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C-Boy (died June 2018, age ~14) was a lion in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. [1] [2] He is known for having survived an attack from a pack of three male lions, nicknamed "The Killers", in August 2009. [3] He later nearly succumbed to infection after the attack. A decade later, C-Boy was found dead due to unknown causes. [1]
Hugo Arndt Rodolf, Baron van Lawick (10 April 1937 – 2 June 2002) was a Dutch wildlife filmmaker and photographer.. Through his still photographs and films, Van Lawick helped popularize the study of chimpanzees during his wife Jane Goodall's studies at Gombe Stream National Park during the 1960s and 1970s.
English: Wild lion (Panthera leo) Snyggve, son of C-Boy, laying on a lava rock in the Serengeti National Park. Standing on top of the lava rock allows the lion to have a clear view of its territory. Standing on top of the lava rock allows the lion to have a clear view of its territory.
Tiger did not reveal a cause of death for his mother, who was married to Tiger’s father, Earl Woods, for 37 years until he died of cancer in 2006 at the age of 74.
The heartbreaking photos show Yani, a Sumatran female elephant, sobbing moments before she passed away on Wednesday, after suffering from "blistering skin" and reportedly receiving minimal treatment.
At Lake Nyos, northwestern Cameroon, a limnic eruption of unknown cause released about 100,000–300,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the lake's bed. The gas cloud initially rose at nearly 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph; 28 m/s) and then, being heavier than air, descended onto nearby villages, suffocating people and livestock within 25 ...
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In Africa, lions are killed pre-emptively or in retaliation for preying on livestock. Populations are also threatened by depletion of prey base, loss and conversion of habitat. [9] The lion population in West Africa is fragmented and isolated, comprising fewer than 250 mature individuals. [10] It is threatened by poaching and illegal trade of ...