1. The Maasai are tall and have high physical abilities.
The Maasai are known as a tall tribe, with many of them standing over 190 centimeters tall.
The village is also famous for its dances involving continuous jumps , and there is a custom that the man who can jump the highest in the village will marry the most beautiful woman.
This is a "warrior tribe" where people with superior physical abilities are given respect .
They are known as some of the fastest runners among African tribes.
They sometimes fight with spears, but they are also capable of throwing clubs nearly 100 meters.
The general image of the Maasai people is that they possess considerable physical abilities.
2. The Maasai's incredible eyesight
One of the Maasai people is famous for their incredible eyesight .
Their visual acuity ranges from 3.0 to 8.0, and some even have visual acuity comparable to 12.0.
A visual acuity of 12.0 means you can correctly answer the eye chart used in Japan from a distance of 30 meters.
It was once thought that genetic factors might be influencing their eyesight, but the eyesight of Maasai people living in urban areas is 1.0 to 2.0, which is no different from other tribes or Japanese people.
Environmental factors play a significant role, and as a result of living in open grasslands, their visual "focus" is set to be at a distance.
The Maasai people have excellent eyesight for seeing things far away, but they have difficulty seeing things up close.