Talking Stories

Encyclopedia of Traditional Ecological Knowledge

  • Methods
  • Literary Prehistory
    • Story Worlds
    • Time Travel
  • Natural History
    • Traditional Ecological Knowledge
    • Zoology
    • Botany
    • Astronomy
  • Encyclopedia
    • Africa
    • Central and South America
    • Circum-Mediterranean
    • East Eurasia
    • Insular Pacific
    • North America
  • Forager Folklore Bibliography
  • Blog
  • People
How the Mantis Gave the Bucks Their Colors

How the Mantis Gave the Bucks Their Colors

by Michelle Scalise Sugiyama | Nov 3, 2020 | Africa, Animals, Botany, Encyclopedia, Ethics, Plants and Fungi, Technology, Technology, Zoology

“How the Mantis Gave the Bucks Their Colors” Culture: |Xam | Narrator: Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) | Source: Bleek, Lloyd, & Bleek (1924:10)   Entry by Michelle Scalise Sugiyama Story      The Gemsbok once ate liquid honey which is white. This is why...

Recent Posts

  • Universal Games: Hoop & Pole
  • Hunter-Gatherer Chase Games
  • Cumulative Culture: The Fidelity Problem
  • Kamilaroi & Euahlayi Astronomy
  • Chemehuevi Astronomy

Recent Comments

    Citation: Scalise Sugiyama, M. (2021). Talking Stories: Encyclopedia of Traditional Ecological Knowledge.  https://talkingstories.uoregon.edu

    Unless otherwise indicated, all images on this website are authored and owned by Michelle Scalise Sugiyama.

    Michelle Scalise Sugiyama does not work or consult for, own shares in, or receive funding from any individual, company, or organization that benefits from this website.

    This project is licensed with a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 License

    UO Libraries logo
    UO Libraries logo

    University of Oregon

    First Year Programs

     

    Acknowledgement: The open educational resource, Talking Stories: Encyclopedia of Traditional Ecological Knowledge, is the result of a collaboration between the Scalise Sugiyama Human Animal Lab, the University of Oregon Libraries, and the University of Oregon First-Year Programs, with individual contributions by members of each unit. Although this is a collaborative project, the intellectual content is Michelle Scalise Sugiyama’s, and does not necessarily represent the views of the University of Oregon, the University of Oregon Libraries, or the University of Oregon First-Year Programs.

    • Log In