Tag: Lion
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OAU to immortalise staff killed by lion
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has promised to immortalise Mr Olabode Olawuyi, a veterinary technologist who was killed by a lion in the university zoo. The Registrar of the University, Mr Adetunji Bakare, stated this on Wednesday at a one-day
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SAD! Lion k!lls zookeeper at Obasanjo’s wildlife park
A zookeeper with the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Wildlife Park has been killed by a lion in the park. In a statement on Sunday, the management of OOPL Wildlife Park said the incident happened on Saturday evening. The statement read: “The zookeeper, at the heeding of some guests who came after the closing time…
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BREAKING: Lion attacks, kills zookeeper at OAU
Mr Olawuyi Olarewaju, a veterinary technologist with Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun, has been killed by a Lion.
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Escaped lion strolling streets in neighbourhood, triggers panic
A lion ran loose in a major Pakistani city for the second time this year, officials said on Wednesday, shedding light on the craze for exotic pets. For hours on Tuesday, the 20-month-old male lion strolled the streets in a congested
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Zoo put into lockdown after five lions escape
An Australian zoo has been placed on lockdown on Wednesday after five lions escaped from their enclosure. Sydney’s Taronga Zoo said five lions, one adult, and four cubs were found in a small area beside their exhibit, with a 1.8-metre tall fence separating them from the rest of the zoo.
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TRAGIC! Lions kill three children in Tanzania
Three young children were killed by lions near Tanzania’s world-renowned Ngorongoro wildlife reserve as they went to look for lost cattle, police said on Thursday. The youngsters aged between nine and 11 had arrived home from school on Monday and gone into a forest near the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to search for the missing animals,…
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Imo philanthropist adopts three lions
A philanthropist, Innocent Onwubiko, on Wednesday formally adopted three lions from the Imo Zoological Garden and Wildlife Park, Owerri. The General Manager of the park, Mr Francis Abioye, said the adoption followed the signing of a one-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the management and Onwubiko. Abioye commended Onwubiko for showing interest in wildlife preservation.…
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Buhari’s son in-law sets tongues wagging over posing with lion
Ahmed Indimi, son-in-law of the President, Muhammadu Buhari has shared images of a white lion on the leash on social media with the caption “my new pet.” The white lion is a rare color mutation of the lion, specifically the Southern African lion, Wikipedia reports. “White lions in the area of Timbavati are thought to…
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Escaped lion recaptured in Kano after devouring 1 Ostrich, two goats
The management of Kano Zoological Gardens on Sunday morning announced the capture of a lion that escaped from its cage on Saturday night. In a BBC Hausa Report on Sunday, the zoo managers said the lion was captured after eating an ostrich and 2 goats. The lion had escaped on Saturday while the rangers working…
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Lion kills 34-year-old owner
A 34-year-old man has been killed by his privately owned lion in the Czech Republic, news agency CTK reported on Tuesday. The roughly 8-year-old lion and a lioness, who was pregnant and being held in the same cage, were shot by police during the incident in the small eastern village of Zdechov. “That was absolutely…