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The Devil Dancers of Sri Lanka Part 1

Survival expert Les Stroud journeys around the globe to unearth the secrets of how remote Indigenous tribes have lived in the wild for thousands of years. Les travels to places such as Madagascar and the Kalahari Desert to learn new survival skills from the few remaining Indigenous tribes around the world. Increasingly under threat, the traditional way of life for these tribes is changing quickly.

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The Devil Dancers of Sri Lanka Part 1

Season 1 Episode 107 | 26m 46s | CC

Les Stroud journeys to the coast of Sri Lanka to explore survival methods post–Tsunami including the famed ‘stick fishing’ where Stroud learns to build and stand and fish from a single pole over the ocean. Stroud also travels to the interior to hunt and survive alongside a group that has only been living outside of the caves since the mid-80s. The Vedas.

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