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Milking time at sunrise

The Maasai tribe are famous for their herds of cattle, and the milk and blood from the cattle features prominently in their diet. The daily routine goes as follows. Overnight the cattle are kept close to the boma to protect them from predators. At sunrise the women get ready to milk the cows by separating them from their calves. After milking the cattle are taken out to the surrounding Ngorongoro Conservation Area for grazing and then returned to the boma at the end of the day for another round of milking. In this early morning scene two of the women, dressed in traditional attire, are getting ready to separate out the calves (best larger)

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  • Milking time at sunrise
  • Early morning with the herd at the boma, Maasai Village, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
  • Beginning to separate the calfs from the cow for morning milking, Maasai boma, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
  • Separating the calves from the cows for the early morning milking, Maasai boma, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
  • Nursing calves separated from their mothers durig milking, Maasai boma, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
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  • Masai school boy, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
  • John (300m)

    on July 15, 2018

    great capture

  • fotoeffects

    on July 14, 2018

    Terrific low light shots!

  • RBlackburn

    on July 14, 2018

    The Maasai have an amazing fortress to protect their herd.

  • Lgood

    on July 14, 2018

    Now this is stunning Terry! I LOVE this cultural shot. Brilliant!

  • Byron Fair Photography

    on July 13, 2018

    Nothing like having the cows in the front yard. Great capture.

  • arctangent

    on July 13, 2018

    Interesting scene. In many ways, their routine is not so very different from that of modern dairy farmers, though with greater concerns about losing animals to predators.

  • Donna McCommon

    on July 13, 2018

    Outstanding shot and great information!

  • Gene Hyder

    on July 13, 2018

    Terrific shot.

  • Franks-Focus

    on July 13, 2018

    Nice capture of this "dairy" operation.

  • Rick Willis

    on July 13, 2018

    Nice Shot...

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