The Pangolin

Who is this cute little guy?

That's what we asked ourselves when a man offered to sell us this animal to eat. It was expensive and we were told that the flavor is amazing and that it is a delicacy usually reserved for village chiefs. Women are not supposed to eat it. Women are not supposed to eat crocodile, either, but I did anyway. We couldn't bring ourselves to eat this little guy, and he was too expensive anyway, so we sent the pangolin merchant off on his bicycle with his little pangolin in tow. We found out later that a pangolin is a type of scaly anteater. Check it out by clicking here.

Here is a video of the event. Of interest: The short man standing on the right side of the man holding the pangolin is a Pygmy. There were pygmies living several kilometers from Lolifa. I visited Lolifa occasionally, but there were no roads to take one to the pygmies. They stayed to themselves and I don't blame them. They seem to be looked down upon as inferior by many of the residents of Mbandaka of "normal" height and they are not always treated well. However, even a pygmy man would probably be treated better than a woman of any stature. But I'll touch that subject in other posts. For now, enjoy the cute little guy.