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Honey Hunting in Bangladesh

My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

A mauali (honey-hunter) covers his face with a Gumsa to protect himself from bees during a honey hunt in the Sundarbans National Park, Bangladesh.

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A mauali (honey-hunter) covers his face with a Gumsa to protect himself from bees during a honey hunt in the Sundarbans National Park, Bangladesh.

A hive of honey bees (Apis Dorsata) in the Sundarbans National Park, Bangladesh. The Apis Dorsata bee is renown for their hives which are not enclosed and also for their aggressive nature when provoked.

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A mauali (honey-hunter) lights branches so as to create a torch to subdue the bees during the honey hunt. Sundarbans National Park, Bangladesh.

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