{"id":50912,"date":"2025-06-19T13:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T07:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=50912"},"modified":"2025-06-19T13:34:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T08:04:27","slug":"bajau-tribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bajau-tribe\/","title":{"rendered":"Bajau Tribe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Bajau Tribe Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research has revealed that the Bajau\u2019s spleens are, on an average, 50% larger than those of the general population, a natural adaptation that allows them to live longer and deep diver.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>About Bajau Tribe<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bajau, also called the <\/span><b>Sea Gypsies or Sea Nomads<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, come from the <\/span><b>Sulu Islands <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">region in the <\/span><b>Southern Philippines.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And because of their nomadic sea life, this tribe <\/span><b>eventually spread into<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the waters of <\/span><b>Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bajau are renowned for their <\/span><b>extraordinary free-diving abilities.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Without using modern diving gear<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they can <\/span><b>dive to depths of 20\u201330 metres<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>hold their breath for five to 13 minutes.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bajau have <\/span><b>spleens <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that are, on average, <\/span><b>50% larger <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">than those of ordinary people, a natural adaptation that <\/span><b>enables them to dive deeper and longer.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists have traced this adaptation to a <\/span><b>variation in the PDE10A gene.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People of the Bajau Tribe <\/span><b>live in wooden pole houses and houseboats called Lepa-Lepa. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their activities are mostly carried out on the boat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following seasonal changes, they <\/span><b>move between islands, entirely dependent on the sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for food, income, and daily needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fishing remains central to their lifestyle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is a strong reflection of their cultural heritage. Communal fishing activities help preserve traditional practices and strengthen social bonds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">They <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">occasionally go ashore only to sell their catch <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to<\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\"> buy secondary needs <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that they cannot make themselves.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/etimes\/trending\/know-about-the-life-of-bajau-tribe-sea-nomads-living-almost-entirely-on-water\/articleshow\/121927009.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TOI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bajau, also known as Sea Gypsies or Sea Nomads, are an indigenous ethnic group from the Sulu Islands region in the southern Philippines, known for their maritime lifestyle. 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