The Hadzapi are a nomadic people who survive
by their hunting skills. These bushmen have no permanent settlements and
few possessions. They move about following the good opportunities for
hunting, water, and other necessities. Their language is unusual in that
it makes use of clicking noises. Only a few hundred Hadzapi remain, scattered
in groups across the continent.
When we visited this clan, the adults were
away hunting and seeking water, but we located the children. The boys
had just killed a baby bush pig with their bows and arrows, and proceeded
to cook it up over the fire. I later got an impromptu archery lesson,
but didn't show much knack for it.
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