S2E3: Hyena People of Ethiopia | Tribes, Predators & Me

Duration: 58'58''

Synopsis

Gordon Buchanan journeys across Ethiopia to find out how the tribes here can live so close to hyenas, a fierce predator loathed and feared by many people.

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