ナショナルジオグラフィックさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ナショナルジオグラフィックInstagram)「Photo by Michael Christopher Brown @michaelchristopherbrown | An Mbuti Pygmy hunts for monkeys not far from his hut in the Ituri Forest, a tropical rainforest covering much of north-central Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Mbuti are one of several African Pygmy tribes and are among the first inhabitants of Central Africa. Though the Mbuti have moved closer to higher density populated areas in the past several years due to increased park-hunting restrictions, the decline of certain animal populations and the pull of modern conveniences, their knowledge of the forest remains. One of the best experiences I’ve had in the D.R. Congo was crawling through the rainforest while learning how they hunt using bow/arrow and nets, how they extracted water when not around rivers or streams (cutting certain plants and drinking from their stems), how quickly they walked through the forest (their small frames are well suited to navigating through low-hanging vegetation), and how they would use their voice to mimc animal sounds (they name the animal based on the sound) and communicate when away from each other while hunting. For more from Congo, follow @michaelchristopherbrown.」5月8日 21時35分