Feb 12, 2018
South African lions eat 'poacher', leaving just his head
A suspected big cat poacher has been eaten by lions near the Kruger National Park in South Africa, police say. "It seems the victim was poaching in the game park when he was attacked and killed by lions," Limpopo police spokesman Moatshe Ngoepe told AFP. "They ate his body, nearly all of it, and just left his head and some remains." A loaded hunting rifle and ammunition were found next to the body, South African website Eyewitness News reports. Wildlife charity the Born Free Foundation says lion bones and other body parts are increasingly sought-after in South East Asia, where they are sometimes used as a substitute for tiger bones. In January 2017, three male lions were found poisoned in Limpopo with their paws and heads cut off.
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