SHAMBA THE LION HAS BEEN SHOT DEAD FOR BEING A WILD ANIMAL IN HIS ENCLOSED HABITAT

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SHAMBA THE LION HAS BEEN SHOT DEAD FOR BEING A WILD ANIMAL IN HIS ENCLOSED HABITAT
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3 May 2018, Thabazimbi, Limpopo: Mike Hodge was mauled by a lion in his sanctuary as he went to investigate a "strange smell".

Hodge was grabbed and dragged towards the bushes by the lion in full view of onlookers. The powerful lion eventually let go of his prey after a warden fired a gunshot which scared the lion.

Mike was rushed to hospital with injuries to his neck and jaw.

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The male lion, Shamba, has been shot dead "for being a wild animal" when it pounced on a man who entered its enclosure at a safari park.

"Keepers shot Shamba the lion dead in the terrifying incident, it has been confirmed."

Mike, the owner of the park, is recovering in hospital after suffering cuts and a broken jaw in the incident at Marakele Animal Sanctuary in Thabazimbi, South Africa, on Saturday.




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