Have you ever wondered which would win, a turkey or a lamb in a cage fight? Yeah, me neither… but just in case you were curious I would put money on the lamb…

For Thanksgiving the volunteers of Kedougou were joined by our northern neighbors from the Tambacounda region. Much like the first Thanksgiving the Tamba volunteers brought a turkey. And probably much like the first Thanksgiving the turkey was still very much alive.

At the Kedougou house we have a makeshift pen to keep the soon-to-be-deceased livestock that parades through the house during the various holidays. But this year, Tabaski (Islamic New Years) fell a mere two days after Thanksgiving, and the regional house livestock pen was currently housing a lamb (traditional Tabaski fare). Thinking nothing of it the turkey was placed in the pen with the lamb—after all, what could a turkey and a lamb have to fight about? Plenty. After a couple of head buts and a few flying feathers the turkey and the lamb were separated. Lesson learned. Turkeys and lambs, apparently unable to co-habitate…