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The blood, milk and meat of cattle have long been staple foods for Maasai pastoralists in Kenya .
But climate change is forcing them to contemplate a very different dish: fish.
A recent yearslong drought in Kenya killed millions of livestock.
Increasing urbanization and a growing population have reduced available grazing land, forcing pastoralists to adopt new ways to survive.
Cows among the Samburu are used for dowries.
Offering a cow as a gift to a prospective bride's parents encourages them to declare their daughter as "your official wife" The family lost 50 cattle during the drought and decided to invest in camels.
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