We observed the funniest thing there. Old fisherman was tickling a puffer fish out of the water which made it swell. After he turned it back on its belly, it deflated. This repeated a couple of times to amuse everyone. Then Katya insisted on the fisherman putting the fish back into the water. To everyone’s surprise it swam away. So blowfish can be out of the water for quite a long time. And you can tickle it into a balloon!
We observed the funniest thing there. Old fisherman was tickling a puffer fish out of the water which made it swell. After he turned it back on its belly, it deflated. This repeated a couple of times to amuse everyone. Then Katya insisted on the fisherman putting the fish back into the water. To everyone’s surprise it swam away. So blowfish can be out of the water for quite a long time. And you can tickle it into a balloon! This event was much better than the staged photo shoot a day earlier. We saw children going to school by 8 AM, some running, obviously late. I found out that the school serves children from many villages.
The Samburu name for El Molo means "the people who eat fish". As a matter of fact, the El-Molo's life is now based on fishing, and that is why they suffer greatly of the increasing pollution of the lake. Their main diet is based on fish and occasionally crocodile, turtle and other wildlife. Killing hippos gives a great social status to the warrior. They hunted from rafts with hand-made harpoons from acacia roots, their fishing nets are made from doum palm fiber.
