The Leopard Men of Africa
The Leopard Men of Africa Eastern Congo was home to the Anyoto, also referred to as the leopard men society. They rank among the most popular social groups in recent African history. They were renowned for imitating the appearance of leopard deaths by placing fake tracks close to corpses left in the forest and executing their adversaries with fake leopard claws. In the Congolese Bantu language of Kibali , the word anyoto means "to scratch." Photo by Uriel Soberanes Additionally, it is thought that they lived in the 1700s in prehistoric Gabon, Nigeria(amongts the Igbos), Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The Anyoto's image is beginning to change as a result of recent efforts made by African researchers presenting a fair de...