"Lion Dancers from the #Sakuma tribe perform the story of their lion killing outside a village in rural Mpimbwe, Western Tanzania. Lion dancers are men who have killed a lion in defense of their cattle or their village. They are a deeply superstitious people who believe that once they have killed a lion they must become a lion dancer for several years to avoid going mad." - brentstirton | October 27, 2012 | #GettyReportage _ In this series of photos, gettyreportage photographer brentstirton examines the contradictory aspects of living with lions today. [4 of 6]