009
I was looking through some of my previous posts and thought: I keep talking about herding the Maasai’s cattle but… why would that be the big to-do in a society? So I surfed a bit and came up with a bit of info:
Apparently cattle to the Maasai are a type of currency. In fact, that’s [...]
Posted in Cattle, Diet, Economy, Festivities, Maasai, Milk, Social Class, kashu_parit |
Tags: Beef, Cattle, Currency, Diet, Economic Value, Economy, Festivities, kashu_parit, Maasai, Milk, Milk Cow, Mourne, Power, Slaughter, Social Class, Social Value
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