Wonderful stuff, although the Banna were not alone in discovering the shepherding advantages of stilts. French shepherds in the Landes did much the same thing for centuries, not to keep the lions and leopards at bay, admittedly, but to get across the wretched marshy ground. Different continents, different problems, same wonderfully eccentric solution
A traditional technique practiced by young shepherds of Ethiopia’s Banna tribe.
They walk on stilts to watch over their livestock in tall grass, navigate wetland areas, and stay safe from snakes and predators such as lions and leopards.
It demands strength, balance, and training starting from childhood.