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11:34 August 9th, 2006

Looking for relief from summer thirst?

Posted by: Robert Basler
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Ugandan pygmy King Geoffrey Nzito (L) and Kawombi Byomuntula (R) eat elephant dung, which they believe reduces thirst, after an unsuccessful monkey hunt in Bundibugyo district’s Semiliki national park rain forest, west of the capital Kampala, August 8, 2006. REUTERS/James Akena

2 comments so far

Are you sure that’s elephant dung? It looks an awful lot like raccoon poop.

- Posted by Janet

It’s a three to four days old elephant dung. Thx.

- Posted by James akena

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