Posted on 09/09/2020 11:52:47 AM PDT by nickcarraway
A South African conservationist has been killed by lions he hand-reared, the family said on Thursday. West Mathewson, 69, was walking two white lionesses on Wednesday when one of the animals attacked and killed him without warning.
A lioness became aggressive towards the other and then turned her attention to Mathewson, reports the BBC's Nomsa Maseko from Johannesburg. His relatives have said that the attack could have been the result of very rough play.
The incident took place on the premises of the family-owned Lion Tree Top Lodge, in South Africa's northern Limpopo province.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
What did he do when his mood turned sour?
This guy was a Moron simply because these animals can kill you without even meaning to . Never mind if you even mildly piss them off.
Liberal fool thought he could merely change a wild animal’s nature. I am sorry it cost him his life but man is not in charge of nature: God is.
There’s a Far Side cartoon in this somewhere.
Being Lion Scat?
They are NOT People, they do not talk, they are wild animals and under the right set of circumstances they will kill you and eat you. They do not love you as a person or a dog will—people are fools to think different.
They are NOT People, they do not talk, they are wild animals and under the right set of circumstances they will kill you and eat you. They do not love you as a person or a dog will—people are fools to think different.
The love of wild animals that can easily kill you is a feeling that is alien to me. To each ones own I guess. Life is hazardous enough as it is.
A spectacularly dumb thing to do...
Darwin Award...
.....and his lungs, his liver, his kidneys, his intestines......
HE IS THE LATEST IN A LONG LINE OF NITWITS KILLED BY WALT DISNEY, AND BAMBI.
I LOVE THE BUMPER STICKER, “I SHOT BAMBI’S MOTHER...
THEN I ATE HER!”
They made a movie a while back called “White Lion Fever”.
Now that's a “White Supremacist”
Wow, gorgeous animal!!!!
You are really sick! BRAVO!!!
Grizzly Man .... good movie!
Really.
Sad for the guy’s family and friends, but he did choose to be up close and cuddly with lions. If one had a chance to ask him now, maybe he’d say, “Yeah, it’s all good.”
Neither of them were killed by a lion. Both were murdered, one by bandits and the other by a disgruntled employee.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.