Hunt to Survive | Hadza Tribe (Unchanged for 50,000 years)

the hza the most primitive tribe living on Earth they survived by hunting their food with bows and arrows just like our ancestors did thousands of years ago deep into the wild Savannah where uncertainty awaits behind every Bush they chase Rock hxis antelopes and baboos the hza tribe lives life in its rawest form they drink muddy water eat honey with larvas and even sometimes meet with animal waste for the next 3 days I'll be a part of their tribe and witness their way of life the hza tribe has been living near Lake aasi in Northern Tanzania

for over 50,000 years and only made first contact with the modern world around 150 years ago they speak hadan a unique language with clicks the members took us to their chief hunting skills are evident in the leather and Furs they wear what is this on your head the salt in the tears burns the open wound and the baby learns not to cry when feeling the pain here a young group of people are crafting and repairing their gears for the next hunt it's a skill passed down through generations [Music] [Music] C what happened there they customize

their arrows with unique patterns if someone's Arrow gets lost and found that's how they know whose it is it also tells who shout the Target on their B they have these unique patterns some parts of the animal that they haunted these tals have talented and experienced these hunteress also they use birth feathers to keep the arrows stable during flight to make arrows first they take a piece of wood and carefully shave it it must be as light and straight as possible they are always controlling the progress and using their teeth to fix any curves which

animal do you fear the me we've gathered before the break of dawn sakuro is yelling to wake up the other Hunters Please be aware that some scenes you're about to see may be sensitive we kindly ask you to watch the culture and lifestyle of the hza tribe with respect and an open mind our journey into the wild begins once everybody is ready split into different groups they have chances on Hunting the tri is getting ready let's see what will happen once the daylight breaks we're going into the Wilds with sakuro leading the way we've got

around 10 hunting dogs with us on the alert Hunters are carrying knives bows both poisoned and non-poisoned arrows sakur pointed this way we are separating now look there so we will follow this group one of our crew is following sakuro and the dogs throughout the hunt we will separate into groups from time to time in this vast terrain the dogs are our eyes and ears they are spreading out and searching over a wide area this strategy allows both dogs and us to cover more ground and increase our chances of spotting animals [Music] this is how

they drink water they use this body P first they love and then drink their immune system is strong enough to deal with the bacterias and parasites they don't care whether it's clean or not dog starting to run there's something there run he's going to put the long stick inside that hole he's trying to move the animal to come out the previous stick wasn't long enough oh he's Mak long dog is trying to dig a bigger hole to make it easier to grab the animal what oh oh my God they're giving up time is precious it's

time to move on the hza are nomadic people and they don't store food or engage in farming they completely rely on hunting and [Music] Gathering they're teaming up to catch the squirrel one Hunter shakes the tree to confuse the animal and make it run towards the other Hunter they got it this is the first h of today he put his inside his belt he's looking for his Arrow now each arrow is so valuable for them it takes takes a lot of time to craft one the dogs are leading sakuro to the spot he's filling in

the openings with grass to stop the animal from getting away thought [Music] we're changing our route because we cannot pass the river ahead finally it's time to rest it has been 4 hours that we are walking if you look at this tree these things always get us they are sharp and they tear down our clothes the name is ACAA sakuro keeps watch on the other Hunters below the dogs catch this Rock H Rax but they ate half of it now sakuro is sliding through the rocks to move downhill Thorns prick his legs he's cutting down

the branches to clear his path in the meantime the boy pushes his body into the gap between the Rocks he completely disappears the boy who went in this rock has been circling the entire area from one side to the other he and the dogs are searching for their prey in a quite tiny space they shot another rock H Rax Down Under This Rock they saw something else there I think dogs are onto it now they're trying to pull it out it's a food that is ready but unreachable yet the one in the nest has been

caught the animal is still alive he's trying to end his way that's a bad way to go bad way to go for [Music] this is the third Rock [Music] hyrax in just 50 years the hza Lost 90% of their lands to neighboring tribes cutting down trees and driving away Wildlife for crops and livestock so they used to live all the way I mean all this area the drop in animal population has made hunting and survival more difficult for them their way of life is at risk watch this he makes a fire in less than a

minute just by spinning the arrow fast between his palms now they take a break to consume a type of plant as they believe it boosts their vision and up hunting chances even walking in this terrain is a challenge I got St again remove it clockwise put it on the other this way this way this way the other way up the boy is looking for among mongoose he's checking every Gap he can reach don't judge this is the way they live this is how our ancestors has survived it was a very tiring hunt we walked 30

6,000 steps in just 7 hours while tracing animals in the mountains he says for the baboons they prefer the bottom meat and which part dogs are waiting patiently to get some pieces of the leftovers they start eating the hunted animal from the nails they don't waste any part of it they consume the meat along with soft bones you can hear the pops and cracks with each bite they take let's eat this part I'm honored that the hza people share their hunt with me which they got with a lot of effort but for those who really

want to learn what rock hyrax meat is like it's honestly quite [Music] [Music] rubbery they spend their free time making new arrows to replace the ones they have lost during the hunt [Music] with each Hoda tribe consisting of around 30 people the average lifespan is around 32 years it's actually because of the high rate of infant mortality typically a hza woman gives birth to four kids but just one or two of them can survive honey is their Liquid Gold packed with energy and vital nutrients to keep them going strong in the wild it is the

most consumed food in the tribe we are near a b tree you see a hole inside that tree up there that's where the honey they're going to take to cut a piece of wood to attach it they use it as a lead to climb up there are like thousands of bees inside this tree on one hand another Hunter is preparing a fire to make a smoking stick he's checking if these sticks are strong enough to carry a body of a person [Music] now he puts the smoking stick into the hive to calm the bees for

a short time this loud buzzing is coming from thousands of bees he still gets stung numerous times but Bears the pain to get to the honey he must hurry because the bees will get out of the hive and we don't want to be chased by them ah there is very little honey in it it's mostly wax and there are some inside let me show you for the hza honey is not just food but also their currency they exchange it for Sharp metal tools glass beads Tire shoes and cornflour they don't use money or even a

developed numerical system for counting in hadan one and two are the only numbers even today they don't keep track of time clocks and calendars have no place here they don't have time based events like birthdays or religious holidays does he know how old is he nowadays some of them have learned the official language of Tanzania and have borrowed numbers but most still can't count up to 10 to express numbers Beyond five like the eight in this case he needs to combine them if I asked him 70 what would he say they use general terms to

express larger quantities as they are too abstract for them do they always have that baboon hunting in their mind big hi after sleeping for a couple of hours we're preparing for a bigger hunt at 4:00 a.m. on the second day this is our second day in the camp and we will go for antelopes and baboons while we're tracking animals one team member will be staying here and recording the camp life the men who are not going hunting today are repairing their tools they are out of poison so first this young boy and old man are

walking a long road to get a bucket of water [Music] busy with their daily tasks they still keep an eye out taking advantage of any opportunity to hunt down something for today's meal after several unsuccessful attempts he finds a large snail on the way back to camp [Music] you see those mountains they say there are many hyenas there young people do not much like the taste of snails and offer them to the elders in the past when a tribe member grew old the young ones would hunt a large animal for them offering its meat as

a final Feast before abandoning the elders to starve to the end nowadays they take care of old members and share their hunts this bow belongs ons to the desert rose tree which possesses the game-changing ingredient for hodza hunters in battling big catches they begin by cutting the bow into small pieces placing them all into a pan cold water is poured over the pieces and let the mixture boil he dumps leaves to skim off any foam from the surface after removing the pieces they let the mixture simmer down until it thickens [Music] with one last stir

he transfers the essence onto a rock and adds a splash of water finally he adds a bit of Ash into it and mixes it by crushing it with a stone and there you have it a black sticky poisonous paste he carefully coats the arrow tip with it now this arrow is ready for action he rubs his hands on the the grass to clean the poison while men search for meat and honey women wom gather fruits vegetables and greens right now they unearth roots and tubers by using digging sticks they are like Nature's nutrient storage units

here she found a wild potato living almost in isolation hza women are not comfortable with being filmed by strangers [Music] [Applause] look Pig [ __ ] here another scratch on this tree they heard a crackle and are now stopping to figure out where the sound is coming from they're going to check if there's anything to investigate or editing [Music] [Applause] talk nothing because of the rain animals hide in their tunnels or shelters do you see the nest of a very small animal called bush baby they are throwing rocks towards the tree to move the animal

from where it hides it's time to [Applause] run Miss there's no missing from here oh they're having fun animal has nowhere else to go look look another one the boy has spotted another bush baby Nest it's hiding inside after the second attempt it becomes unable to move he's now clearing a path for himself to climb the tree the boy has started to climb up to the bush baby's Nest he's getting closer and got it right by the tail the bush baby's eyes are full of worry and it's tightly holding on its nest trying to protect

itself but no chance left for the little one [Music] still alive to end its life this animal is called bush baby they're mostly active during nights we got them during their sleep on the head oh they got it from the ice it went from here and came out from there look at the hands of the animal they're related to monkeys meanwhile back at Camp two young ones are on the hunt he whistles just exactly like the bird to trick [Music] it so near yet so far he missed it 10 but on the third try he

got one right in the sky 10 what happened to this dog he's got a lot of scratches yeah since rain has stopped the animals can now come out of their shelters and hatza are ready to get them it's good it's good very beautiful bird dogs seem so sure there is definitely [Music] something although they are often loyal the dogs sometimes act faster than the hza hunters and take the hunt for themselves he's trying to catch the bird with his hand oh sakuro and the other Hunters are exhausted now taking a break from the hunt we're

heading back to Camp when is the last time he ate you see what does he think about death where does he think he will go when he dies young ones are still learning how to shoot an arrow and this is their class time nice what are their dreams sometimes it's to understand the question you tell them to talk about the future yeah they don't have future concept early again we're on day three with the hza tribe while we were sleeping a group that had gone out for a night hunt has just made it back they

got an antelope it's is called dick dick while we are getting closer to the baboons those who stayed at the camp have started to build a Hut right now two men are heading into the bush to collect suitable branches and [Music] leaves bons are smart animals they keep moving around when they sense something they don't like human contact we have to keep up come on they went to ask if they saw any baboons around around we are smart but so they are they can sense that we are closing in we'll keep searching them that means

we've got to up our strategy it's all about staying one step ahead those at the camp are now whistling to reach out to their friends who have gone on a morning honey hunt wishing to join in and eat wild honey now they're enjoying the sweet treat what hello now that all the materials are ready it's time to lay the foundation of the Hut they start by bending and weaving the branches to create bars to to make it durable they wrap additional branches around it this cage-like structure forms the main part then they surround the base

with wild aloe vera plant and cover the top with leaves and grass for the finishing touches they tuck some white flowers and there it is within a few hours a new home stands ready gifted to this young dad and his family baboons get up those B of trees so they are checking each and every tree but our main objective is to get to those rocks they say that baboons are living there as we are walking along the path we spot a group of rock hyraxes hiding into the Rocks below they got all the five rock

High axes now it's time to move on for baboons they are hungrily eating the stomach filled with an almost feal like mixture of half-digested food and stomach acids so says they checked all the areas and couldn't find any baboons but we will try our L during night baboons can learn from past experiences avoiding places where they have faced threats it seems they are abandoned here the hza are adapting their strategy they will chase baboons in another part of the region tonight both predators and prey are constantly learning and adjusting it's like hide and seek but

in a wild setup now we are on baboon hunting it's getting darker some of the tribe members detected where they are living they're on a tree we will be extra extra extra silent baboons are not nocturnal animals they're active during the morning and at night they sleep in trees where they are protected from predators mostly leopards hyenas and humans we will increase the eyes of the camera and we will be able to see with noise I can't see an inch in front of me we got to stick close to the hunters don't want to accidentally

be shot by a poisonous arrow we are heading deeper into baboon habitat I feel like be disturb divorc what what was that sound a kind of a bush baby but a big one bigger one baboons live in large groups known as troops as they look out for each other alert the group to possible dangers and collectively defend against [Music] threats seen one they seen one okay they say they've seen one [Music] there we have to move they are out here baboons are extremely agile and can move quickly both on the ground and on the trees

they're trying to decide which way to go be careful it's slaver we're walking along the edge of the stream and there's a steep slope down below it's so narrow even for just one person to pass through it has been 1 and a half hours they haven't seen any bubble they're looking all over the place our last night's shoot doesn't offer a capture of a success ful hunt after 3 days of hard tracking and chasing the hotza hunters returned home empty-handed without a baboon for their family however during the editing process we figured out a single

frame reveals that a baboon was fleeing by jumping from Branch to Branch when the lights went out they were aware of humans physical limitations and patiently waited for the lights to go out to quietly run away in the dark this unexpected twist shows survival doesn't always favor the strong or the smart it is about being the most adaptable we came to the end of hunting we weren't successful the animals probably hurt us hotza people live this world as we did thousands of years ago one of the biggest threats to this community is of course modernization

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