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The Zulus of South Africa 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 Zulus of South Africa Part 1

Season 1 Episode 101 | 26m 46s | CC

Stroud travels to South Africa to immerse himself in the indigenous culture of the Zulus to explore traditional hunting, deadly stick fighting, and tribal rituals. Stroud meets up with a deadly cobra, a common threat in the everyday life of the Zulu people. A cow is slaughtered in celebration of a marriage where the groom’s family offering falls short of the bride’s family expectation.

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