Richard Turere: My invention that made peace with lions
Richard Turere: Mi invento que hizo la paz con los leones
Young inventor Richard Turere invented "lion lights," an elegant way to protect his family's cattle from lion attacks. Full bio
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no tiene cercas en el mayor parte del sur,
animales salvajes como las cebras
y lo encontramos muerto
y toda la tierra
Parque Nacional de Nairobi.
y se fueron,
alrededor del establo con una antorcha
a la luz que se mueve.
que hay en las motocicletas,
a la derecha o la izquierda. Titila.
Lo llamo un transformador.
cuando vienen de noche.
estoy caminando por el establo,
a tener problemas con los leones.
en 7 casas en mi comunidad
como hienas, leopardos,
tuve la fortuna de conseguir una beca
en los prados de la sabana
por primera vez a TED.
y piloto cuando crezca.
lo emocionante que es
RT: Lo he intentado antes,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Richard Turere - InventorYoung inventor Richard Turere invented "lion lights," an elegant way to protect his family's cattle from lion attacks.
Why you should listen
Richard Turere is a young Maasai man who lives in the wilderness of the Kenya savanna, on the edge of a national park full of rhino, giraffe, buffalo and lions. Since he was 9, Richard has held the honored chore of tending his father's cattle; in his free time, he tinkered with electrical gadgets. After dismantling the few household appliances, Richard taught himself how to fix them, and then he started inventing. He fit his parents' home with fans made from car parts and other junkyard components harvested from junkyards, then built other inventions for his neighbors.
Now 13, he is renowned for inventing "lion lights," a fence made of basic pieces (solar charging cells, flashlight parts), which quickly and effectively scares lions away from his father's cattle. Richard's dream is to be an aircraft engineer.
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