Tribes who walk on stilts to avoid being attacked by wild animals.

Tribes who walk on stilts to avoid being attacked by wild animals.

Meet the people of the Banna tribe in Ethiopia who walk on stilts to avoid being attacked by wild animals 🦁 🐅 

There is a reason behind banna tribe stilts cultural intrigue. Young men from this tribe walked on stilts as a mechanism to avoid attack by wild animals while herding cattle.

However, this is not the only reason why stilts are common in this part of southwestern Ethiopia. What is a stilt walker called?

A moko jumbie (also known as "moko jumbi" or "mocko jumbie") is a stilts walker or dancer.