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[19th Hole]

(Substitute photo, but you get the drift.)

This male lion was photographed in a game reserve in South Africa. Another reserve was the scene of a deadly encounter this week.
PHOTOGRAPH BY ANDREW COLEMAN
ANIMALS
3 Alleged Rhino Poachers Eaten by Lions
Bread, weapons, and human remains were found scattered around the lions’ camp in a South African game reserve.

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Late on July 3rd, the weapons and body parts of three alleged would-be rhino poachers were found in Sibuya, a South African game reserve. It appears that they were eaten by a pride of lions, according to local reports.

Reportedly, dogs in an anti-poaching unit reacted to something unusual on an early-morning patrol on Monday, but it wasn’t until Tuesday afternoon that a skull was seen in the lions’ camp. That’s when reserve owner Nick Fox went out with an anti-poaching unit to investigate.

There, they saw supplies—bags, guns, and bread—scattered everywhere. “Human remains were also clearly visible,” Fox told South African news outlet HeraldLIVE. It was too dark on Tuesday evening to safely investigate further, so on Wednesday the unit returned and tranquilized the lions so that they could comb the scene. (Read about the women fighting poaching in South Africa.)

Fox and others found that only a skull and a few pieces of pelvic bone remained of the people who were apparently mauled. They believe that there were three men because they found three pairs of shoes and gloves. The gear gathered from around the lions’ camp provides evidence of illegal intent, Fox’s team said.

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"They were armed with, amongst other things, a high-powered rifle with a silencer, an axe, wire cutters, and had food supplies for a number of days—all the hallmarks of a gang intent on killing rhino and removing their horns," Fox told local outlet RNEWS. Helicopters have been called in to scan the thick bush for survivors who may be hiding. (Also see: “Why Did Lion Kill Tourist in South Africa?”)

INSIDE THE DEADLY RHINO HORN TRADE

























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[mrpapageorgio]

Found footage of the incident.

Edit: Ok weird, had the Jurassic Park scene where the guy is hunting them only to get hunted before saying "Clever Girl" and now its a different video.

[unde0087]

Good, fuk them

[deltgen]

The lions ignored the bread. I suppose they are on the Atkins diet.

[cincinnatikid513]

good job lion

[slayer14]

Good job Lions

[Grits n' Gravy]

Love reading stories like this.

[dlowilly]

Poachers got poached

[chico2663]

[packerd_00]

Nice one,good to see the animals get a bit of revenge on the poachers for a change.