Rare moment playful sea lion chases after a school of fish at Sydney’s Bronte Beach – as surfers and swimmers gather to get a closer look The school of fish were seen at Bronte Beach in Sydney on Thursday morning An Australian sea lion swims into the school and playfully flips itself around It then … Read more
A big-cat lover’s two lions and a puma face an uncertain future as planning bosses decide whether to allow him to keep them in a 12-foot-high enclosure. Reece Oliver, 29, drove more than two thousand miles to rescue African lion cubs Rocky and Rora from a Czech Republic circus last February. The former show-jumper was … Read more
The sickening trade in the bones of butchered lions for use in Chinese ‘medicines’, wines and jewellery could spark another catastrophic health crisis, experts have warned. An astonishing 333 farms in South Africa are breeding thousands of lions either to be shot by hunters in fenced enclosures or slaughtered for their bones, according to a … Read more
I cannot abide those who are cruel to animals, but the sad fact is that in our digital age, my strong aversion is aroused all too often. I have lost count of the number of people who post on social media platforms such as Twitter so-called ‘kill shots’ of themselves grinning at the camera (or, … Read more
A lion cub’s hind legs were deliberately broken by torturers ‘so it could not run away while posing on Russian beaches for photos with holidaymakers’. Vladimir Putin was so shocked that he personally ordered a criminal probe into the cruelty Simba experienced. The cub was just a few weeks old when he was snatched from … Read more
Archaeologists believe they have discovered the location of London’s first Elizabethan playhouse, the Red Lion, in the East End. The Red Lion, considered the earliest known purpose-built theatre of Shakespeare’s era, is thought to be have been built around 1567, but its exact location has long been debated. Now excavations at a site destined for luxury … Read more
The experienced zookeeper who was horrifically mauled by two lions has been named as 35-year-old Jennifer Brown. Big cat expert Ms Brown was pounced upon and savagely attacked in the neck and head as she cleaned a cage at the Shoalhaven Zoo in North Nowra on Friday morning. Paramedics described the rescue operation as ‘harrowing’ as Ms … Read more
Female zookeeper in her 30s is fighting for life after being mauled by a LION The attack occurred at the Shoalhaven Zoo in NSW on Friday at about 10.20am The zookeeper, 35, has wounds to her neck and hand from the lion attack She is in a critical condition and will be airlifted to Sydney Hospital … Read more
Zookeeper is mauled by a LION and suffers serious head and neck wounds By Thomas Duff For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:10 BST, 29 May 2020 | Updated: 02:26 BST, 29 May 2020 A male zookeeper has been attacked by a lion and has suffered wounds to his neck and head. The attack occurred at … Read more
Feeling cheated? Flock of vultures swoop in to steal cheetah’s kill before lion snatches it from them The cheetah scanned the area in Kruger National Park, South Africa, before eating the impala A group of vultures surrounded it and inch closer every time the cheetah turned around They overpower it and take the meal until … Read more