Though a lot of a Lion Guardian’s life is spent protecting lions and reducing conflicts between their communities and carnivores, on their days off they get on with their normal lives like any other Maasai, herding their cattle or going to market to buy food and supplies for their family. Today though was no…
marriage
How many lions have we saved? Is it enough?
Today I am going to answer some questions that Paula asked me. She wanted to know how many lions we have saved, is it enough, and what are my greatest challenges that keep me awake at night. I asked Lion Guardian Koikai these questions last week, but I will give you my answers too. [kml_flashembed…
Your questions answered (part 4)
We recently asked the Lion Guardians some questions from you, the blog readers. Here I ask some questions from Paula. She wants to know how many lions have the Guardians saved, is it enough, and what are our greatest challenges, that keep us awake at night? Some very difficult questions to answer! She asked them…
Maasai marriage
Marriage in Maasai culture is one of our most important traditional activities. A man has to be married as soon as he undergoes the circumcision ceremony. A Maasai murran is not able to choose whom he is going to marry. If a murran’s father has a good friend with a daughter, then the fathers will…
Maasai grooming
Being a murran means one has to be smart all the time; but this does not mean a murran must take a shower every day. Instead, a murran always carries a mirror tied to one end of his shuka, and you will often see him looking at himself in the mirror, making sure he is…