Thursday, March 31, 2011

Kenya Maasai Compete With Farting Mongoose


No lie, this was the actual news header. It seems that the Kenya Massai raise honey. The local mongoose have figured out a way to steal all the honey from the farmers. At night, the mongoose climb the trees to where the bee hives are. They then pass gas (a much better term then farting) and the horrible smell cause the bees to leave the hive. That's when the mongoose knock the hive to the ground and gobble up all the yummy honey. I'm going to ask Tierney about this. In just a few weeks she will be heading to Kenya to hang out with the Massai. She'll get to the bottom of this story and see if it is true or just a bunch of hot (smelly) air.