KIMANA, Kenya (Reuters) - Under the shadow of a snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, hundreds of Maasai boys brave the morning chill to take part in a ritual that marks their coming of age. But those vying ...

In the Maasai tradition, becoming a warrior once meant hunting and killing a full-grown male lion—alone. No weapons beyond a spear. No help. No second chances. Lionesses were sacred and off-limits.