Re: travel channel examines primitive cul tures

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> > , could you give a summary of the show for those

> > of us not fortunate enough to have that station? Thanks

>

> I have no idea

> what kind of cattle they used, but they clearly belonged to bos

indicus

> (like brahman) not bos tarus (like almost all american and european

breeds).

>

I don't know about the Dinka, but the Masai use Zebu cattle. Here is

an interesting URL about how they ferment thier milk:

http://www.biwa.ne.jp/~y-isono/trad/masaieg.html

>

> There is one conclusion that I did draw from it: I would love to

visit those

> tribes for a month or six. THAT's what an exchange program should

be like.

> REAL differences in culture.

yeah, that would be fun. I'll bet blood would be pretty tasty once

you had it a few times; its the juices in meat that make it so good.

So I'll bet a blood/fermented milk smoothie would be damn good.

And while I like skiing, New England winters are way too cold. OTOH,

I hate jogging and at least the masai have to run their cattle all

over the place to water them. That would suck. I wonder what sports

are popular among the various african tribes?