A remarkable legend from Kyebi in Ghana's Eastern Region has endured for generations: a powerful chief who ruled not only his people, but the bats of the night.
Before his death, he is said to have maintained a spiritual bond with hundreds of bats; his personal guardians.
Among the Akan and other Ghanaian clans, totems play a deep role in culture and identity.
Each clan, a foundational social group, is linked with an animal or plant believed to be a spiritual relative or ancestral protector.
