In South Sudan you will meet the Mundari tribe, a cattle herding tribe living remotely along the White Nile river.
They live north of South Sudan’s capital of Juba. They have a vast herd of sacred cattle which graze on fertile river land, with the Mundari people living strictly on the milk they produce, not the meat.
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To keep themselves mostly clean, Mundari men from South Sudan will squat under streams of cow urine, which they believe to be a natural antiseptic to fight infection. Also, the action will turn their hair orange.
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In addition to acting as an antibacterial, they believe it shields them from the intense heat.
The people have a curious relationship with their cattle.