A British vet who worked in Kenya for 55 years has recounted the time he went for “a pee”, only to see a lioness staring back at him. Hugh Cran, who lives in Somerset and trained in Edinburgh in the 1960s, was also charged at by a wild elephant. He said that every day was […]
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Watch: Lioness makes sacrifice to save cub from hungry hyenas
A lioness and her cubs were enjoying a meal in a tree when a clan of hungry hyenas arrived and surrounded the tree in hopes of a helping of leftovers. One of the cubs inexplicably jumped down from the tree—an apparent attempt to flee the scene—and was instantly surrounded by the hyenas and their snapping […]
Russian missile fragments injure rescued lioness at Ukrainian animal rescue center
Fragments from a Russian missile fired at Kyiv landed a mere 300 meters from the Help Animals of Ukraine (HAU) wild animal rescue center, injuring Yuna, a lioness recently rehabilitated, the organization said on Facebook on Jan. 2. Read also: Russian occupiers pillage Askania-Nova Nature Reserve, committing ecocide The impact of the missile fragments resulted […]