It is believed that we all descended from a single ancestor, but in the process of evolution, people gradually received various differences.
And the biggest mystery is the pygmies. They are the smallest people on Earth.
But even among the pygmies, it turns out, there are dwarfs. They are a Mbuti tribe that lives in the forests of Ituri province in the Congo. In this African tribe, the growth of men rarely reaches 140 s, women - 130 cm. By their physical structure, the pygmies of the Mbuti tribe are thin people of the Negroid type who live in the conditions of the Stone Age.
They have almost no idea about modern civilization. All their knowledge is aimed only at survival. The knowledge itself is the prohibitions of religion on mixing in sexual matters with other African peoples and the experience of survival.
Africans from the Mbuti tribe next to the European.
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When examining the tribe, medical scientists found that short stature is completely normal for the Mbuti. Members of the tribe do not have any diseases that would inhibit growth. There are no external negative food factors either. In the food of the pygmies of this tribe, everything is environmentally friendly - berries, mushrooms, nuts, edible roots, wild meat, fish. The pygmies do not have agriculture and livestock raising.
Everything that is obtained by gathering and hunting is eaten on the same day. The next day you have to look for food again. From the skills of the pygmies - the ability to make a fire, build a dwelling out of sticks and large leaves. On the hunt - the ability to sneak up on prey unnoticed. Big game is killed with wooden spears with the end burnt for sharpness. Small game is killed with arrows and clubs, or simply caught by hand. The fish is "muffled" with plant poison and, when it floats to the surface, half asleep, is caught by hand.
Of the values - only "clothes" in the form of loincloths made of vegetation, sometimes - cloth clothes obtained from rare tourists and travelers.
For a long time, a group of scientists believed that the small growth of pygmies is due to the fact that they live in rugged jungles. Say, it is the small growth that promotes rapid movement among the vines and fallen trees.
The everyday life of the pygmies is interesting. They have no clear "leadership". But responsibilities are divided according to age and gender. Everything that was found or obtained from food in a day is divided according to age and need for food. The division takes into account the degree of personal "contribution" to the welfare of the tribe.
The average lifespan of pygmies is about 40 years. The main danger is death from predatory animals and snakes.