Feed the hyaena: that's mine

    Harar, the famous walled city in eastern Ethiopia. Once an important independent Moslem city, home for a time of the French poet Rimbaud, it was captured by Menelik II. A continuing local tradition is the evening feeding of local wild hyaena.

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    1. Eli the Bearded (40 months ago | reply)

      Hyeanas are odd creatures.

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      Seen next to a fellow photo of the group "National Trust for Hysteric Preservation". (?)

    2. 10b travelling (40 months ago | reply)

      thanks for the comment. They're a bit scary when looking right at you

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      madling3737 added this photo to her favorites. (40 months ago)

    4. mpudi97 (39 months ago | reply)

      Ohhhh, no no no .This makes me speechless.

    5. 10b travelling (39 months ago | reply)

      thanks for the comment

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      izarrawr added this photo to their favorites. (39 months ago)

    7. MotleyCorn (28 months ago | reply)

      Interesting photo of a MUSLIM feeding a wild, carrion-eating DOG.

      The Salafists/Wahabbis would consider it an honour/duty to cut off this guy's head.

      Sorry, it sounds harsh, I know.
      But someone had to point out the contradiction in this man's faith/actions.

      Again, an interesting photo.
      Thanks for posting it.

    8. 10b travelling (28 months ago | reply)

      Interesting post - thanks. It is very much a tradition in Harar, which I think is still dominantly Moslem. Feeding the hyaena was explained to be a local tradition and I am not sure it has anything to do with the religion of the inhabitants

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      Seen on my Flickr home page. (?)

    9. This photo was invited and added to the Funny Africa group.

    10. Sihaam (13 months ago | reply)

      Maybe you are confusing this man's faith with the Arabs tradition of hating everything. There are a lot of Hyaenas in Hararghe region so we do not need to justify this practice. He is Muslim from Ethiopia and it is ok to participate in cultural practices of our country. The Arabs can enforce their hostile culture in their own region/country. This is a traditional practice of the people of hararghe region who happened to be Muslim by faith.

    11. 10b travelling (13 months ago | reply)

      Thank you for the clarification.

      I have amended my description above to make it clear that this is a local cultural practice (as you say because of the hyaena population).

    12. 10b travelling (11 months ago | reply)

      used in an article on the Spanish-language website viajeaafrica.com/alimentando-hienas-boca-a-bo ca-en-harar/

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      Seen on viajeaafrica.com (?)

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