OKOMU NATIONAL PARK, EDO STATE
Located in Ovia South LGA, the park which lies about 50km west of Benin City, Okomu National Park, formerly the Okomu Wildlife Sanctuary, is a forest block within the 1,082 km² Okomu Forest Reserve. The park holds a small fragment of the rich forest that once covered...
THE ETHIOPIAN SURI: WHERE A MAN MUST FIGHT TO WIN HIS WIFE
What is the best way to find a wife? There are a lot of variants. But one of the most unusual is a naked fighting ritual in Ethiopia. That’s one way to find a wife! Imagine the tribesmen in Southern Ethiopia taking part in the dangerous naked fighting ritual. Members...
THE INDONESIAN ASMAT: WHERE CANNIBALISM IS HEROIC
The name “Asmat” most probably comes from the words As Akat, which according to the Asmat means: “the right man”. Others say that that the word Asmat derives from the word Osamat meaning “man from tree”. Asmat’s neighbors to the west,...