Thursday, November 09, 2006

Sacred Crocodiles of Sabou

Sara Yamaka on the back of one of the sacred crocodiles of Sabou. The reason the crocodiles are sacred and venerated is that legend states that a crocodile saved a villager from drowning in the history of the people of this area of Burkina Faso.

They are so sacred that anyone caught killing a crocodile will be put to death.

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